Archive for April 10th, 2008

Blockbuster Ramps Up Blu-ray Offering
here’s how!, Canada - 54 minutes ago
Now that the format war is officially over, movie rental and purchase shop Blockbuster Canada says that it will expand Blu-ray disc offerings.


eFluxMedia
iPhone Becomes Blu-ray Controller with 3rd Party Software
eFluxMedia - 57 minutes ago
By Alice Turner A company called Netblender has announced that it is developing a SDK to allow the iPhone and iPod Touch to interact with a range of Blu-ray


DailyTech
iPhone Becomes Blu-ray Controller with 3rd Party Software
eFluxMedia - 2 hours ago
By Alice Turner A company called Netblender has announced that it is developing a SDK to allow the iPhone and iPod Touch to interact with a range of Blu-ray
NetBlender releases iPhone SDK for Blu-ray integration Ars Technica
NetBlender Introduces Technology that Connects iPhones to Blu-ray PR Web (press release)
iPhone to Control PS3 Blu-Ray Player PS3Center.net
Apple Insider - T3
all 27 news articles


Guelph Mercury
Blu-ray format breaks into Boone
ASU The Appalachian Online, NC - 1 hour ago
by LINDSAY CRAVEN electronics, leaving the market to be dominated by Sony’s Blu-ray format, according to CNET.com. With the battle between Blu-ray and
Paul Dano (left) and Daniel Day-Lewis star in "There Will Be Blood HeraldNet
all 12 news articles


G4 TV
PS3 Firmware Boosts Blu-ray Audio
Next Generation, CA - 1 hour ago
By Kris Graft Next week, Sony will be releasing a firmware update for PlayStation 3, which will enhance the audio in Blu-ray playback and give users access
Blu-ray backed PS3 80GB No. 1 upon restock Punch Jump
Sony: MS May Have Punched Themselves Out of the Fight TeamXbox
New PSN Getting "Everything" Sony's Got? G4 TV
all 4 news articles

DALLAS , April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Beginning this week, in addition to the standard DVDs lining its shelves, Blockbuster Inc. will be offering customers something extra — Blu-ray movies, for rent and sale in all of its corporate stores in the U.S., as well as in Canada , and select domestic franchise locations.

Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2008) — Blockbuster announced today that it will expand its Blu-ray availability to all corporate stores in the United States and Canada, starting this week.

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Blockbuster Inc. Thursday said it would offer Blu-Ray format movies in all of its locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday it will expand its Blu-ray film offerings to include all U.S. and Canadian corporate stores starting this week.

Bandai Visual of Japan has announced (PDF format) that it will release the ongoing Macross Frontier robot anime television series on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc starting on July 22. It also confirmed that the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 sequel series will also be released on both formats starting on August 22.