Kaleidescape, Inc., has introduced the 1080p Player and 1080p Mini Player - two Movie Players that produce stunning video quality from ordinary DVDs, providing a viewing experience that rivals Blu-ray.

Samsung is expanding its TruDirect line of optical disc drives with the development of a slim, slot-in external model, the SE-T084M/RSWD.

Gizmodo points to some images of the the Xbox 360 Outboard HD DVD Player . IGN is running the same images so this is probably real.

Sony has introduced the D-VE7000S, an ultra-compact DVD Walkman. The feature rich music player sports a 7-inch widescreen LCD, supports a variety of disc formats such as DVD, DVD+ -R/+ -RW and DVD+ -R dual layer discs, as well as CD, Video CD, CD-R/RW. The D-VE7000S also supports DivX, MP3 and JPEG formats.

The D-VE7000S can be connected to your other audio/video devices and together with its 5.1ch surround sound Dolby Digital and DTS digital outpu writes NewLaunches