The fact that the PS3 is the main force driving the adoption rate of the Blu-ray discs is pretty much common knowledge nowadays. However, one question that has really given a few nights of restless sleep to quite a lot of people faced with the decision of purchasing their first Blu-ray player was whether Sony's gaming console was the best solution for the playback of Blu-ray movies or not. Well, it seems that now we've got a more or less definitive answer to this question, courtesy of a very interesting comparative benchmark by Blu-ray.com.The website (which is not related to the Blu-ray Disc Association, meaning that it's pr... [read more >>] It's time to welcome the newest and possibly the hottest release from the world-renowned manufacturer Pioneer, in the body of the LX01BD home cinema system, a piece of audio technology that boasts extremely refined looks and more functionality than one would normally expect from a theater-in-a-box unit. If you're looking for a no-nonsense home entertainment system loaded with all the nifty features you've ever dreamed of and something on the side, then the Pioneer LX01BD is definitely the tool for you.And of course, if you care about the way your home gear looks, the Pioneer LX01BD is a winner, as well: you'll get a lot ... [read more >>] Whenever we hear the word Nikon, the first thing that comes to mind is the image of a powerful DSLR camera. However, it would seem that the company is actually extending its range of activities, since it has just announced the development of the Media Port UP and UP300x, two devices that can best be described as a combo between a pair of wireless speakers and a pair of video glasses, with some flash storage and WiFi connectivity thrown in on the side, as well as the possibility of browsing the web in a very fast and easy manner.One of the most important components shared by the two devices is the compact and lightweight 0.44-in. transmissiv... [read more >>] It's becoming pretty clear that classical newspapers will go extinct at some point in the future, either because electronic media will overcome the classical one or due to the fact that the Earth's forests will be considered far more important for our lives than reading the paper in the subway, on our way to work. And it seems that the Plastic Logic company is quite ready for that moment, since it has just unveiled its Electronic-Reading Device, a supposedly business-oriented product that, however, might actually target a much wider range of consumers in the future. As the manufacturer informs us, the first thing that will ... [read more >>] Well, we haven't heard anything interesting from Archos for quite some time now, but it would really seem that things are about to change dramatically, as the company has just introduced a whole new family of products, dubbed Internet Media Tablets. While the name is a bit vague, the truth of the matter is that the 5, 5G and 7 models included in this new family of devices are a hybrid between a WiFi-enabled MID and an advanced portable media player, providing both large displays and extremely long and comprehensive specs lists. First of all, we'll talk about the Archos 5 and 7 models, which share pretty much the same features and ... [read more >>] Since the Internet has become the world's largest content-delivery vehicle (whether we're talking about news, music, videos, etc.), it's no wonder that the most important manufacturers of various consumer electronics are trying their best in order to integrate online capabilities in just about every product they manufacture. And that's also the case with Panasonic, which has finally announced the pricing and availability details regarding its web-enabled PZ850 series of VIERA PDPs, a family of devices announced way back, at CES 2008. The most important feature offered by the new HDTVs (which, by the way, are available in... [read more >>] GPS navigators with multimedia features are not exactly a novelty, most high-end products from this segment providing MP3 and multimedia playback features. But what about the other way around? What about a portable media player with GPS functionality? Well, looks like that's exactly what Archos has managed to pull out of the hat this time, alongside several other goodies which might actually help push the company's forward in the customer's wish lists.The first (and probably the most important) novelty brought about by the French company is the one related to GPS. Thus, the owners of the Archos 605 WiFi portable media player ... [read more >>] The format war might be over for Toshiba's HD-DVD, but it seems that the next target on the list of casualties will be the victorious Blu-Ray. Those of you who are already prepared to toss the Blu-Ray movie titles and jump in the new format's bandwagon, are advised to wait a little more, as the new format is still in diapers.The mighty Red-Ray format is a new standard, able to deliver "Beyond-HD" video quality, namely movies at impressive 4096 x 2048 pixels screen resolutions. Blu-ray players are also marketed as "Beyond-HD" devices, but this labeling is at least misleading, since high-definition specifications say that the HD sta... [read more >>] Now that Sony has remained the only major player on the high-definition players' market, with Blu-ray scoring an overwhelming victory over HD DVD, the Japanese company is free to focus on some additional products, capable of providing various extra-functions beside the basic, playback-related ones. And that's exactly the case with its latest announcement, namely the BDZ-A70 and BDZ-T90 Blu-ray recorders, which provide a very interesting feature aimed directly at Sony PSP and Walkman owners. As the company informs us, the two new recorders offer users the possibility of transferring the recorded video content onto their portable de... [read more >>] The moment everyone's been expecting for the past couple of weeks has finally arrived! Thus, after receiving a couple of decisive blows over the past few weeks, culminating with Wal-Mart's announcement, Toshiba has finally decided to acknowledge the fact that it has lost the next-gen format war and declared that it has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. "We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of T... 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