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Hollywood studios have filed a lawsuit against Load N Go Video, which sells a software package which simplifies the ripping of DVDs to portable players like the Video iPod.
The studios maintain that the company encourages unlawful circumvention of DVDs Content Scramble System. However the move has enraged the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which fights for users […]

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Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, NEC and LG have formed the WirelessHD (WiHD) special interest group, to commercialise the 60GHz spectrum for connecting consumer electronics in the home.  The move puts them on a collision course with the PC and telecoms industry who are backing rival UltraWideBand technology as the wireless network of choice for the […]

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Flatscreen TVs, digital cameras and PCs predictably top the list of Christmas present desirables, according to a new survey from US retailer Circuit City. The store, which surveyed 2,200 adults, discovered that 51 percent of those interviewed said that home electronics where their preferred holiday gift, far more than the 29 percent who coveted a […]

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Sony is introducing a revolutionary HD recorder for medical applications.  Designed to document medical procedures in  resolution, the 15,000 dollar PDW-70MD XDCAM HD recorder doesn’t use Blu-ray. Instead the recorder stores two hours of high-resolution video on a 23GB PFD-23 XDCAM disc.
The rugged 1440×1080i resolution industrial format is sealed to help prevent scratches and can […]

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Samsung has joined the DVD6C Licensing Group. The organization is responsible for the essential DVD patents and ensures that products that comply with DVD-format specifications defined by the DVD Forum.

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