Roxio CinePlayer Receives Blu-ray 3D Certification

Roxio announced that CinePlayer, its media player for Windows, has received Blu-ray Profile 5 (3D) certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA). According to the statement, Blu-ray 3D support enhances CinePlayer’s feature set for the playback of 3D video entertainment and personal video content. CinePlayer with 3D support was introduced earlier this year and will …

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Toshiba Offers Blu-ray 3D Compatible Laptop

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD) announced the introduction of its first 3D-ready laptop for the U.S. market. According to the statement, the Satellite A665 3D Edition laptop features a 15.6-inch diagonal TruBrite widescreen LCD display with LED backlighting and a 120Hz refresh rate. NVIDIA 3D Vision software and hardware technologies drive the stereoscopic 3D experience, …

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Apple Ignores Blu-ray in Mac mini Refresh

Apple announced a redesigned Mac mini, featuring up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card slot, all in a compact aluminum enclosure. Indefensibly absent from the refresh, however, are build-to-order options for Blu-ray Disc drives (BD-ROM) and recorders (BD-R/RE).

Toshiba Japan Intros Blu-ray 3D Notebook

Toshiba Corporation announced a new notebook PC that will play Blu-ray 3D discs as well as other 3D content. According to the statement, Toshiba’s dynabook TX/98MBL features a 15.6-inch wide LCD display with LED backlighting and a 120Hz scan rate. It employs WinDVD BD for Toshiba to play Blu-ray 3D discs as well as NVIDIA …

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Corel to Demo WinDVD with Blu-ray 3D at Computex

Corel Corporation announced that Corel WinDVD has received Blu-ray 3D certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) According to the statement, Corel WinDVD Pro 2010 with 3D Blu-ray will be demonstrated at Computex along with Corel’s portfolio of digital media products at the Grand Hyatt Taipei (Suite 1143) from June 1 to 5, 2010.

NVIDIA Unveils 3D Quadro Digital Video Pipeline

NVIDIA announced its new NVIDIA Quadro Digital Video Pipeline, a turnkey system which simplifies and accelerates the production of live 3D broadcasts. According to the statement, the Quadro Digital Video Pipeline solves the complexity of acquiring, processing and delivering both traditional and 3D content by leveraging NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs).

Footage Search Releases NatureFootage3D

Footage Search announced the addition of an extensive state-of-the-art 3D stock footage collection available from the new stock footage portal, NatureFootage3D. The unveiling of this all-new stock footage web site, with feature film quality 3D content, comes in conjunction with a demonstration that will be on display at this year’s NAB 2010 in Las Vegas …

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Avatar Producer Jon Landau at 3D Gaming Summit

The Bob Dowling Group and Unicomm, LLC announced that Jon Landau, producer of Avatar, will be a keynote interview at the first ever 3D Gaming Summit, presented in association with Variety, to be held at the Los Angeles Hilton in Universal City on April 21-22, 2010.

Apple Ignores Blu-ray in MacBook Pro Updates

Apple announced updates to its MacBook Pro line (13-inch, 15-inch, 17-inch) with faster processors, powerful next-generation NVIDIA graphics and longer battery life. Objectionably absent from the refresh, however, are build-to-order options for Blu-ray Disc drives (BD-ROM) and recorders (BD-R/RE).