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September 30, 2004
Tivo & Netflix have officially announced their deal to create a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers. Talks of this deal was reported a few weeks ago - SEE Tivo & Netflix
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Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co. has announced plans to flood the market with LCDs you can't afford produce several thousand high end 32-inch low-temperature polysilicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) LCD panels, the largest of their kind, per month. The new LCDs will use the technology called Optically Compensated Bend, which makes LCDs' viewing angles wider and response speeds faster.
- MORE via Press Release
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September 28, 2004
You need this in your life - The Toshiba 37LZ150 is an 37-inch LCD with the ability to record TV shows on a private newtwork. The 37LZ150 can be hooked up to your PC or network and record TV streams directly onto your HDD . When you use a network you can access the internet, and surf on the 37" screen. Also has a usb port for keyboard connection .
Toshiba's 37LZ150
Cool points - when you are not at home you can send an email to the TV to start a recording .
SD port which allows you to record MPEG4 clips for use on phone or PDA
Product Page - Toshiba via SorobanGeeks
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Kenwood Fineline VRS-N8100
The Kenwood Fineline VRS-N8100 networkable A/V receiver can play streaming audio and video files from the Internet, display photos stored on a PC's hard drive, and play audio over a system's main speakers while playing a different selection of music through its headphone jacks. The receiver is rated to deliver 130 watts to each of its six channels, and it provides Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES decoding. Internally the VRS-N8100 incorporates 24-bit/96kHz digital-to-analog converters, and ADI Sharc 32-bit floating point DSP chips. The receiver is networkable and is compatible with a variety of A/V files, including MPEG1, MPEG2, JPEG, BMP and GIF. Shipping of this device starts today 09/28/04
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September 26, 2004
Yes, I know this is little late, OK very late, but in my research for all things wonderful, the PSP keeps magically appearing.
Sony's PlayStationPortable 
The PSP has been featured on a few of the uber blogs - Engadget , Gizmodo .
Here is a little rundown of what to expect once it hits our shores ( you probably know all this already & just want the release date )North American and Europe will get the PSP in early 2005, while Japan's launch is planned for December. The PSP promises to bring a "modern, 3D console experience to the mobile platform, it will be able to play not only games, but also music and movies. Specs after the jump .
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The Accupix MPG-230M is multimedia "virtual movie theater" eyewear that lets you watch DVDs while doing everything from riding the train to waiting for a flight or sitting on the beach. Granted this thing looks like something Levar Burton from star trek would wear, if it works, it could come in very handy "I think" this could take all the work out during unmentioned jobs so you can really concentrate, on the matter on hand. The Accupix MPG-230M incorporates the ultra small Kopin CyberDisplay 180K, a 0.24-inch diagonal color filter active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) with an active resolution of 800 x 225, or 180,000 color pixel dots. Kopin CyberDisplays are the world's smallest active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) featuring color filter technology.- MORE via CyberTheater
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It's finally here. Sony has officially announced the "PStwo," the new and improved PlayStation 2 after a trim spa diet. The "PStwo" is about 75% smaller in volume than the original PS2, about 2.8 cm thick, with a built-in Ethernet port for networked gaming. The "PStwo" hits stores on November 1st in Europe and North America.
Sony slimmed-down PlayStation 2
New Version Size compared with Old Version
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September 20, 2004
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| V Inc.'s Bravo D2 DVD player |
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V, Inc.'s Bravo D2 DVD player is an update of the company's Bravo D1. The D2 has a DVI output that transfers a DVD's digital video signal straight to your display, bypassing analog conversion and the resulting digital-to-analog conversion artifacts. Through both the DVI and component video outputs, the unit's scaler can convert the signal to 480p, 720p, or 1080i (except in the case of Macrovision-protected DVDs). Playback options include Picture Zoom 1 and 2, MPEG-4, JPEG, DVD-R/+R, CD, CD-R/-RW, and Kodak Picture CD. The Bravo D2 is available in a titanium-silver finish for $250.
V, Inc. - MORE via vinc
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