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• Blu-ray Disc Patents Updated to Include Hybrid Disc and DVB-GEM

  “MPEG LA, LLC expanded its call for patents essential to the implementation of the Blu-ray Disc standard to include the Hybrid Blu-ray Disc format and portions of the DVB-GEM specifications.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-28
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  Monday, July 31, 2006

• Thomson Announces Availability of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc Manufacturing and Distribution Capabilities

  “Thomson today announced that the next-generation DVD manufacturing and distribution capabilities of its Technicolor Home Entertainment Services business are in place and operational.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-27
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• Hitachi-LG Data Storage Develops the Industry's First 4x Blu-ray Disc Drive

  “Hitachi-LG Data Storage has developed the half-height Blu-ray disc drive GBW-H10N for built-in use in PCs that achieves 4x high-speed recording for the first time in the industry. Production is slated to begin in late July 2006.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-25
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• Europe demands Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD licensing details

  “Competition query? While the consumer electronics and content industries worry that the battle between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD will set company against company to the disadvantage of all, Europe's antitrust officials appear to fear that having two rival high-definition video disc formats isn't competition enough.?” source: 'The Register' 2006-07-28
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• LG Scraps Plans for Hybrid Blu-ray/HD DVD player

  “LG Electronics, the one-time DVD peace-maker, has scuttled plans for a combination Blu-ray/HD-DVD player that was planned for launch this fall. According to Bob Perry, VP of sales and channel marketing who outlined product plans at the company's 2006 Summer Line Show this week in New York, LG remains part of the Blu-ray camp and will make a product announcement later in the year. source: 'DittoIt'
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• First Meeting of Blu-ray Disc Patent Holders Held

  “Patent player MPEG LA announced that the first meeting of essential Blu-ray disc patent owners, consisting of 17 companies, was held in Los Angeles earlier this month.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-21
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  Sunday, July 23, 2006

• Sony unveils aftermarket Blu-ray Disc burner

  “Sony will begin selling an after-market�Blu-ray Disc drive next month that can be added to existing desktop computers The BWU-100A drive supports burning to single and dual-layer BD-R (single use) or BD-RE (rewriteable) discs. A single-layer disc can store up to 25GB of data or about 2 hours of high-definition video and the dual-layer disc can accommodate double these amounts.

  Sony will ship the drive with CyberLink's CyberLink BD Solution burning software. The drive can write at 2X Blu-ray Disc speed, so burning a full 25GB disc takes about 50 minutes, Sony said.

  Additionally the drive can burn single layer 4.7GB DVD+/-R/+/-RW/RAM discs, 8.5GB DVD+R Double/Dual Layer Discs, and CDs.

  The drive has an ATAPI interface and fits into the standard half-height drive bay that exists in most desktop PCs. Sony recommends minimum computing power of a Pentium III 800MHz or faster processor for data burning. For real-time video authoring and editing, a Pentium IV 1.6GHz or faster is recommended.
  

  Sony cautions that additional software and hardware is required for playback of commercial movies on Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) but the company didn't specify exactly what is required.

  The drive will cost $750 in North America. Sony has not announced pricing or availability for other markets.” source: 'Infoworld' 2006-07-19
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  Wednesday, July 19, 2006

• Sony Unveils First Blu-Ray Disc Drive

  “Sony Electronics officially unveiled its first internal Blu-ray Disc rewritable drive, the BWU-100A, for the computer aftermarket.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-19
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• Nero Vision Application Receives Blu-ray 'Direct to Disc' Certification

  “BD-RE/BD-AV Direct to Disc certification guarantees video recording of self-encoded stream formats (SESF) to Blu-ray discs with full resolution.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-18
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• Disney to Develop Original Blu-ray Titles

  “Raising the bar in the Blu-ray Disc vs. HD DVD battle, Walt Disney Co. is creating a series of short films to be shot in high-definition to accompany select films the company will release in the Blu-ray format.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-17
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• Sony, Samsung show off Blu-ray PC kit

  “Burning passion. Sony will ship its anticipated internal Blu-ray Disc burner in the US in August, the electronics giant's North American division said yesterday. Separately, one the company's Blu-ray backing chums, Samsung, unveiled its first PC with an integrated BD-ROM drive.?” source: 'The Register' 2006-07-19
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• Firm forecasts cash not clash for Blu-ray, HD DVD

  “Oh, what a lovely war! War may be hell, but it sure can be profitable too. Consider the nearing fight between next-generation optical disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Only a few opening salvos and empty throws have been made so far, but the battle's expected to intensify this coming Christmas. But that won't stop it expanding into a $28bn market come 2010.?” source: 'The Register' 2006-07-13
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  Friday, July 14, 2006

• Imation Gets Down to Business with Its Blu-ray Discs

  “Imation today announced the availability of its Blu-ray media to major IT and data storage channel partners at its "Blue Technology" conference.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-13
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• Blu-ray and HD DVD Markets to Exceed $28 Billion by 2010

  “Paced by anticipated sales of blue laser players, game consoles, PC drives, and related media, the blue laser disc technology market is expected to exceed $28 billion insales in 2010, according to Santa Clara Consulting Group (SCCG).” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-13
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• Eclipse Offers Blu-ray Recordable Formats

  “Eclipse has expanded the capability of their all-in-one ESP7000 formatter with the addition of a BD-R/RE module.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-13
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• Warner Home Video Announces First Wave of Blu-ray Launch Titles

  “Warner Home Video (WHV) today announced that it will launch its first wave of titles on Blu-ray Disc.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-13
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• Sony is Starting Full Services for Blu-ray Disc Production

  “Sony is introduced an integrated suite of services to support BD production from HD video shooting, editing and authoring necessary for transferring HD content to disc, to disc mass production and packaging.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-12
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• Multiple Screenshots Break First

  “Multiple screenshots of Blu-Ray and HD DVD movie titles during play-back could be used to create copies of the original titles.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-11
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• Ricoh's Optical Device Read Both HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs

  “Ricoh has reportedly developed an optical component that reads and writes all disk formats�Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, as well as DVD and CD�with one pickup and one objective lens.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-11
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• First 4x Blu-ray Burner Hit the Shelves in Taiwan

  “The Taiwan subsidiary of LG Electronics announced on the launch of the its 4x GBW-H10N Blu-ray Disc burner in the Taiwan market. The device will be in stores later this week at a recommended retail price of NT$29,900 (US$923).” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-07-05
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• Pioneer BDR-101A Blu-Ray Preview

  “CDRInfo presents a preview of the first Blu-Ray drive to hit the market from Pioneer, the Pioneer BDR-101A. The drive supports 2X writing and reading speeds for BD-R and BD-RE media. Get a first taste here.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-06-29
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  Wednesday, July 05, 2006

• Ulead Earns Blu-ray Badge for BD Recorder Software

  “Ulead's Blu-ray Disc recording applications for rewritable and recordable discs have been certified by the Sony Blu-ray Test Center.” source: 'CDRinfo' 2006-06-29
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• BenQ Releases Trio Writer BW1000 Blu-Ray Writer

  “BenQ today officially announced the next generation optical writer, the BenQ BW1000 trio writer. The BenQ BW1000 incorporates three types of lasers to support multiple media formats - CD, DVD and Blu-Ray. ” source: 'CDR-Info' 2006-07-04
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  Tuesday, July 04, 2006

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