Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Blu-ray Disc, LG Electronics, Movies, Netflix, Sony, Television, Toshiba, Wall Street Journal
TECHNOLOGY
LG Electronics will introduce a device in September that not only plays Blu-ray movies in high-definition but can also be used to stream movies from Netflix via the Internet. The LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player represents Netflix’s latest attempt to transition from a video-by-mail distribution system to an online model. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/31)
About 143 million digital set-top boxes were shipped globally last year, an increase of 18% over 2006, and worldwide revenue reached $14 billion, according to market-research company In-Stat. Of those 143 million, nearly 30% were digital-cable set-top boxes. Cartt News Service (subscription only) (7/30)
Looking to get into one of the hottest segments of the computer market, Sony, Toshiba and Fujitsu have announced plans to develop ultra-low-cost laptops. The trend was started by Asustek, whose EeePC sells for as little as $300 and has already spurred HP, Dell and Acer to launch their own cheap notebook PCs. Financial Times (7/30)
Dell is once again ramping up its effort to take a bigger slice of the CE pie, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports the company is in the process of testing a digital music player. The device, if it makes it to market, is expected to have downloadable-content and content-organization features. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/30)
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