Mr. Skin Uses Blu-ray Discs To Uncover Unknown Celebrity Nudity

By brenden ⋅ November 27, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

You know how Blu-ray discs show films in high-def, usually at a resolution of 1080p, with greater clarity and detail than we’ve ever seen before in home theatre? Well, apparently, this increase in resolution has brought with it a revelation of unknown celebrity nudity - hidden naughty bits only now revealed to our pervy eyes thanks to new Blu-ray technology. Or so says popular celebrity-flesh cataloguer, Mr. Skin in an expose just published by The New Yorker. …Continued…

[VIDEO] HD Nation Covers Blu-Con 2.0 - Martin Scorsese, Best Buy, Restoration

By brenden ⋅ November 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re not watching HD Nation, we can’t be friends. No seriously. Don’t even try to talk to me. Especially about Blu-ray or TVs or … well, just don’t even talk to me. HD Nation is Patrick Norton and Robert Heron, both ex of Tech TV hosting a new show every Tuesday about our favourite topic - High-Def stuff! And this episode is a particular delight! Shot during Blu-Con 2.0 a couple of weeks ago, the guys managed to nail down interviews with some pretty influential folk as well as getting some footage of Martin Scorsese’s keynote Q&A … Continued…

Blu-Con 2.0 - Blu-ray Conference News Round-up

By brenden ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I really wish I could have attended Blu-Con 2.0 yesterday but I’m playing in a new band and we’ve got a big show tonight. Rushing back to Montreal from Los Angeles this morning would have left me a bit exhausted for our performance tonight so I decided to skip out on Blu-Con this year in the hope that the conference would receive ample coverage from other outlets … Continued…

Warner Home Video Loves Blu-ray

By brenden ⋅ October 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Warner Home Video and their PR partners-in-crime gather journalists together at fantastic events every quarter to present their upcoming wares. In this case, Warner’s Q4 offerings - a host of titles we’re expecting in the coming months like Rome: The Complete Series Box set, The Sopranos: Season One, Gone With the Wind, North By Northwest, The Hangover and the new offerings from the Harry Potter franchise, including the most recent film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as well as brand new Ultimate Collector’s Editions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. This time around, however, they had more to say than just product introductions. They were all about Blu-ray! …Continued…

Universal to release iPod Touch/iPhone apps that control Blu-ray players, PS3

By brenden ⋅ July 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve been waiting for this in some form or another. I knew it would happen some day. I just didn’t expect to be able to control my PS3 with my iPhone via a Fast and Furious movie related application.

So, it turns out that Universal Studios Home Entertainment has beaten all the iTunes App Store developers to the punch and come up with a way for us to control our Blu-ray players through an application downloaded onto an iPhone or iPod Touch. The bummer of it is that it’s such a specific and limited control that we’re offered through the device that it’s almost not worth the bother, at this point. But I see a lot of potential here. On July 28th the studio will release the film Fast and Furious on Blu-ray with a “Virtual Car Garage” bonus feature that uses BD Live technology. If your player is connected to a network, you’ll be able to manipulate this content on-screen by using a free app you can download onto your iPhone or iPod Touch through the iTunes store. …Continued…

Got HD-DVD? Warner will exchange them for Blu-ray!

By brenden ⋅ April 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Exchange your dead media!