Tag Archives: Blu-ray
First Cut was the Deepest… HD-DVD not recovering from the blow
It is all over the net and the blogs, after the deep thrust of the knife just before CES, that HD-DVD is all but dead. It is actually quite remarkable that the ‘battle’ has been so short, but then again some animals can survive for quite a long time without their head and still seem [...]
Death of the Optical Drive – Apple Macbook Air
Ten years ago, Apple released the iMAC without the floppy drive. It was controversial but now there is not a new computer that actually comes with a built in floppy. Apple has just driven the envelope forward by leaving the Optical drive out of the package for the Apple Macbook Air. When will standard laptops [...]
Happy New Year 2008
A belated happy new year, although it is not that happy for some. HD-DVD has had the unhappy pullout of a major supporter of their format, and the luke warm denials of a second. This has been generally reported as a bad thing across the world, and suggested by some to be the first signs [...]