Pioneer launching premium Blu-ray players with full BonusView features (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Pioneer has announced two new Blu-ray players — the Elite BDP-05FD and Pioneer BDP-51FD — both offering “premium” features and with full BonusView functionality.

Panasonic DMP-BD50 Third Generation Blu-ray Player announced - TechShout!
TechShout!Panasonic DMP-BD50 Third Generation Blu-ray Player announcedTechShout!, India - 50 minutes agoPanasonic has introduced DMP-BD50, its much anticipated third generation Blu-ray disc player in the US market. The latest player will allow users to enjoy …

Blu-ray expected to boost Cinram - Hollywood Reporter
Blu-ray expected to boost CinramHollywood Reporter, United States - 12 hours agoTORONTO — High-definition Blu-ray discs are expected to drive volume growth at Canadian replicator Cinram International Income Fund as DVD sales continue …

Stargate SG-1 - Stargate - Continuum Getting Blu-ray Release … - TVShowsOnDVD.com
Stargate SG-1 - Stargate - Continuum Getting Blu-ray Release …TVShowsOnDVD.com, Canada - 9 minutes agoToday our industry contacts gave us information, which should be publicly announced shortly, that a Blu-ray Disc format edition will be released …

Blu-ray outshines competitor (Corydon Democrat)
Both sides say the war between high-definition, next-generation video offerings Blu-ray and HD DVD isn’t over, but an announcement earlier this year that HD DVD creator Toshiba would no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players or recorders speaks to the contrary.

Pioneer announces third Blu-ray player, the BDP-LX71 (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Backing the Blu-ray format to the nth degree, Pioneer has announced the BDP-LX71 player that should wash up on European shores this summer. Shame the weather forecast for summer isn’t looking that good, there might not be many people down there to pick them up off the sand.

"Dragonball Z: Broly Double Feature" Puts The "-" in "Blu-Ray" - Toon Zone
"Dragonball Z: Broly Double Feature" Puts The "-" in "Blu-Ray"Toon Zone, NY - 6 hours agoBy Chad Lee FUNimation has stepped into the Blu-Ray arena (which is good, as HD-DVD is officially dead at this point), with a double feature of the eighth …

Samsung pushed to keep up with Blu-ray home theatre demand - Current.com.au
Samsung pushed to keep up with Blu-ray home theatre demandCurrent.com.au, Australia - 5 hours agoBy Chris Nicholls SYDNEY: Samsung s recently released Blu-ray home theatre system, the HT-BD2T, has been so successful, demand is close to outstripping …

Blockbuster To Push Blu-ray (ContactMusic)
Blockbuster stores will soon be displaying 42-inch monitors showing high-definition Blu-ray videos being played on PlayStation 3 consoles as the company moves forward …

Warner Home Video Salutes Clint Eastwood’s Signature Series June 3
PR Inside - Sass, 818-977-6439 or The Lippin Group Alex Uliantzeff, 323-965-1990 Warner Home Video (WHV) will pay homage to Clint Eastwood and the films that gave birth to the modern action hero when the Dirty Harry film franchise returns to DVD and Blu-ray(TM

Ghosts in the machine in ‘Shutter’ and other films
New York Daily News - Switch to Blu-ray DVD. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) Technological crystal ball: Three young people disappear after trekking into the woods with a video camera - and their shaky footage found a year later seems to document spooky goings-on.

PS3’s Blu-Ray Boost Pushes It Ahead of Xbox 360
Console Gameworld - Sony’s dream machine moves ahead of the Xbox 360 thanks to the death of HD-DVD and product shortages for Microsoft. For the second straight month, Sony fanboys have something to crow about as the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 amid serious Microsoft

Google adds a new layer of security to Google Apps
Ars Technica - The triumph of Blu-ray over HD DVD may lead to lower prices over the long term, but that’s not what’s happening now. According to new pricing data, Blu-ray players are actually more expensive than they were at the beginning of the year.

David Brin Rebuts Schneier In Defense of a Transparent Society
Wired News - Bruce Schneier’s recent column on Wired.com pokes a short-sharp critique toward my 1997 book, The Transparent Society Blu-Ray Porn, Mechanized Masturbation and Upskirts at Japan’s First Sex Show High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas:

Prices of Xbox 360 in Europe down by as much as 150 euros
DailyTech - I see no reason for them to not include the blu-ray player in the next revison of the XBOX and it should be internal. You are absolutely right!

Nine Inch Nails frighten music industry with ‘Ghosts’
Batavia Sun - out) features immediate download of the album in various digital formats, 40-page PDF, wallpapers, Internet art, “Ghosts I-IV” in a hardcover fabric slipcase containing two audio CDs, one data DVD with all 36 tracks in multitrack format, a Blu-ray

Techware Distribution, Inc. Acquires Maxoptix Corporation From Breece
Forbes - Minneapolis, Minn. based Techware Distribution, Inc (www.techwaredist.com) is a leading supplier of optical disk storage - Magneto Optical Disks, CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray discs.

Lionsgate confirms iTunes Digital Copy plan
MacWorld UK - Lionsgate today announced it is working to provide iTunes Digital Copy files on selected DVDs and Blu-ray discs. These copies can be legitimately imported into iTunes for playback on a Mac, PC, iPod, iPhone or even an Apple TV.

Blu-ray back-up for SMBs unveiled
ZDNet Australia - Disc, a German optical data storage supplier, has unveiled a Blu-ray based mini-archive for small businesses and home offices. The Blu-safe, which was released at the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover, is being targeted at companies that need to

News.com Extra
CNET News - Jumping on the HD DVD bandwagon was fun for many early adopters–until Blu-ray knocked the format off the road, causing Toshiba’s tech to spin out, crash, and burn.

Sony lines up GT5 Prologue vehicles, tracks
Gamespot News - Available on Blu-ray Disc or as a download over Sony’s PlayStation Network, GT5 Prologue is the first in the series to support online play, with up to 16 racers being able to compete on track.

Nine Inch Nails Free Album Online
andPOP - Hardcore fans may opt for the $75 deluxe edition, however, “including a hardcover book and a data DVD and a Blu-ray disc featuring high definition recordings and a slide show,” NME.com reports.

Most actively traded companies on Canadian stock markets
Canada East - Down eight cents, or 1.36 per cent, at $5.80 on 234,755 shares after reporting it’s in talks with major Hollywood studios about growing its Blu-ray high-definition DVD production.

Should I pair the Sony VPL-VW200 with my 110-inch screen?
CNET Asia - Does Blu-ray really make a big difference in image quality? I was thinking of waiting for a few years (3 or 4 years) before buying it. Submitted by

Paramount to end HD DVD releases
Miami Herald - In a further sign that Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray has won the high-definition format war, Paramount Pictures home entertainment unit said Friday it will release its last HD DVD titles on Tuesday. The company intends to switch to Blu-ray after it offers

News Blog: Posts tagged gaming
CNET News - The drive, which currently costs about $130, was intended as Microsoft’s answer to Sony’s PlayStation 3 console, which contained an integrated Blu-ray Disc drive.

Toshiba plans to pull out of HD DVD business: report
PhysOrg - Japan’s Toshiba, which has led the HD DVD video disks format, plans to withdraw from the business as it is losing the battle against rival Sony’s Blu-ray format, a report said Saturday. (AP) — In a further sign that Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray has won the

Confessions of an HD DVD moron
CNET News - Jumping on the HD DVD bandwagon was fun for many early adopters–until Blu-ray knocked the format off the road, causing Toshiba’s tech to spin out, crash, and burn. Those dazed folks still left clutching their brand-new HD DVD high-definition disc

Notebook Blu-Ray Drives, the New Battery Killers
Softpedia - The final victory of the Blu-Ray standard over HD-DVD has brought on the market a plethora of extremely affordable notebook drives, so high-definition enthusiasts will have yet another opportunity to enjoy their favorite titles even when on the road

Digital downloads will be Blu-ray’s downfall
CNET News - With the fall of HD DVD, Blu-ray has assumed the throne as the next format of choice, but its reign will be short-lived. Blu-ray won’t enjoy the same decade-long dominance DVD did after it succeeded VHS. But that’s not because there will be other

Feb. 22, 1918: A Really Big Kid From Alton, Illinois
Wired News - 1918: Robert Pershing Wadlow is born in Alton, Illinois. At the time of his death 22 years later, he stands 8 feet 11 Popular Today on Wired Powerful Lightweight Notebook, Speedy Blu-Ray Player and Gaming Cellphone Games, Dragons and Geeks:

Cold-Boot Attack Can Crack Disk Encryption
Enterprise Security Today - Blu-ray Triumphs in High-Def DVD War The future of high-def DVDs became a lot clearer Tuesday after Toshiba said that by March it will stop making players for its HD DVD format, leaving Sony’s Blu-ray as the champion of the format war.

Blu-ray prices could soon get red-hot
Kansas City Star - Now that the format war with HD DVD is over, should hi-def television owners rush out and buy Blu-ray players? Maybe. If you re looking for a good price, this could be the time to jump in. The prices of Blu-ray players were forced down by the

Universal Studios To Release Titles On Blu-ray
Stockhouse Canada - With Toshiba dropping HD DVD, it was only a matter of time before its supporters in Hollywood followed suit. According to Home Media Magazine, Universal Studios has announced that it will be releasing its new and catalog titles on Blu-ray. At least

Blu-ray the only way - Edmonton Sun
TorontoistBlu-ray the only wayEdmonton Sun,  Canada - Feb 20, 2008By BRUCE KIRKLAND, SUN MEDIA Blu-ray is no longer a question, it is the answer. The high-definition format war is suddenly over. Blu-ray won. …Hello Family Day, Bye Bye Blue Ray, Schools Mostly OK Torontoistall 13 news articles

All Hollywood studios now lined up behind Blu-Ray (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray DVD camp, a day after Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray became effectively the only next-generation game in town.

Apple Not Hurrying to Add Blu-ray Drives to MacBook Pro (Wired News)
Apple has long been a supporter of Blu-ray, and with this week’s demise of the competing HD DVD standard, some fans are starting to wonder when Apple will actually begin adding Blu-ray drives to its computers.