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Rumor has it that Sony is planning to drop the price of their DP-S300 Blu-ray player to around US$300 sometime later this year. Think about it, the Sony PS3 is priced at US$600, so it’s only natural, but can they afford it? We’ll see how it works out for Sony though, whose already losing US$200 for each Playstation 3 sold.
Via Gizmodo
MCE Technologies introduced the Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive for Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 computers. The drive is backwards compatible with virtually all DVD and CD recordable media, including DVD±R/RW + Dual/Double Layer, DVD-RAM, CD-R, and CD-RW. You can buy the MCE Technologies Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive for $699. Each purchase comes with a Toast 8 Titanium software.
Via MCE Tech
Joystiq provides us the video of Blu-ray disc test. The purpose of this test is to see how much abuse a standard Blu-ray disc can take before a Sony PlayStation 3 fails to recognize it. Hit the play button to start the video.
Via Joystiq
NEC offers their new high end notebook, the LaVie C LC950/HJ, which is Windows Vista compatible. Powered by a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T7200, this notebook provides a Blu-Ray player, an HDMI port, a Radeon X1600 graphic card, and a 15.4 inch display with a 1280×800 resolution. No word yet on pricing and availability.
Akihabaranews via Laptops
LG Electronics introduces the “Super Multi Blue” Player LG BH100 at the 2007 International CES. This advanced dual-format high-definition disc player will be the first player on the market with the capability to play both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. Using this drive, we are no longer forced to choose between the two formats. LG BH100 will be available in the States during the first quarter of 2007 with the expected price tag of $1,199.
Via Aving USA
Samsung is planning to debut their 2nd Generation Blu-ray player at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. The newer Blu-ray Disc player will cost about 20% less than the current BDP-1000 as well as being equipped with more features.
Via Gizmodo
According to the rumor, Sony is working on a new version of PlayStation 3. The new version is rumored to have 512MB XDR memory, anti-vibration mechanism for the Blu-ray disc drive, advanced power supply unit, two HDMI connectors to divide audio and video data, totally new design, and will be manufactured under the name of Sony instead of SCEI. However, it is expected to cost a hefty $2500.
QJ.NET via Video Games.
Dell International unveiled their Blu-ray notebook PC in Korea market. Dubbed as the XPS M1710, the laptop is priced at around $3,800 and features 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo processor T7600 (667MHz FSB/4MB L2 cache), 512MB dual channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory, 80GB 5400RPM SATA HDD, and 9-cell batteries. Hit the jump to see more detailed photos.
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