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Entertainment
LG Joins Vudu, Brings 1080p Movie Streaming To Connected TVs
11:00PM John Herrman | Adding to an already impressive list of services available on their web-connected HDTVs, LG has yanked Vudu into the fold. What this means: instant 1080p movie streaming. Also, that standalone set-top streaming boxes might finally die, as they should. More »
Entertainment
Vudu Claims Largest HD Movie Library in the World, Bigger Than Blu-ray
7:00PM John Herrman | In a bid to set themselves apart from their increasingly inevitable competition, Vudu made a bold claim: , with 1100 HD movies, including about 150 in the fantastic HDX codec, they’ve got the largest HD movie library in the world, physical formats included. This sounds suspect until you consider that Netflix, Xbox Marketplace and Apple TV all offer under a thousand HD films, and that Blu-ray.com, which lists all available titles, only contains ~1030 discs, including some television shows. More »
Entertainment
This Week in VUDU: Hellloo 63 HDX Movies
12:15AM Mark Wilson | VUDU has over 120 new HD flicks available for rent this week, but the big news is that half of those films are in their new HDX format—downloadable HD that looks a lot better than the current downloadable, highly compressed “HD” we’re accustomed to. Read on for the full new HD and HDX lists. More »
Computers
First Look at HP HDX 16 Almost Breaks It
9:35AM Jack Loftus | CrunchGear got their meaty hands on the new HP HDX16 Blu-ray notebook we previewed back in September, and it’s pretty shiny. And I say “meaty” because they damn near broke some of those flashy, flush buttons during the initial feeling up. Keep those paws away from the 16:9 high def widescreen and I think we’ll be OK, fellas. [CrunchGear] More »
Entertainment
Vudu HDX 1080p Movie Downloads Reviewed: ‘Insanely Sharp’
2:00AM Matt Buchanan | Vudu’s new HDX 1080p movies—promised to be “Blu-ray quality”—go live today. David Pogue has the first look, and while HDX movies are not literally Blu-ray quality (which would be an impossible with our crappy broadband), they are indeed “insanely sharp” and compared to other movie downloads, it’s like “seeing a movie on VHS videotape and DVD side by side.” More »
Computers
3:52PM Nick Broughall | One of the products unveiled at last week’s HP event in Hong Kong was this mean looking desktop machine. It’s part of the new HDX lineup that we showed you last week, although this particular machine will only be released in China.
The HDX900 features mechanised drive doors at the front of the full tower ATX chassis. Inside, there’s the latest Intel Core 2 Quad processor, NVIDIA GeForce 9600GS or 9800GT 3D graphics card and Vista Home Premium. There’s also a 15-in-1 card reader, a convenient carry handle and behind the bay doors lies a HP Pocket Drive Bay and space for up to 4 5.25-inch disc drives for Blu-ray or DVD.
There’s plenty of freedom to upgrade as well, with toolless component switching and an easy open side panel to get at the insides.
No word on whether we’ll ever see this in Australia, but if we do, it probably won’t be considered cheap…
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HP Bringing Their HDX Line To Desktops… In China
3:52PM Nick Broughall | One of the products unveiled at last week’s HP event in Hong Kong was this mean looking desktop machine. It’s part of the new HDX lineup that we showed you last week, although this particular machine will only be released in China.
The HDX900 features mechanised drive doors at the front of the full tower ATX chassis. Inside, there’s the latest Intel Core 2 Quad processor, NVIDIA GeForce 9600GS or 9800GT 3D graphics card and Vista Home Premium. There’s also a 15-in-1 card reader, a convenient carry handle and behind the bay doors lies a HP Pocket Drive Bay and space for up to 4 5.25-inch disc drives for Blu-ray or DVD.
There’s plenty of freedom to upgrade as well, with toolless component switching and an easy open side panel to get at the insides.
No word on whether we’ll ever see this in Australia, but if we do, it probably won’t be considered cheap…
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Computers
5:09PM Nick Broughall | HP are one of the biggest (if the not the biggest) seller of notebooks in Australia (and the Asia-Pacific region), yet they don’t have that whole “high-end” PC entry into the premium market. well, they didn’t, anyway. This week they announced their new HDX brand – a high performance label that brings a high-definition experience (HDX, get it?) to their users around the world.
HP admit that they’ve learned a lot from their acquisition of the Voodoo brand in the US, and the HDX is their attempt to bring those lessons to the market. That doesn’t mean we’ll never see Voodoo in Australia, but it’s unlikely in the near future.
Available in a 16-inch and an 18.4-inch model, the HDX range features the new Fluid imprint across the outside front cover and palm rest. Inside the HDX16, you get Vista Home Premium SP1, a 1366 x 768 BrightView Infinity Display (upgradeable to 1080p version), up to 8GB RAM, Blu-ray disc drive, Express Card Slot, integrated HD tuner, Altec Lansing speakers, webcam with microphone, 6-cell Li-ion battery and a fingerprint reader. It weighs in at 3.205kg with battery, and measures 37.85 x 33.5 x 4.32 cm.
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HP Launches HDX Range – Voodoo Quality For The Rest Of The World
5:09PM Nick Broughall | HP are one of the biggest (if the not the biggest) seller of notebooks in Australia (and the Asia-Pacific region), yet they don’t have that whole “high-end” PC entry into the premium market. well, they didn’t, anyway. This week they announced their new HDX brand – a high performance label that brings a high-definition experience (HDX, get it?) to their users around the world.
HP admit that they’ve learned a lot from their acquisition of the Voodoo brand in the US, and the HDX is their attempt to bring those lessons to the market. That doesn’t mean we’ll never see Voodoo in Australia, but it’s unlikely in the near future.
Available in a 16-inch and an 18.4-inch model, the HDX range features the new Fluid imprint across the outside front cover and palm rest. Inside the HDX16, you get Vista Home Premium SP1, a 1366 x 768 BrightView Infinity Display (upgradeable to 1080p version), up to 8GB RAM, Blu-ray disc drive, Express Card Slot, integrated HD tuner, Altec Lansing speakers, webcam with microphone, 6-cell Li-ion battery and a fingerprint reader. It weighs in at 3.205kg with battery, and measures 37.85 x 33.5 x 4.32 cm.
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Computers
New HP Notebooks Boast Hi-Def 16:9 Screens
2:01PM Gizmodo US Edition | HP has dropped two notebooks catering to portable home theatre addicts. Both computers run Windows Vista SP1 and come with Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processors, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M graphics chips, 4GB DDR2 RAM, Wifi, Bluetooth, and a DVD±R/RW drive. The HDX16 has a 16 inch 1366×768 pixel Brightview display and comes with a 320GB hard drive while the HDX18 boasts an 18.4 inch 1920×1080p LCD screen and gives you an extra 180GB storage. More »
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