Sony Electronics launched their 50GB dual layer Blu-Ray disc in US this week. Each of the 50GB Blu-Ray is able store over four hours of High Definition quality video at a 24 Mbps transfer rate. The Sony 50GB dual layer Blu-Ray discs will be available for $48 each. The discs come with a special re-engineered AccuCORE technology that include a scratch guard, archival reliability to prevent data/image corruption and deterioration, stable writing that reduces fluctuation as the disc spins, and temperature durability to prevent warping during severe changes in temperature and humidity.

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Samsung Korea launched the Magic Station MV55 PC which is the first with Blu-Ray drive for the Korean market. Magic Station MV55 PC is powered by a 3.2GHz Intel Core Duo CPU Pentium D 940 processor and a 256MB Geforce GT graphic chipset. The Blu-Ray drive is also compatible with all types of DVD and CD media available. It will be available in Korea for 2,990,000 Korean Won or about $ 3115.

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German CT magazine has found a huge hole in the copyright protection of Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. By just pushing print screen on a computer, it allows you to copy each frame of a movie. They tested this with the Blu-ray Sony Vaio VGC-RC 204 and the HD DVD Toshiba Qosmio G30 notebook. Using AACS and HDCP, Blu-ray and HD DVD are supposed to be highly secure but it’s not anymore. Visit RegHardware for more info.

Panasonic has just announced their first Blu-ray disc player. The DMP-BD10 features a 296MHz, 14bit Video D/A Converter and backwards compatibility with DVD/CD discs. Price is $1,299.95 and is available in September. Via Panasonic.

This Sony STR-DG1000 is designed to optimize Blu-Ray discs and other HD content. This device features 1080p pass-through, eight channels of uncompressed audio, and dual HDMI active intelligence, which promises to automatically detect and receive the best possible video and audio signals from connected devices. The receiver supports XM Connect and Play satellite radio capabilities and a “Portable Audio Enhancer” feature. This feature allows you plug in MP3 players or other portable devices into this receiver. This product will be available soon for $800 each. Via Engadget.

The MDV-EXTREME 7530GX by Mouse Computer is essentially an all-around computer. For starters, it is runned by an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU and 2GB of DDR 2 memory. It also features a Blu-ray disc burner, 500GB hard drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce 7900GTX graphics card (512MB VRAM). The MDV-EXTREME is priced at $2,802. Via Akihabara News.

Be on the lookout for the upcoming release of Sony’s 17-inch AR Series Blu-ray Vaio laptop. Sony has placed a price tag of $3,600 for their AR series Blu-ray Vaio laptop. Full list after the jump. Via Notebook Review.

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Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that they will release the Sony PlayStation 3 in North America on November 17, 2006. It will feature the new advanced RSX graphics chip with two choices of hard drive capacities, 20GB and 60GB. Sony will use a new motion-sensing controller which will feature an integrated six-axis sensing system. Using a Blu-ray drive, Sony confirmed that they will launch a handful of game titles. The price tag will be $499 for the model with a 20GB hard drive and $599 for the model with a 60GB hard drive. For more information you can visit PS3 Informer. Via PeepCulture.

Just announced by IO-DATA, their Blu-ray burner will come in internal and external versions. This Blu-ray burner will burn the 25GB discs. The cost will be 735 EUR for the internal drive and the external one will be 810 EUR. Via Akihabara News.

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BenQ is at it again with a new Blu-ray writer dubbed the BW1000. This beauty comes with a mirror finish and can also read and write ancient optical disc formats like CD and DVD. It will be available in both internal and external form factors.

As far as burning speeds go, it may be a little on the slow side for some people, with the BD-R only burning at 2x; CDs, on the other hand, burn at a respectable 32x. While compatible with just about every optical disc format known to man, including the elusive DVD +/- support, there’s still no price set or a release date for the BW1000. Given how much it does, and the fact that it supports Blu-ray, one would be well-advised to prepare to spend more than a few dollars.

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