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- Laptops are bringing the Blu-ray
- With HD-DVD dead and buried, computer makers are moving to Blu-ray. Dell is now offering 15.4-inch laptop with a Blu-ray drive for less than $900--impressive since some standalone Blu-ray players still cost nearly as much. HP, Acer and Asus are also offering laptops with Blu-ray drives. The...
- Tags: Intel Core 2 Duo, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Blu-ray Drive, Inspiron 1525, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- LaCie d2 External Blu-ray burner (2X BD-R/E)
- The LaCie d2 External Blu-ray drive is a decent though expensive burner. It supports all optical media formats except HD DVD. The LaCie d2's performance beats that of Sony's newest internal offering, the BWU-100A, though at just under $1,000, the LaCie is about $300 more expensive than the BWU-100A. Unless...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, DVD, Blu-ray disc, LaCie
- Product reviews 2007-07-24
- blu-ray drives only $1 more than HD-DVD
- Blu-ray drives only $1 more than HD-DVDAdd HD DVD Drive to HP Desktop for only $249Checking further on the HP site, you can add an HD DVD drive to the HP Pavilion media center (or any high-end Desktop model) for only $249. Navigate to http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=desktops&a1=Usage&v1=Entertainment+and+multimedia&series_name=m7690y_seriesand press "Customize".For a while,...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray drive, Microsoft Corp., HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2006-12-16
- blu-ray drives only $1 more than HD-DVD
- In the battle between competing next-generation optical storage formats, HD-DVD and Blu-ray have their advantages and disadvantages. HD-DVD supporters have long claimed their format was cheaper than Blu-ray, so I decided to put that to the test. The decision this week by Dell to add Blu-ray drives as an option...
- Tags: Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray drive, Blu-ray disc, HD-DVD, Dell Computer Corp., GeForce Go, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Pro/Wireless, Nvidia GeForce, LCD
- Blog posts 2006-12-16
- LaCie d2 blu-ray drive
- The structure of a Blu-ray (BD) Disc fundamentally differs from the structure of a DVD/CD. Because the data layer on a Blu-ray disc is placed much "Closer" to the laser lens than on a DVD/CD, the laser beam provides more precision. The LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive uses a blue-violet laser...
- Tags: LaCie, Laser, Blu-ray Drive, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2006-09-26
- Sony VAIO RC310G
- A format war is brewing for the hearts and minds of media fans everywhere. In one corner, Sony stands ready to do battle with its next-gen optical format, dubbed Blu-ray. In the other corner, Toshiba is prepared to wage war with HD-DVD. While both formats have been hampered by product...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray drive, Sony Vaio, disc, Sony Corp., Sony VAIO RC310G
- Product reviews 2006-06-09
- Photos: Sony gear spotlights Blu-ray
- Sony's first Blu-Ray DVD player, along with Vaio machines with Blu-ray drives, will appear this summer.
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray drive, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio
- Image galleries 2006-03-16
- Pioneer to sell blu-ray drive in early '06
- Pioneer to sell Blu-ray drive in early '06blu-ray? hmm I think...blu-ray and hd-dvd get too much press. why not the holograph disks if you really want storage? http://www.inphase-technologies.com/yes, it'll cost a lot more than blu-ray and hd-dvd but I'm sure a lot of companies wouldn't complain. over time, costs of...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, DVD, Blu-ray disc, storage, media, Blu-ray drive
- Discussion threads 2005-12-27
Additional Resources
- Powerset shows semantic search solution
- Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...
- Tags: Natural Language Processing, Team, Xerox PARC, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Online Communications, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file
- If you are not a TechNet or MSDN subscriber then getting your hands on a copy of Windows XP with SP3 means having to do some legwork yourself (or shell out for a new license ... but I'm assuming that you have better things to spend your money on!). ...
- Tags: CD, ISO, Service Pack, nLite, Microsoft Windows XP, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- The application interface problem
- I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...
- Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- They died for Reddi-Wip?
- Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia...
- Tags: Disk, Disk Drive, Foam, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Hosted software development: an emerging market [includes podcast]
- Note: Click the player above to hear my podcast interview on hosted development with Jeffrey Walker and Jeff Leyser from Atlassian Software. Hosted software as a service (SaaS) development solutions have become an important option for mainstream programmers. These products range from straightforward offsite storage, such as...
- Tags: Software, Podcast, Environment, Emerging Market, Workflow, Tool, Development Environment, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Development Tools, Management, Software/Web Development, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day?
- What is event processing and how could it make a difference? Here is one example of where it could take us: Scientists are talking about the possibility of an in-body network that could detect heart attacks or diabetic collapses and alert emergency services. A typical company deals...
- Tags: Event, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- All USB ports aren't created equal
- All USB ports aren't created equalPretty much convincedGood grief. What has happened to journalism today? Never mind. I already know.Point is, you don't need to be pretty much convinced. There's this radical concept that's been floating around for about 400 years called the scientific method. It's key element is experiment....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), USB port, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-05-10
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online mediaAnti-economies of scaleYou can't just be a big fat monster and demand more more more.Humans are cleverer than that.MS should mitigate the importance of searchI personally believe having ad overlays on music tracks and video could be a great way to mitigate...
- Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Corp., algorithm, search algorithm, Google Inc., Web page, online media, MSFT, acquisition
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users
- Network Magic from Pure Networks isn't a new product, but it's new to me. I've been playing around with this home-network manager for a week or so, and I think it's a great solution for those who are unfamiliar with networking. Its clean design and easy-to-understand interface helps you perform...
- Tags: Network, Network Magic, Network Map, Network Advisor, Networking, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Neil Young gives his name to a spider
- Canadian rocker Neil Young made headlines this week for appearing at the JavaOne conference and for releasing his musical archive on Blu-ray discs. But he was also honored by a East Carolina University (ECU) professor of biology, who named a newly discovered trapdoor spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi after the legendary rock...
- Tags: East Carolina University, Species, Myrmekiaphila, M., Neotype, Blu-Ray, Investment, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Finance, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x)
- Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...
- Tags: Database Administrator, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm
- Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the normUnlike the Music Industry - Never heard of "oil payola"Superspike? Really. It's interesting that we have so much of the stuff that why don't the companies start paying us to use their fuel? I guess that would probably be "illegal" at...
- Tags: Gas Prices, telecommuting
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
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