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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Blu-ray Players/Home Theater Systems

With prices for both players and discs plunging, this may be the holiday season for Blu-ray. Already online movie streaming is making inroads—even on Blu-ray players themselves. Some of these picks are integrating on-demand video services into their feature sets, hoping to keep themselves relevant in...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Disc, Blu-ray, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-01

SwiftDisc Burning Wizard Premium 2.30 (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, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Nero BackItUp & Burn 1.2.17b (Windows)

Nero's BackItUp & Burn, now compatible with Windows 7 operating system, 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,...

Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Storage, Nero, Microsoft Windows, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Lenovo Y500P Core i7 laptop

Lenovo's first consumer Core i7 laptop has a 15.6-inch screen and an optional Blu-ray drive. by CNET News.com

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Laptop Computer, Blu-Ray, Notebooks, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-26

CDRoller 8.60.90 (Windows)

CDRoller finds, retrieves and copies the lost data from CD/DVD/s and Blu-Ray discs (BD and HD-DVD) that seem to be inaccessible for Windows standard tools. Key features: effectively retrieves the discs data created by 'drag and drop' CD/DVD/BD writing software. Finds and recovers a video and photos created by Sony...

Tags: built-In, Disc, DVD, Hd Dvd, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-24

iToolsoft Blu-Ray Ripper 1.8.19 (Windows)

iToolSoft Blu-ray Ripper can rip your Blu-ray to all popular Audio and video formats. Blu-ray Ripper can also assist you to enjoy your Blu-ray video on more portable devices like PC, iPod, iPhone, Gphone, Apple TV, PSP/PS3, Xbox, Mobile Phone, Mp3 Player.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Blu-ray, iToolsoft Studio, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Game Players, Digital Media, Media Players, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-10-19

AVS Video Editor 4.2.1.166 (Windows)

Edit your home video with AVS Video Editor. Edit all key video formats. Open and edit HD- and Blu-ray videos. Burn them on to Blu-ray discs. Apply over 500 video effects/transitions. Split, join, rotate, add audio to your files. Burn movie DVDs. Add various menu styles.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Online Media Technologies, Video, Corporate Communications, Blu-Ray, Marketing, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-10-18

Optical storage: RIP

TDK's 10 layer, 320 GB Blu-ray disk is a remarkable technical feat. Too bad it will never be a commercial success. Optical is a dead end - and soon it will just be dead. Here's why. by Robin Harris

Tags: Feat, Blu-ray, TDK, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-10-11

Sony reveals 14" Vaio CW; 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, Nvidia graphics, Blu-ray, starts $799

Sony revealed the Windows 7-powered Vaio CW laptop, a 14-inch middle-of-the-market model that offers up to a 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia graphics and optional Blu-ray, starting at $799. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, NVidia Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray, Graphics, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-08

TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.6.28 (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.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, TMPG, Corporate Communications, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-10-05

Consumers only want 3D HDTVs, Blu-ray players if they don't cost extra

Market research firm In-Stat has just conducted a survey that should prove sobering to the TV manufacturers and movie studios that are in a hurry to put 3D HDTVs into our homes. Not only are consumers lukewarm to the idea of 3D content, but they're also unwilling to pay much...

Tags: 3D, Blu-ray, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-04

15 Blu-ray movies for under $15

Blu-ray discs have a reputation for being more expensive than their DVD counterparts. But we've tracked down 15 Blu-rays you can snag at Amazon.com for under $15 each. by CNET News.com

Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-30

Sothink HD Movie Maker 1.2 (Windows)

The professional Blu-ray burner can encode any videos into high definition Blu-ray movies; burn HD camera videos to Blu-ray Discs up to 1920x1080p on DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW, BD-R/BD-RE, BD-25/BD-50, etc. Enjoy HD movies on Blu-ray players or Sony PS3.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SourceTec Software, Corporate Communications, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-09-24

Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site

TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp's pricing strategy with...

Tags: Web, Best Buy Co. Inc., Web Site, LCD, Blu-ray, Web Site Development, Monitors & Displays, Ethernet, Branding, Web Technology, Internet, Hardware, Components, Networking, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Adobe Premiere Elements 8 (Windows)

With Adobe Premiere Elements 8 software, making incredible movies is easier than ever. Enhance your stories with professional style. Share virtually anywhere. And easily manage and protect all your video clips and photos at your fingertips and a choice of easy options for transforming them into polished movies.Show your personal...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Premiere, Microsoft Windows, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-23

Seagate tries to stay relevant in living rooms with FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player

Hard drive makers are trying hard to compete with media players in the home theater space. Western Digital has its WD TV and new WD TV Mini devices, while LaCie has its LaCinema line. Competitor Seagate isn't twiddling its thumbs. Earlier this year, it released the FreeAgent Theater, which includes...

Tags: Hard Drive, Seagate Technology LLC, Media Player, Home Entertainment, Media Players, Blu-Ray, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Personal Technology, DVD, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Pioneer's Project ET networked entertainment concept phones home (theaters)

After bailing out of the plasma HDTV market, Pioneer seemed destined to selling Blu-ray players and A/V receivers, but it has a bigger idea in mind with its Entertainment Tap or Project ET networked concept player. At its heart, it's a streaming media box that plays files from your networked...

Tags: Home Theater, Phone, built-In, Blu-ray, Entertainment, Home Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Web Site Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Internet, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-12

OTOY's Jules Urbach: Cloud computing 'threatens' game consoles, Blu-ray, PCs [interview]

Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a Blu-ray movie or Adobe Photoshop, can it? Jules Urbach says it's not only possible, but scalable as a business. Urbach, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OTOY, is working with AMD to pair that company's supercomputers with...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Console, PC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Game Console, Blu-ray, OTOY, Jules Urbach, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-11

Sharp announces new Blu-ray player and iPod docks

Sharp announced two new items today at the CEDIA show. The first is a new Blu-ray player, the BD-HP52U, which will be able to connect to the Web. Sharp also is planning on partnering with a service provider to offer streaming video content. The service provider...

Tags: Apple iPod, Sharp Corp., Blu-ray, AP8P, Business Services, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-10

Sony wises up, unveils new networked Blu-ray player with Netflix, Slacker support

It was just a couple of days ago I was complaining about Sony's decision to introduce a Blu-ray player with built-in Wi-Fi into the marketplace without offering any of the Internet services that other connected home theater devices are already offering. Now Sony appears to be...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., Blu-ray, BDP-N460, Wireless LANs, Home Entertainment, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-09