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This June, a bill goes before the South Korean National Assembly which will limit the amount of time any player under 18 can spend gaming online to just three hours. Companies which fail to enforce the law will be subject to heavy fines. According to a government survey of 3,000 Korean internet users in 2005, [...]

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Warner Home Video is bringing Ridley Scott’s classic science fiction movie Blade Runner back to home video. Following a deal to secure long-term worldwide rights, the company plans to celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary with a variety of special editions, culminating in both HD DVD and Blu-ray releases of Blade Runner: The final cut, said [...]

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Even as Sky HD dribbles its first set top boxes into the UK, the Science and Technical Research Laboratories of Japanese state broadcaster NHK have been trumpeting UHDTV (ultra-high definition TV), a proposed new television standard which claims 16 times the detail of current HD technology. A number of reports have surfaced about Super HiVision [...]

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Despite having a well-established terrestrial HD TV service, the average Australian remains confused about HDTV. A Newspoll survey commissioned by Samsung Australia, reveals that less than half of those questioned knew that free-to-air HD was even available, while more than half thought conventional DVDs came in high definition. Australian broadcasters actually began their HD services [...]

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Keep up to date with AV zombie’s five most requested tech stories: Nintendo sets UK date and price for DS Lite New TV tech threatens LCD and plasma Toshiba pledges massive investment to make SED TVs top Free sat HDTV boxes rush to fill Sky HD void Next generation extras finally debut on HD DVD [...]

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News that the original Star Wars trilogy DVD release, due this September, will be sourced from the 1990′s laser disc masters has prompted an indignant reaction from fans across the world. Lacking even the dignity of an anamorphic transfer, or the most cursory of digital restorations, the three retro-releases are increasingly looking like an afterthought [...]

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Toshiba has announced a 2GB version of its miniSD memory card, to be launched worldwide mid June.The mini SD card format is designed for mobile devices, but can be used in standard SD card slots via an adaptor. The growing need to maintain music and photographs in a portable enviroment is driving the demand. The [...]

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The first quarter financials for PVR pioneer TiVo feature all the drama of a top-rated time-shifted TV court show. While revenue rose 38 percent to 55.1 million Dollars, profit was dragged down by over 10 million, largely thanks to increased competition from similar hard drive products, and its ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against EchoStar Communications [...]

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