DIVX (Digital Video Express). Before it became a pirate’s paradise it was supposed to be Circuit City’s new Enterprise! Warning: this article is just a history lesson on the name DIVX - it in no way is meant to reflect a business connection between the Circuit CIty enterprise and the modern compression method - except for the modern and ...

By next Christmas there will be at least two competing Blu-ray/HD DVD combo set top players. The only one currently on the market is the BH100 by LG. It’s a slim and speedy set top box but has a few rather wide shortcomings. By Christmas season Samsung will throw its hat into the combo player mix with the announced BD-UP5000. With two ...

Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers says his company is deploying a heavy push into the consumer electronics sector. Get ready for DVD players and set top boxes with a network flair only Cisco can deliver. The question now is - will Cisco Systems name or one of its acquisitions grace the face plate of its upcoming household gadgets? Consumers will ...

There has been some confusion over Windows Vista and how it relates to various audio formats. Vista does indeed have a reworked audio stack with a lot of cool new features like Room Correction, Bass Management and Loudness Equalization.   One of the negatives however is how Vista handles copy protected audio. It really shouldn’t ...

Korea's LG presents a trio of Asian babes in blue. Oh, yeah, and they also unveiled the fastest Blu-ray burner yet. It’s called LG GBW-H10N Super Multi Blue. It’s capable of Blu-ray write speeds of a blistering 18Mbps, which is 4X to you and me. The rest of the world is still only burning BD at a measly 2X - like I have ...