Format wars are commonplace in the modern history of electronics. Even Thomas Edison had to deal with political and corporate wrangling for the format of his early wax audio cylinder records invented in 1877.  The dispute over which audio recording format would become the standard continued until 1...

CNet brings the news that Sony Music is experimenting with a new twist on the CD format called the Blu-Spec CD, so named because the masters are made by cutting the discs with a blue laser (like Blu-Ray discs), and not an infra-red one as is customary; the change in lasers apparently results in a mo...

There is no getting around it—we love us some porn. This sinful medium has played a vital role in pushing video technology forward over the years—and it may be poised to do it again. The......

Filed under: Blu-ray, Other formats HD DVD's strike from beyond the grave may be falling short before it even gets started, as Digitimes reports no Taiwan drive manufacturers have joined the China Blue HD team so far -- and according to the always talkative anonymous sources, there's little optimism...

Netflix's first streaming box is finally here and it's pretty damn brilliant of a setup. First of all, the box is 99 bucks, and designed by Roku. It's fanless and quiet; has HDMI and optical outputs;......

There is a story in Variety today that reports the facts, but misses the real subtext. The journalism of it isn't my issue. The story, as it did at ShoWest, ties Digital Projection to 3D... which is a bit of a scam. 3D is cool, yes. Avatar and animation are the cash cows that are being used to force...

Once a year, I have trouble falling asleep, I'm just so excited. I say my prayers to the developers of OpenOffice, slide under the covers and just lay there thinking about all the documents I'll get to open in the morning. There'll be text documents, and spreadsheets -- maybe even presentation slide...

As you have read, I am excited by Blu-ray and I don't think it is overhyped. I do think that Sony underestimates how HD delivery of movies on cable and satellite, in an era of larger, cheaper hard drives, will be a market-inhibiting competitor. That said, I just caught up with the NYT's reporting on...

Image by John Brillon Freakonomics, one of my favorite blogs (and a great book, too), has gathered up a group of "smart people" — as they say — to discuss what the technology industry and consumers can learn from the Blu-ray/HD DVD format war. What Are the Lessons of the Blu-Ra...

Readers of Gizmodo and Digg have been able to confirm Circuit City's not-so-secret-anymore HD DVD for Blu-Ray player trade-in offer a Circuit City employee told us about yesterday morning. One report......