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Researchers convert DVD drive into blood analysis machine
- A group of researchers from the School of Biotechnology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have converted a standard DVD drive into a laser-based microscope that can perform blood analysis. The optical drive can be used to analyze…
Windows 8 won't support DVD, Blu-ray playback by default
- Microsoft has pounded another nail in the coffin for optical media with the revelation that it won't be including DVD playback support by default in Windows 8. With a post on the Building Windows 8 blog yesterday, the company explained…
Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.
- For the first time ever, more films will be watched online (legally) than purchased in the United States, according to IHS Screen Digest. The analytics firm estimates that Americans will watch 3.4 billion movies online in 2012, a figure that is considerably…
Walmart announces disc-to-digital service for DVD and Blu-ray discs
- Walmart has announced a new disc-to-digital service that will allow customers to access digital versions of DVDs and Blu-ray discs they own via a collaboration with streaming service VUDU. The movies will be available to stream anytime via Internet-connected devices…
Paramount first to sell UltraViolet movies but limits platform support
- As companies begin to embrace UltraViolet, a centralized meta-DRM strategy used for video content, Paramount appears to be the first to actually offer stand-alone UV movies for sale to consumers.
Redbox raising DVD rental fees by 20 percent
- Daily DVD rentals from Redbox will soon cost users 20 percent more per day. Starting Monday, the price for a single day DVD rental will be increased to $1.20, up from the even dollar that they have been at for…
Netflix calls off Qwikster plans, DVDs staying at Netflix.com
- Less than a month since making the official announcement, Netflix is calling off plans to divide its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into two separate entities, its co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings revealed today in an emailed statement.
M-Discs: Stone-like optical discs that are nearly indestructible
- LG and Millenniata, a new startup, plan to launch a new storage format with optical discs that far exceed the average life expectancy of your average optical disc, hard drive, flash storage -- or human for that matter. Whereas conventional…
Netflix splits its DVD and streaming plans
- Netflix has announced that it is once gain changing its pricing plans. The company is splitting its offerings into DVD and streaming.
DVDs, Blu-rays still more popular than streaming
- Consumers are still choosing DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (BDs) to watch movies over all other digital video options combined. Over the past three months, 77 percent of consumers reported watching a movie on a DVD or BD and they did…
Netflix announces $8 streaming-only plan, raises DVD prices
- Netflix has introduced a new $8 streaming-only subscription plan in the US. The plan, which allows members to instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes on their TVs and computers, is available now to both new and existing members. The…
Exchange any DVD for discounted Blu-ray movies, TV shows
- Last year, Warner launched an initiative dubbed DVD2Blu that allowed customers to trade select DVD titles for Blu-ray versions. The studio charged $7.95 to $9.95 per exchange, and while that was generally cheaper than retail, the program was limited to…
Updated DMCA legalizes jailbreaking, DVD ripping and more
- In a landmark decision, the US Library of Congress has added several critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), legalizing cell phone jailbreaking and more. The changes come at the behest of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and…
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