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														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…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														Acer Deploys FIrst 5.1 Surround Sound Laptop
													
															Sometimes the most unlikely products come to market. "Unlikely" just doesn't seem to cut it this time around, however. We really didn't think that a laptop would be the place for 5.1 surround sound,…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														TiVo Will Deliver YouTube Videos Later This Year
													
															Today TiVo announced it would deliver videos from YouTube directly to televisions via its digital video recorders. The service should be available later this year for high-speed Internet subscribers…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														iPod Explodes, Japan Investigates
													
															Japan is investigating a potential, um, defect in the Apple iPod after one reportedly "shot out sparks" while being charged. This is according to a government official who commented to the AP today.…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														Dolby Updates PC Entertainment Experience Program
													
															Dolby Laboratories, Inc. increased its presence in the PC market this week with the release of its next-generation "PC Entertainment Experience" program, a suite of Dolby audio post-processing and…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														Lionsgate Films to Give Digital Copies on iTunes
													
															It's a case of one studio that gets it, almost. Lionsgate Films is known for punishing action and gross out horror films that appeal to a younger audience. It could be why they've decided to…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														Disney and ABC Go All Out for Online Content
													
															The Walt Disney Co. is betting it will make as much as $1 billion from online content this year, boosting their predictions from 2007. CEO Robert Iger indicated this week that Disney has been "fairly…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														Microsoft to Support Blu-ray
													
															A story filed today by David Gibbon of Digital Spy alledges MS to support BD. Chief executive of Microsoft Steve Ballmer has confirmed that his firm is looking at ways to back the HD format Blu-ray.…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														Pioneer Official Statement on Plasma Manufacturing
													
															Pioneer Corporation has announced that at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today, the Company resolved to restructure its display business and implement measures to enhance corporate values.…
														
												
											 
                                        
                                            
												
													
																										
															
													
													
													
													
												
																										
														Toshiba Goes Nuclear - Building US Plants
													
															Reuters ran a story this week that Toshiba Corp, primarily known for its consumer electronics, said on Thursday it had launched a new company in the United States, Toshiba American Nuclear Energy…