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LG and Panasonic release sub $500 BD-Live Blu-ray players
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-10-27 01:12:27
The latest Blu-ray players have arrived at AUD $499 and $495, undercutting the PS3 in price but without all the PS3’s other features. Do Blu-ray players need to drop below $200 before they really take off with consumers?


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A Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360 ready to roll
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2008-10-08 22:40:22
It has been talked about for some time, but plans are firming for the release of an Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive.


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Star Wars Force Unleashed gets downloadable content “soon” – for a price
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-10-02 05:17:10
Are you willing to sell your soul to the Dark Side of the Force? If so, you’ve probably purchased LucasArts’ hit new game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. But now there’s news of upcoming downloadable content, some are annoyed it will cost more money, leading some to exclaim that today’s game purchases simply don’t end when you initially buy the game.


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SanDisk launches “world’s largest” microSDHC and M2 cards at 16GB!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-09-29 00:04:09
The 16GB barrier has been broken for the microSDHC and M2 (Memory Stick Micro) formats with SanDisk set to launch 16GB models in October. It gives added weight to its “Wake up your phone” campaign, forces phone manufacturers to work on firmware updates that are 16GB compatible and further shames Apple into rethinking its policy of omitting memory card expansion for its mobile devices.


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H.264 coming to Silverlight at last
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2008-09-12 03:03:23
Microsoft's getting with the program: the company has previewed support for H.264 video content in Silverlight. Some may question why it has taken Redmond so long to embrace the video standard.


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Samsung loves Blu-ray today but says only “5 years” left
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-09-05 01:21:33
A top Samsung UK executive has demolished Blu-ray’s chances of being relevant for more than about 5 years, if that, in an interview with UK tech site Pocket-link. How “blu” must Sony be feeling with Samsung right now?!


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Blu-ray blues: sales are sluggish but PS3 will help
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2008-08-03 18:50:20
Blu-ray players are not flying off retailers' shelves in the numbers the industry had hoped for, according to a new consumer survey from ABI Research.


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Netflix movie, TV ep streaming coming to Xbox
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2008-07-14 22:17:17
A deal between Microsoft and Netflix will see movies and TV episodes streamed to US Xbox 360s, beginning this fall (northern autumn).


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E3: Sony should announce cheaper PS3s for the world (and Australia!)
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-07-09 08:51:32
With the Xbox 360 getting nice price cuts, and the Wii still competitively priced, the pricey PS3 looms large as the most expensive console with games and graphics that aren’t all that different from the Xbox 360. E3 is the moment Sony should grab hold of with both hands to slice the PS3’s price!


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Today's Blu-ray almost obsolete as Pioneer demos 400GB disc!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-07-08 05:38:59
Pioneer has unveiled a 16-layer read-only optical disc, seemingly based on Blu-ray technology, with each layer holding 25GB for a whopping 400GB total. Promising recordable discs to come, how soon before today’s Blu-ray discs are tomorrow’s vinyl records?


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Sony playing catch up with PS3 Trophies
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2008-06-30 18:17:27
The 2.40 firmware upgrade for PlayStation 3 has been revealed, welcome to 2007 Sony.
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Holy hardware Batman! ASUS launch world's first 1 Terabyte laptop
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Hardware

2008-06-27 07:46:13
If the 1GB graphics, 4GB of RAM and high definition Blu-ray are not enough, perhaps ASUS can tempt you with the truly outrageous 1000GB of hard drive storage on this monster laptop. And then there's Batman of course...


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The free Sony PS3 deal is back on
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2008-06-25 18:14:00
The Sony Bravia HD LCD TV plus PS3 is back on.  As they ran over Christmas in Australia , Sony have announced the give away of thousands of PS3’s with the purchase of selected Bravia TV’s, and they are hyping it up with countdown tally.


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TiVo landing in Australia July 15 2008, in time for Olympics
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-23 03:29:22
The TiVo PVR revolution has taken years to come to Australia, but two online reports say it’s coming next month at last, for AUD $700 and with no monthly subscription fees.


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Blu-ray PC drive prices slashed – but are they slashed enough?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-15 23:48:21
We’re a long, long way from $50 Blu-ray drive prices and less than $1 per blank Blu-ray disc as we are in the world of CDs and DVDs, but an important step towards those price points being a reality has occurred as prices have fallen. Still, aren’t hard drives way cheaper to buy than Blu-ray drives and discs?!


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Metal Gear Solid 4 pokes fun at Xbox 360/Wii disc formats
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2008-06-11 00:08:50
Oh hardy har har!.  The [very] soon to be released PlayStation 3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 contains a nice little cut scene poking fun at rival console disc formats.  Seems MGS4 will remain a PS3 exclusive with little digs like this contained herein.


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Blu-ray HD recording a reality in Australia at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-05-28 23:58:52
Previously confined only to Japan, a consumer Blu-ray recorder able to record free-to-air 1080p digital HDTV broadcasts will finally land on Australian shores in June thanks to Panasonic. And wouldn’t you know it? It’s coming just in time for the Olympics!


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Can Neil Young help Sun and Sony reinvent music media?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2008-05-11 00:48:31
I've been a Neil Young fan since "After The Goldrush" (yes I'm that old) so seeing the fuss being made about him at Sun's JavaOne conference where he publicly threw his support behind Java and Blu-ray technologies naturally perked my interest. The question is can the likes of Young help the developers of Java and Blu-ray change the way music is packaged and sold?


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JavaFX to take on AIR, Silverlight
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2008-05-06 20:33:50
As if Adobe and Microsoft weren't providing enough choices for the development of rich Internet applications with AIR and Silverlight, Sun is aiming JavaFX at the same market.


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Is Blu-ray losing its shine, despite format win?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-05-03 05:13:23
The NPD Group has issued findings that show Blu-ray adoption hasn’t spiked since the death of HD DVD – while sales of upconverting DVD players are up by 5%, instead!


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