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Adobe Flash Software Goes HD
According to a report by the Associated Press, the Flash video player will soon support H.264 compression for playing back high resolution HD movies (H.264, or MPEG-4 is part of the mandatory BD and…
XBOX 360 Wireless Racing Wheel Recall?
As if Microsoft didn’t have enough issues going on with the XBOX 360, according to the Associated Press (AP), Microsoft will send out replacement parts for its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel after 50…
Voyager - The Ultimate Remote Communication Device
On my continuing quest to get RF working in the entire Audioholics showcase home so I can operate all of my theater equipment from the furthest reaches of my bathroom, I am perplexed that I still…
Sony Announces VPL-VW60 Black Pearl Projector
It's coming. September 20th. The Black Pearl. No, not the Pirates of the Caribbean movie - the new projector from Sony. I won't talk about the reputed spec of 35,000:1 contrast ratio because as we…
DirecTV and Comcast in Lawsuit Over Ads
DirecTV has been running ads that claim consumers and home-theater installers prefer the quality of satellite's high-definition TV over that of cable. Comcast didn't like it, and a federal judge in…
Paramount and Dreamworks Animation Side with HD DVD
Tag! You're it! Paramount and DreamWorks Animation have each declared exclusive Support for HD DVD in a wonderful example of how to extend a format war to its absolute limits. From a business…
Is HD DVD Trying to WIN?
I criticized HD DVD recently for issuing these hybrid HD DVD titles, claiming that users didn't want them and they were resulting in the appearance that HD DVD titles cost more than comparable…
Happy Birthday - Compact Disc Turns 25
With so much in doubt about the future of the CD it's easy to overlook that on Friday the Compact Disc format will turn 25. In Germany the world's first CD was pressed, belonged to Polygram – the…
Mobile Gaming Changing
Andy Nulman, CMO and president of 8-year-old, Montreal-based Airborne Entertainment, recently gave a keynote address and addressed the state of mobile gaming. An interview given about his speech was…
Too Much TV Bad for Kids - Disney Disagrees
The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiary, The Baby Einstein Company, have taken umbrage at a recent University of Washington study on the developmental effect of educational videos on early…
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