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Mobile Handset Global Roundup: China and India capture 30%, USA and UK experience polarisation

Emerging markets now account for over two thirds of all mobile phone handset shipments with China and India leading the charge, according to a new global tracking service from Futuresource Consulting.
“The global handset market will decline by around 3% in 2009, with consumers and businesses alike keeping hold of their handsets for longer,” says David [...]

FCP World Announces 60 New Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio

FCP World today announces Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio 2009, its first product for video makers. This is new collection adds 60 additional Blu-ray templates to the Final Cut Studio package, greatly enhancing options for Blu-ray disc production. The templates are fully animated, high-quality looping backgrounds, and work with FCP 7 and Motion 4 [...]

Panasonic Corporation presented its latest digital audio visual products and technologies at the IFA 2009 in Berlin

Core Facts
· This year, visitors were given the opportunity to enjoy a new viewing experience that actually feels more real than it ever has before thanks to Panasonic’s Full HD 3D technology
· Panasonic presented Blu-ray Disc Recorders for the German market
· [...]

VUDU Now Available On Blu-ray Players

VUDU Extends Footprint of Industry-Leading HD Movie Service To LG Electronics’ Network Blu-ray Disc Player
VUDU, Inc.’s industry-leading on-demand high definition (HD) movie service is now available on the BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc player from LG Electronics, giving consumers a whole new way to access the largest on-demand HD library of Hollywood movies in their living [...]

Blu-ray Disc Association Provides Updates on 3D Technology

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced its plans for incorporating 3D into the widely successful Blu-ray Disc format. The rapid and enthusiastic consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc, coupled with the format’s technical capabilities and capacity make it the ideal format for bringing a vibrant 3D experience to consumers.
“The BDA intends to take full [...]

Toshiba Expands Product Ranges at IFA Berlin 2009

IFA, Berlin, Germany, 3rd September 2009 – Toshiba today made a number of product announcements at the IFA Consumer Electronics Trade Show in Berlin, including details of the company’s first standalone Blu-ray player and Blu-ray laptop.
Information on each of the products, including specifications, images and video content can be accessed at the following links:
BDX2000 Blu-ray [...]

New releases on Blu-ray: Futuresource reveals 40% price drop in last six months

In 2009, Blu-ray title prices have declined rapidly and the pricing gap is narrowing, according to Futuresource Consulting’s price tracking service. The service shows that in February the average Blu-ray price for new release movies in the UK was £27.29. By the beginning of August this had dropped to £16.74 – a sizeable decline of [...]

Toshiba Applies to Join Blu-ray Disc Association

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) announced today that the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans to introduce products that support the Blu-ray format.
As a market leader in digital technologies, Toshiba provides a wide range of advanced digital products, such as DVD recorders and players, HDTVs and notebook PCs that [...]

OWC LOWERS PRICE ON “QUAD INTERFACE” BLU-RAY DRIVES FOR MACS & PCs

INTRODUCES TOAST PRO BUNDLES FOR MACS
OWC Mercury Pro Features FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, & eSATA Interfaces
Burns Blu-ray Discs to 8X, DVDs to 16X, CDs to 40X Speeds — Priced from $299.99
Special Mac Bundles Include $149 Value Toast Titanium Pro for Drag & Drop Video Burning to Blu-ray
July 23, 2009, Woodstock, IL — Other [...]

Blu-ray unable to halt DVD sales slump

Despite four-fold increase in BD spend to $482m, and strong video sales in China, India and Russia, Screen Digest predicts only modest growth in 2010
London 15th June 2009: The global video business lost more than $2.6bn in 2008 due to a combination of a fall in both DVD purchase and rentals by consumers. The [...]

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