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Blu-ray: A high-capacity optical disc for high-definition HD movies. Developed primarily by Sony, Blu-ray and DVD discs have the same diameter and look similar, but Blu-ray's blue-violet laser reads pits...; Full Blu-ray Definition >>

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Nero BackItUp & Burn 1.0.5 (Windows): The NEW Nero BackItUp & Burn provides easy-to-use tools that let you back up files, restore lost data, and burn music, videos, photos, and data to CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and online. Back up data to hard drive, CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, FTP, memory card, and online storage. Perform and...; Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Storage, Nero, Microsoft Windows, NEW Nero BackItUp & Burn, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2009-06-28
Sothink HD Movie Maker 1.1 (Windows): HD Movie Maker, a professional Blu-ray burner, can encode almost all video formats like WMV, MKV, AVI, DivX, XviD, MPEG, MP4, QuickTime, Real Video, H.264/AVC, M2TS, MTS, M2T, etc, into high definition Blu-ray Discs or regular DVDs BDMV or AVCHD; burn HD camera videos to Blu-ray movies up to 1920x1080p...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, SourceTec Software, Corporate Communications, Blu-Ray, Digital Video, Marketing, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2009-06-28
Research firm challenges supposed popularity of HD-DVD format: The recent survey by Harris Interactive, which suggested that HD-DVD continues to be roughly as popular as Blu-ray, has met with some controversy over its methodology. In fact, I received a lengthy e-mail from Adams Media Research's press representative strongly refuting the Harris study's findings. At dispute...; Tags: HD-DVD, Harris Interactive, Blu-ray, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Sales Strategy, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sales, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2009-06-27
Blu-ray buzzkill: the death-spiral: Will consumers upgrade to Blu-ray? The CEO & co-founder of fast growing Netflix believes mailed DVDs shall be replaced by web-sent movies. And a recent Harris [no relation, darn it] Poll finds that people today are less likely to buy a Blu-ray player than they were last year. ...; Tags: Time Warner Inc., Blu-ray, Harris Poll Number, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2009-06-23
News to know: Apple, iPhone 3GS; Google Voice; Blu-ray; Bartz: Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days CNBC:...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Voice, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Blu-ray, Carrier Strength, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-06-23

Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD: It appears Blu-ray being the "winner" of the high-def DVD wars early last year hasn't led to mass adoption—or even delivered a knockout blow to the "loser," HD-DVD. According to a study just released by market research firm Harris Interactive, more consumers have a dedicated HD-DVD player (11 percent) than...; Tags: Sony Betamax, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2009-06-22
Poll: Blu-ray adoption is slow; big challenges ahead: I have no plans to pick up a Blu-ray player anytime soon - and it looks like I'm not alone. The results of a Harris Interactive survey PDF released late last week revealed that 93 percent of Americans surveyed said they are not likely to buy a...; Tags: TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, DVD, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-06-22
Wal-mart's Father's Day deals: $128 Blu-ray player, $398 37-inch LCD HDTV: Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Wal-mart knows how to stick a thumb in the eye of its competitors. It enjoys offering deeply discounted products around holidays, especially big ticket items like electronics. Last year, it offered a $128 Magnavox Blu-ray player as a "door breaker" on...; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HDTV, LCD, Blu-ray, Monitors & Displays, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2009-06-11
Harman Kardon introduces its first Blu-ray player for $499: Harman Kardon is one of the most respected names in home theater products, primarily for its audio lineup, though it's also offered DVD players in the past. The company has finally decided to stick its toe into the Blu-ray pool, announcing its first unit in the BDP 1....; Tags: Home Theater, Digital Audio, Blu-ray, Harman Kardon, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Ethernet, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2009-06-09
SwiftDisc Burning Wizard Premium 2.23 (Windows): SwiftDisc is a bundle of essential tools for burning and copying audio, data, and video to CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc. Features: burns Blu-ray disc (BD-R and BD-RE); burns Double Layer DVD (DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL); works with multiple devices; burns and rips Audio CD; burns Data to CD,...; Tags: Blu-ray Disc, CD, Microsoft Windows, SwiftDisc, Device Enumeration, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2009-06-09
TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.4.24 (Windows): Whether you're young or old, beginner or professional, TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 is the easy way to author your own DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and DivX ULTRA video. Import most video formats, edit out commercials or unwanted scenes, add spectacular transition effects, make your own subtitles, create professional-looking menus.Version 4.0.4.24 may...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, TMPG, Corporate Communications, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2009-06-09
Pioneer sets trio of Blu-ray players loose; $299 to $599: Pioneer has announced and made available three new Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players: the Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, along with the Pioneer BDP-120 and BDP-320. The three players tailor their features and capabilities according to price: The $599 Elite BDP-23FD features KURO...; Tags: Player, USB Flash Drive, Blu-ray, Flash Memory, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-06-05
Gadget Gal's daily deals: HP Mini, Western Digital hard drive, Sharp Blu-ray player: A 320GB Western Digital external hard drive, an HP Mini notebook, and a Sharp Blu-ray player. Here are your deals for Wednesday, June 3, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 320GB External Hard Drive Quad...; Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Western Digital Corp., Sharp Corp., Blu-ray, Microsoft Windows XP, Serial ATA, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen; Blog posts 2009-06-03
iToolSoft Blu-Ray DVD Ripper 1.5.2 (Windows): iToolSoft Blu-Ray DVD Ripper can rip Blu-Ray and general DVD to AVI, MPEG, MP4, FLV, WMV, RM, MKV, iPod, PSP and rips audio to AAC, AC3, MP3, OGG, and WMA. With iToolSoft Blu-Ray DVD Ripper you can cut any segment of the Blu-Ray and general DVD into smaller video clips...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Blu-ray, iToolsoft, iToolSoft Blu-Ray DVD Ripper, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2009-06-03
Panasonic reveals world's first portable Blu-ray player: Panasonic has announced that its DMP-B15 portable Blu-ray player, the world's first such portable player, will be shipping this month for the princely sum of $800. The DMP-B15 will provide about 2.5 hours of Blu-ray movie goodness per charge on an 8.9-in. WSVGA...; Tags: Panasonic, Player, Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-06-01
Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week: Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the TomTom GO 740 Live, 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, and the LG BD390 Blu-ray player. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2009-05-30
Earth Bluray Ripper 1.0.4 (Windows): Beyond traditional DVD rippers, Earth Bluray Ripper makes sophisticated Blu ray technology easy to handle. Earth Bluray Ripper is a multifunctional blu ray dvd ripper, capable of ripping blu ray disks and common DVD to FLV, MKV, AVI, SWF, MOV, iPod, iPhone, PSP, MP4, RM, WMV, ASF, 3GP, 3GPP2, etc....; Tags: Disk, Blu-ray Disc, Microsoft Windows, Earth-Soft, Earth Bluray Ripper, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2009-05-28
Gadget Gal's daily deals: Pure Digital Mino camcorder, Sony Bravia HDTV, Canon Vixia HG10 camcorder: A 40-inch Sony Bravia LCD HDTV, a Pure Digital Mino camcorder, and a Canon Vixia HG10 camcorder. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, May 27, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Save $300 off of the Sony Bravia KDL-40V4100 40-inch 1080p LCD...; Tags: Sony Corp., Camcorder, HDTV, Blu-ray, Canon Inc., Woot, Jennifer Bergen; Blog posts 2009-05-27
Wal-mart adds more HDTVs, Blu-ray players to its stores. Will you buy there?: Having already made some progress in the consumer electronics space by selling Dell computers and value-priced TVs, Wal-mart is expanding its offerings including more Blu-ray players and 1080p HDTVs to watch Blu-ray movies on. The move is thought to be in response to Circuit City's exit from...; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HDTV, Electronics, Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2009-05-25
Gadget Gal's daily deals: Dell laptop, Samsung HDTV, Sharp Blu-ray player: A Dell Latitude laptop, a Samsung monitor, a 40-inch Samsung HDTV, and a Sharp Blu-ray player. Here are your daily deals for Friday, May 22, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Dell Latitude E6500 Laptop (Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 2GB/160GB) for $999, down from $1,632...; Tags: Monitor, Dell Computer Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Sharp Corp., Blu-ray, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen; Blog posts 2009-05-22