Acer have announced new 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch notebooks, the Aspire Gemstone Blue range, priced from just $479.99. The 15.6-inch AS5536 has a 16:9 display, AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.1GHz dual-core CPU, 3GB of RAM and ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics, together with a 320GB hard-drive, DVD burner and WiFi b/g/n.
New blu-ray players pop up everyday it seems, but we’ve yet to see one that’s dropped below the $100 mark. But now it seems we’re in luck with the latest Curtis Mathes offering, the CMMBX130.
Sony have announced a new VAIO laptop, the NW-series, packing a 15.5-inch WXGA XBRITE display, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 processor and an optional Blu-ray drive. The Sony VAIO NW is also being priced competitively: the standard model is $800, while adding Blu-ray to that is just $80 more.
We first heard about a Blu-ray player from Harman Kardon last month. However, it was set to be released in Europe only. But now, a slight name change is bringing the BDP-1 Blu-ray player to the U.S.
Pioneer has begun to ship three brand new Blu-ray players today. Initially debuted at CES, these Blu-ray players include the Elite BDP-23FD, which has a Precision Quartz Lock System and capacitors that are perfect for the audiophile.
The new ASUS models from Computex keep on coming, and latest to be spotted are a pair of new Eee Top touchscreen all-in-ones and a 3G-enabled version of the Eee PC 1005HA, the 1005HGo. The two desktops are the Eee Top ET2203T and the Eee Top ET2202T, and while they ostensibly look similar their specifications are surprisingly diverse.
Panasonic have announced pricing and availability for their portable Blu-ray player, the DMP-B15. Complete with an 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD, HDMI output and BD Live support, the DMP-B15 also features Panasonic’s VIERA CAST internet access via an ethernet port; that means, as on the company’s standalone Blu-ray decks, you can access Amazon Video-on-Demand, YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg and other online information.
Sharp showed off their latest HDTV offering today, which is a little bit different than the standard fare. This LCD HDTV features a Blu-ray burner built-in, adding a slew of new functions and expanding the company’s AQUOS range of products.
Sony’s huge Blu-ray mega changers could soon be hitting the market, offering what’s expected to be 200 and 400 disc capacity. Demonstrated back at CEDIA, the monster multi-disc systems are expected to be the Sony BDP-CX960 and BDP-CX7000ES (where ES stands for Elevated Standard).
If you’re looking for another Blu-ray player option then you might just be in luck with the LG BD390 Blu-ray player. Just released today, this player is actually the first to allow you to play full 1080p DivX videos from DVD or USB drives.
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