Archive for April, 2009

Apple Updates iPhone 3.0 Beta Software: iTunes Goes Blu-ray (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Updated iPhone 3.0 beta software shipped to developers late Tuesday and included in the code was a pre-release of the next version of iTunes (8.2). Clues buried in the new iTunes pre-release software suggest that Apple’s media player will support Blu-ray disc playback.
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Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Acoustic Research wireless home theater, Panasonic Blu-ray player, Kodak EasyShare digital … (ZDNet)

An Acoustic Research wireless home theater system, a Panasonic Blu-ray player, and a Kodak EasyShare digital camera. Here are your deals for Wednesday, April 29, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Acoustic Research WHT6024 Wireless Home Theater Speaker System from JR.com for $299.99. Originally $899.95, the system includes five voice-matched speakers, and one […]

Blu-ray Disc Faces Local Competitor, Piracy in China (PC World via Yahoo! News)

China could gradually become a big market for Blu-ray Disc, but for now the optical disc format faces the problems of thrifty buyers, piracy and a competing Chinese disc format for playing high-definition video.
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Apple iTunes 8.2 seed hints at Blu–Ray support (Macworld UK)

A new release of iTunes seeded to developers suggests Apple could finally start supporting Blu–Ray natively on Macs. Apple issued a developer pre-release version of iTunes 8.2, having also seeded the fourth beta version of iPhone OS 3.0.
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Why the inclusion of Gracenote ‘Blu-ray’ in iTunes 8.2 beta is nothing (BetaNews)

The iTunes 8.2 beta mentions Blu-ray in its fine print, now calm down…
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Sony Blu-ray Disc 3 Pack - 50GB 2X BD-RE DL [Japanese Import] (Electronics)

Sony Blu-ray Disc 3 Pack - 50GB 2X BD-RE DL [Japanese Import] (Electronics)By Sony
2 used and new from $74.49 Customer Rating: Customer tags: blu-ray(4), blank media

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iTunes 8.2 May Point to Blu-ray on Macs [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo)

The new version of iTunes 8.2 (required by the latest iPhone 3.0 Beta) has a mention of Blu-ray in the about screen. This means Blu-ray in Macs come WWDC? Maybe, maybe not. Although the old version…
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For All Mankind [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

For All Mankind [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)By For All Mankind
Buy new: $19.99 Customer tags: blu-ray(4), criterion collection(2)

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