Sanyo has launched a space-saving Ultra Short Focus widescreen WXGA projector aimed at class rooms, lecture theatres and conference rooms.

Paul Naber, Microsoft's Dutch Exec and former Sony employee, has gone on a scathing attack of PlayStation Move and Sony in general.

The BDX2100 is the second Blu-ray player launched by Toshiba since the well-publicised demise of HD DVD. It's the successor to the BDX2000, a decent budget deck that we reviewed towards the end of last year and continues in the range. The BDX2100 is actually a stripped down version of its predecessor, reflected by a cheaper launch price that dips down to under £100 online - the sort of outlay that might make procrastinating buyers finally bite the Blu-ray bullet.

SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today Introduced the Calibre P960 Graphics Card with exclusive adjustable Dual Fly Cooling System, providing exquisite craftwork and raw DX10 performance for mainstream gamers .

LG Electronics has proven itself to be the most innovative manufacturer of Blu-ray players in the world. It was first to market with an HD DVD/Bluray Disc combo player (BH100), a player with Netflix streaming (BD300), and a player with 802.11n Wi-Fi (BD390).

"Ever since 2008 when Blu-ray and HD-DVD were battling for consumer mind share, Mac users have been speculating about Apple's next optical drive technology," Adam Jackson reports for TheAppleBlog.

The Blu-ray disc (BD) format has enjoyed steady growth after its rival HD DVD threw the towel in early 2008. Sales of both players and movies have been increasing pretty rapidly and the quality provided by BD is now considered as reference for high-definition video. But Steve Jobs, the chief exec of Apple, believes that Blu-ray will eventually become another Super Audio CD or DVD Audio.

With the rise of home theater, spurred by laserdisc, DVD players and multichannel A/V receivers, came the rise of surround sound for the home environment. For years a conventional 5.1 system did the job nicely-incorporating front left, center and right channels, two surround channels (placed behind or to the sides of the listener, depending on the seating arrangement) and the ".1" subwoofer.

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VHS won the battle, but ever-evolving technology has brought an ever-growing list of cultural revolutions: The rise of the movie rental business. The fall of the movie rental store to online ordering and Internet streaming. "Time shifting" TV viewing that lets you record one show and watch another - and now lets you pause live TV and zap through commercials. And let's not forget, a whole new way to make fun of your parents, who weren't smart enough to program a VCR.

Toshiba may not have an enormous share of the North American notebook market, but it has often distinguished itself with fine engineering and design. The company may be raising eyebrows again with its new Portégé R700 ultraportable notebook, which the company is claiming is the world's lightest notebook with a 13.3-inch display and an integrated DVD drive.

Doremisoft, a professional multimedia software developer, has announced Doremisoft DVD to MKV Converter for mac 1.0, the powerful DVD converter and editor for Mac OS X. Doremisoft DVD to MKV Converter for Mac is designed for converting DVD videos to MKV (Matroska Video), MKV HD and other popular video formats, like DVD to AVI(Divx/XviD), MOV, WMV, H.264/MPEG-4/AVC, SWF, MP4, FLV, 3GP, M4V, MPEG-2, 3G2, MPEG-1 and rip DVD audio into MP3, WAV, AAC, MP2, FLAC, AIFF, MKA, M4A, etc for fancy watching DVD movies on multimedia devives, such as Mplayer OS X, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, mobile phone and others. With Doremisoft DVD to MKV Converter on Mac, you can play DVD video or HD DVD video on QuickTime, iMovie, Final Cut Express(FCE)/Final Cut Pro(FCP), Adobe Premiere Pro, iDVD, iTunes or upload converted video on YouTube, Hulu, My Space, etc. In fact, the possibilites are endless using this magical DVD video converter. What's more, Mac DVD to MKV Converter is not only DVD Converter/Ripper, but also good video editor just like a nice iMovie alternaive that has powerful editing functions with fast-easy-to-use interface. DVD to MKV Converter enables you clip unwanted parts, merge multi video files into One, crop image size, add special effect (old film, emboss, gray,etc) on the movies, set exact video and audio parameters to meet various needs, take snapshots and save image as JPG or BMP. Feature highlights include: * Convert DVD/ HD DVD/Blu-ray video to all regular formats other than MKV/MKV HD. * Rip DVD files to iPad, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Gphone, Palm, iRiver,Blackberry , Zune, Mobile Phone etc. * Rip dvd to iMovie, Final Cut Express(FCE), Final Cut Pro(FCP), iDVD, QuickTime and iTunes for further editing, saving, playbacking and managing DVD videos. * Trim DVD video clips by setting Start Time and End Time or by dragging the timebar, get your favorite clips or episodes from your video. * Combime two or more video files into One by simple click.

8linx provides a very detailed web site with step-by-step instructions on how to build your own cnc hot wire foam cutter. The design is a low cost fastest to put together robust steel model that can cut EPS, XPS and EPP foam blocks

The arrival of Apple's iPad at the end of last month sent shock waves through Japan's publishing industry. In the ensuing 2 1/2 weeks, dozens of publishers have announced plans to digitize magazine and other content, while others have set up think tanks to ponder their changed marketplace. Even the National Diet Library succumbed to iPad-mania: Its director announced last week that he wanted to start collecting digital books from 2011.

Samsung has just announced its new 512GB solid state drive that boasts read and write speeds so fast that two "standard length" DVD movies can be stored to this SSD within 60 seconds.

Lenovo announced its first 3D laptop on Thursday. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d features the TriDef 3D technology solution which includes a 3D screen, 3D glasses and of course software. "Fun is a notebook that brings multimedia to life-and the IdeaPad Y560d does this in a dramatic fashion with a truly unique 3D viewing experience," said Dion Weisler, vice president, business operations, Lenovo.

Hilliard police reported a burglary at 8:30 p.m. June 10 at a residence in the 4600 block of Jeannette Road. A 42-inch plasma television and digital videodisk player were stolen.

LG BH10LS30 Super Multi Blue Blu-ray Disc Rewriter and HD DVD DriveWhether you want to store your media files on Blu-ray discs, or simply sit back and enjoy your favourite Blu-ray films, the Super Multi Blue has it covered.

The case of the missing Xbox 360 Blu-ray playerWhen Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox 360 at E3 on Monday, not many people were expecting the company to include a Blu-ray player, and we didn't get it. However, when you look at the specs and $299 pricing for both consoles, the most obvious omission--and the thing that seems to separate the two systems--is that Blu-ray player.

Apple has updated the little desktop Mac Mini, and if you were thinking about buying a new MacBook or iMac, you might think a little about grabbing this instead.