Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is targeting May 23 to deliver the first wave of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles at retail. Delivery will coincide with the launch that day of the first commercially available BD player from Samsung Electronics, which will be followed shortly by BD players from Pioneer and Sony along with a BD compatible VAIO PC from Sony.
SPHE and MGM Home Entertainment will first release eight BD titles, with another eight following shortly June 13. Benjamin S. Feingold, president, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, made the announcement.
MSI has announced the MS-1057 , a new compact Core Duo laptop weighing just 4.1-pounds. The laptop features a 12.1-inch WXGA display, 100GB hard drive, 2GB maximum RAM, dual-layer burner, and a T2000 Core Duo or T1000 Core Solo.
The GamesPower 50 from Logic3 is a handheld gaming device aimed for the retro gaming market. An 8Bit gaming device with a 2.5” color TFT screen, small and lightweight and without the need to carry games with it because they're all pre-loaded. You can also connect it to your TV for a full-screen game via a standard TV-out cable.
Available in either red or blue and powered by three AAA batteries, you can pick the GamesPower 50 up for around £40.
Microsoft's Origami Project is starting to take shape as a very small tablet computer, one perhaps affordable enough to appeal to mainstream consumers writes ZDNET
The concept, which Microsoft plans to detail next month, is built on top of the Windows XP operating system but aims to be a new kind of device, rather than a replacement for existing PCs, according to sources familiar with the effort. With a screen bigger than that of a handheld but smaller than a notebook PC screen, Origami devices won't fit in the pocket, but they'll make it into purses and even the smallest of backpacks, sources said.
Microsoft's goal is to make possible devices that could sell for $600 or less, although the actual prices will depend greatly on what manufacturers decide to include. Origami is capable of supporting features like GPS, Bluetooth, 3G cellular technology and Wi-Fi, though each of these adds to the cost of the device.
Is Microsoft Dropping Cryptic Hints About a New Gadget? NYTIMES
ThinkSecret is reporting that Apple will debut the iPod "Hi-Fi" boombox Feb 28. The product will reportedlyl deliver unique capabilities beyond what today's third-party docking speaker systems offer. The iPod Hi-Fi boombox will mark Apple's first foray into significant iPod companion products, as the company seeks to capitalize on the iPod economy it has created
Sony, Japan has announced plans to release the TAV-L1, a new TV/Audio integrated system which combines a 32in HD Ready Bravia LCD screen with a Super Audio CD/DVD hi-fi system.
In Audio mode, the sound panel, featuring the speaker drivers, completely conceals the screen. In Theatre mode, the audio block slides down, revealing the screen. The speaker system is a 2.1 configuration and uses Sony's S-Force processing. The company rates the power output at 50W per channel plus 100W for the subwoofer.
Microsoft has announced that it will be offering six core versions of it's upcoming Windows Vista Operating system. Windows Vista which is due out in the second half of this year will have more security, simplified search and a cleaner interface.
Windows Vista Home Basic - Basic version without Multimedia capabilities.
Windows Vista Home Premium - All the functionalies of Home Basic along with multimedia features like DVD burning, HDTV viewing and recording. It incorporates Tablet PC technology with handwriting recognition.
Windows Vista Business - Similar to Windows XP Professional and aimed at Small and Medium businesses.
Windows Vista Enterprise - Aimed at large organizations and enterprises with advanced encryption features.
Windows Vista Ultimate - Has all the advanced Multimedia features along with business oriented features.
All the versions for consumers and businesses are available for both 32-bit or 64-bit computer systems.
Microsoft will also offer a version of Vista Home Basic and Vista Business without a Windows Media Player in Europe to comply with European Union antitrust rulings.
Japanese site Sankei Web is reporting that Sony has acknowledged the possibility of a delay in the system, and that such a delay would be due to problems with the mass production of the console's built-in Blu-ray drive.
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