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Apple Working Towards iTunes Smorgasbord
Apple is currently working (holding discussions) with music companies to offer a veritable smorgasbord of music to buyers of its iPod devices. While the plan is very preliminary in its level of…
Boston Dynamics - BigDog
Are you as mad as Michael Bay that last summer's big blockbuster movie didn't come out on Blu-ray? Maybe you are so sick of watching Transformers that you want your own robot with a chain gun mounted…
No Blu-ray for Xbox 360. Seriously. Go Home.
Amid flurries of rumors and speculations, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg deflated the ball. In an interview with Reuters news service, Mr. Greenberg, who happens to be group manager for Xbox 360,…
HD DVD "Best Buyers" Get $50
Now that the Toshiba has exited the HD format war many companies are supporting Blu-ray with full force. Some, like Circuit City, offered an extended return policy on HD DVD players. Others are…
R.E.M. Accelerates into Streaming
The mega-band R.E.M. is making a move into online streaming with their new release Accelerate due out in stores in two weeks. A week before that, however, members of iLike, a new online music…
LCD Leading Way in Rapidly Growing HDTV Market
Leading industry market research says LCD display shipments and HDTV subscription customers will double by 2012. The independent research data and adjustments in leading display manufacturer’s…
Guitar Hero Sues Gibson over Patent
This one's a little like watching cousins sue each other in court, but Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular Guitar Hero video games infringes one of their 1999 patents…
Iron Maiden Tries Free Album Download
Iron Maiden have prevailed over the world of heavy metal for almost thirty years, and without a doubt, they are also one of the most contemporary and exciting bands of the 21st century. And in their…
Toshiba HD-A30/35 1080p24 Patch Gives Headaches
You can’t blame anyone who bought one of Toshiba’s second generation HD DVD players for trying to get all the use they can from it. The latest patch from Toshiba that updates the HD-A30 and HD-A35 to…
Blu-ray on Xbox 360? Don't Hold Your Breath!
Just days after Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer alluded to a Blu-ray device for Xbox 360, the rumor was quashed. Yesterday Aaron Greenberg, group product manager of Xbox 360 reaffirmed his team’s…