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The Clicker: The part of Blue that has me seeing Red.
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Every week Stephen Speicher contributes The Clicker, an opinion column
on entertainment and technology: 99% of the time I'm just your average mild-mannered tech-writer. However, every now and again, when the conditions are just right, I stroll
over to my bookcase, reach to the top shelf and gently pull the third book from the left, "Celine Dion: The
Magic Behind the Singing Horse." This simple action puts into motion a Rube-Goldbergian series of events
which eventually reveals the……
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Thermaltake Level 10 now shipping, ready to rock your socks and wallet off
0Thermaltake's Level 10 PC chassis, a 47-pound beautiful behemoth in every way, has completed its almost exactly 9-month march from a March design unveiling to a “now shipping” retail page on Newegg. At $849.99, it ain't cheap, but let's not forget what's really important here: it fits three Blu-ray writers. Happy shopping / minor debt!
[Thanks, Keenan]
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LG’s Super Multi Blue GGW-H10N: a Blu-ray writer and HD DVD reader for the PC
0LG is all over the dual-format optical game this next week. In addition to the HD DVD + Blu-ray combo player they just announced, they also touting a new Super Multi Blue dual-format drive for PCs. Not only will the GGW-H10N playback your Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, and HD DVD media, it'll also record — yes r…
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Sanyo’s blue laser to speed up HD DVD / Blu-ray burning?
0While Sony's certainly had its fair share of blue laser supply issues, and the current generation of HD DVD / Blu-ray burners are sluggish at best, it looks like the first step towards marginally acceptable write speeds to next generation formats has been taken. According to Nikkei, Sanyo has developed a …
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LG's Super Multi Blue combo burner reviewed
0Even at this stage in the game, there aren't many drives out there sporting both logos, but LG's HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H10N 1.01 drive — better known as the Super Multi Blue to the layperson — has the Blu-ray and HD DVD logos sitting up front in perfect harmony. Announced at this year's CES, the d……
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Samsung’s Blue Earth is saving the world from behind glass
0The entirety of civilization seems fairly well and dedicated to one-upping each other in the “green” department, and Samsung is looking to up the ante once again by stating that “blue is the new green” and putting out the new Blue Earth solar phone to prove it. Sadly, the Blue Earth isn’t quite ready to …
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Mitsubishi unveils prototype in-dash Blu-ray player
0Difficult though it may be to believe, Panasonic showcased a conceptual in-dash BD deck of its own back in October of 2007. Obviously, nothing has really come of that, so Mitsubishi’s stepping in with a prototype of its own. It’s stated that the player has only a third of the volume compared to a tra…
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JVC finally brings its Blu-ray products to America
0Over here in the US, JVC fans have had to watch with lustful eyes at all the JVC Blu-ray products in the rest of the world, but no more. Today JVC has announced both a stand-alone Blu-ray player and a 3.1 home theater in a box. The XV-PB1 Blu-ray player will be available in March for $299 and as you’d ex…
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Samsung’s skinny Blu-ray player uncovered
0Stop staring at the plastic wrapped photos from our pre-CES tour and have a look at Samsung’s totally uncovered 1.5-inch thick Blu-ray player. The BDP4600 is sure to kick off an all new battle of “thin for thin’s sake” amongst CE manufacturers, but honestly, given the emphasis on design or complete l…
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Researchers achieve new efficiency record of blue OLEDs
0Ever since Sony’s XEL-1 hit the market, pundits have pointed to the (comparatively) short-lived blue OLED material as its biggest hamstring. Researchers have been toiling around the clock in order to bring the blue lifepsan in line with its green and red siblings, and now it seems like a team of Gators ar…
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