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Posted by Susanne Ault on November 18, 2009
California has passed a new law mandating all TVs up to 58 inches sold in 2011 be more energy efficient. That means manufacturers must figure out how to deal: make unique TV displays just for California or renovate their product line for everybody? Retail chains will also have to figure out how to stock stores accordingly.MSNBC.com has a great story detailing the upcoming changes here. Basically, the new CA standards are the same as requirements attached to sets being awarded the Energy Star label. The state government believes this law will cut California's electricity bill by $1 billion annually. Such green TVs will save households $30 a year in electricity costs, according to California officials. This sounds like a great goal, but it doe...Read More
Posted by Susanne Ault on November 16, 2009
A TV spot drumming up buzz about Sony's early digital offer on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs has me confused. The ad was promoting the fact that if you buy a Web-connected Sony Bravia TV you'll be eligible to receive an electronic rental of Meatballs, before it streets on DVD and Blu-ray. It likely got a lot of eyeballs, running during the big football match-up on Sunday between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots.
Posted by Susanne Ault on November 11, 2009
Given today's rocky economy, it's understandable that the year has been relatively muted for studio DVD/Blu-ray launch parties. There hasn't been much to compete with Disney's massive French food feast supporting its release of Ratatouille a while back. Or Warner's trapeze artists flying around when they bowed Superman Returns. But Paramount and Warner have many buzzing over their respective kick-off parties for Star Trek, to be held Monday Nov. 16, and The Hangover on Dec. 10. With Star Trek, the invitation is luxuriously printed on thick foam posterboard material. Also awesome, there is a shot of the Enterprise looking like it's taking off into the great unknown. The party is fittingly taking place at Los Angeles' G...Read More
Posted by Susanne Ault on October 29, 2009
To me, this would be nothing short of rad. Or at least rad for Blu-ray adoption. The most popular game console going is now offering up a model with Blu-ray playing capabilities?That is the rumor circulating today - much thanks to Blu-ray.com for spotting the news! Basically, speculation is that Nintendo will launch next year a 'Wii 2,' which comes equipped with a full-fledged Blu-ray player. The sourcing on the news is admittedly fuzzy - one Web site heard another Web site hear something from some Nintendo executive. Yet many of these gaming rumors have eventually come true...uh...hello, $299 PS3. Still, I have my doubts about a Blu-ray Wii actually coming to fruition. One big doubt revolves around the fact that the a huge consumer allure for the Wii is that it's relatively cheap. ...Read More
Posted by Susanne Ault on October 16, 2009
Sorry, Apple fans. Those rumors of an imminent launch of Blu-ray enhanced Mac computers appear to be just, well, rumors.
Posted by Susanne Ault on October 15, 2009
TDK is announcing that its successfully developed and demoed a super-sized 350 GB Blu-ray Disc, according to various reports.That would put it at about 7 times roomier than the current capacity 50 GB Blu-ray Disc.The big 'IF' though is the fact that currently there are no manufacturers making players that would be able to handle such a 350 GB disc. Although the idea of this huge capacity disc is neat - we can get all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films into one place, etc. - I'm doubting this concept is going to fly. Manufacturerers, and studios for that matter, are killing themselves trying to get people to buy today's Blu-ray technology. I doubt they'll be motivated to go back to the drawing board to convince ...Read More
Posted by Susanne Ault on October 15, 2009
Or at least that's the opinion of many bloggers regarding Amazon.com's Halloween-themed Blu-ray sale, spanning around 200 titles. Thanks to Blu-ray.com for pointing out the promotion, which ends on Oct. 27.Catalog horror movies 1978's Halloween and 1987's Hellraiser are marked at $16.49 and $13.99, respectively. This is reasonable, but not shocking pricing. I bet you could find these same films for around $5-7 on standard DVD, and it might be hard to convince people to pay a lot more for them in high-definition. There are a handful of sub-$10 Blu-rays listed, representing mostly older films, such as Risky Business, B...Read More
Posted by Susanne Ault on October 7, 2009
Amazon.com is giving people a chance to buy the Oct. 6 combo Blu-ray/DVD release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for $4.99
Posted by Susanne Ault on October 6, 2009
It looks like China, problem source for piracy, is taking to premium Blu-ray Disc product. Ritek, which is based in the country, says that it is looking to double its monthly production capacity from one million units to two million units, according to Digitimes.com via Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News. The company hopes to complete this expansion in this fourth quarter.
Posted by Susanne Ault on October 6, 2009
I doubt that Sony would ever endorse these darkly humorous photoshopped ads, created by various visitors to blog Gizmodo.com. But I would hope that Sony approves, at least secretly.The ads, as the site points out, are hilariously offensive. But the fact that people took the time to throw all of this stuff together, shows that PS3 has fans. That's a good thing. This console and its Blu-ray supporters are trying their darndest to expand PS3 penetration into people's homes. So PS3 can use all the loving it can get. Gizmodo even handed out rankings to its favorites. First place is a picture of a woman breastfeeding a baby with a PS3 remote control superimposed on her chest. No joke, the remote control weirdly...Read More 
Posted by Jennifer Netherby on September 24, 2009
Or so the latest Apple rumors say. Apple Insider reports that Apple is one the verge of announcing its updated line of iMacs in the next week or so with not just a lower price tag but a Blu-ray drive, which would bring the company into the Blu-ray business ahead of the fourth quarter.
Posted by Susanne Ault on September 24, 2009
Toshiba and Best Buy's in-house Insignia brand appear to be set to release combo HDTV/Blu-ray players in the near future.
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