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legal

Senior Citizen Claims Blu-ray Patent Infringement

With HD DVD done and dusted, you'd think Sony would have time to chill out, max and relax. Nope! The U.S. government is investigating Sony and other companies that developed Blu-ray (Samsung, Sharp, Hitachi, Nokia, Panasonic, among others) for patent infringement. The investigation kicked off due to a compliant by senior citizen Gertrude Neumark Rothschild who claimed that Blu-ray infringed on one of her patents and will focus on "certain short-wavelength light emitting diodes, laser diodes, and products containing same." Rothschild isn't just some old lady, she's some old lady who's a Professor Emeritus at Columbia University and has done pivotal research into blue and violet LEDs. This could get interesting. Then again, it could get really, really boring. Who knows!
Gov't Investigating [GameSpot via Shack News Thanks, John!] [Pic]

3:00 AM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
3,048 views, 90 comments

Latest by krunkjuice: I hate patent trolls. Especially the old irritating ones. more »

hd dvd

Toshiba To Lose $666 Million (Cue Scary Music)

Man, losing is hard. Not only that, it's expensive. Back in February, Toshiba pulled the plug on its HD DVD, thereby ending the format war. That, along with the falling price of flash memory chips, means that profits are expected to drop 125 billion yen, compared to the 137.4 billion yen profit it recorded last year. The decision to stop making HD DVD players alone will cost Toshiba 65 billion yen. That's US $666 million dollars. 666? That's certainly an omen!
HD DVD Defeat [BBC]

5:00 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
3,184 views, 55 comments

Latest by DrunkRaba: @reptile168: lol fanboy, Sales were 2:1 in favor of blu, why support the obviously and consistently failing (more) format? Toshiba will be fine, give them a year and they will be back to rolling in the dough. more »

xbox 360

The Japanese HD DVD Shrine

With retailers slashing Xbox 360 HD DVD Player prices, now is a good time to pick one up! (Thinking of doing that myself.) But what about those who paid full price? They must be kinda bummed out. Or worse yet, those who paid full price for a lot of HD DVD stuff. Those like this poor bastard.
Why Me [Danny Choo]

4:00 AM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
4,339 views, 60 comments

Latest by Blah8: How long until we start seeing videos of people RPG'ing* a pile of HD-DVD stuff? Who cares about collectors? We want explosions! *RPG=Rocket Propelled Grenade, not Role Playing Game more »

japan

What Does HD DVD Death Mean For Xbox 360 Player?

Think that Toshiba's killing off HD DVD means curtains for Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player? Probably! For those who cannot put one and one together, Xbox Japan is here for you. To be vague. And evasive. Regarding Toshiba's decision to kill off its HD format, the console's PR mouthpiece says this about the future of its Xbox 360 HD DVD player:


It's something we will examine from now, and there's nothing to announce at the moment.

To hold you over, let's take a look back at happier, more carefree times. You know, when HD DVD was among the living and Peter Moore wore green shirts.

Xbox Japan on HD DVD [Game Watch Impress] [Images: Getty]

6:00 AM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
5,462 views, 129 comments

Latest by OhioSavage: @Starcraft2008: I actually just bought my stand alone player on New Years Eve a month and a half ago. I didn't buy a PS3 because I have a kick ass home theatre system and wanted to get TrueHD and DTS more »

toshiba

HD DVD Is Dead, Please Move On With Your Life

Gaming's biggest diversion of the last year has finally come to an end. Today, after the stock markets in Tokyo and Osaka closed, Toshiba announced that HD DVD was no more. The company will cease developing, manufacturing and marketing HD DVD players and recorders. Yes, the format war is finally over, and Sony's Blu-ray has emerged victorious. From the press release:


Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand.

This decision will not impact on Toshiba's commitment to standard DVD, and the company will continue to market conventional DVD players and recorders. Toshiba intends to continue to contribute to the development of the DVD industry, as a member of the DVD Forum, an international organization with some 200 member companies, committed to the discussion and defining of optimum optical disc formats for the consumer and the related industries.


Hit the jump for the full press release:
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1:30 AM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
22,660 views, 245 comments

Latest by Maverynthia: Heh, people don't know the reason Sony was near bankrupt was that they used that money to buy out studios. So, I wouldn't say Blu-ray is superior, just the company behind it is a lot more sneaky... *sits back and waits more »

rumor

Forget Wal-Mart: Toshiba Giving Up On HD-DVD?

Well, I guess we can't blame the domination of the Blu-ray format on everyone's (least) favorite superstore, at least according to some sources: Toshiba is supposedly conceding defeat and withdrawing from the next gen DVD market. It should be noted that Toshiba has not made any official comment. A number of Kotakuites have sent us the Japanese source NHK and Reuters articles that are brief and to the point, citing an (anonymous) internal Toshiba source: Toshiba's been losing the war and is giving up, with official details to follow later.

The company said it will continue to sell HD-DVD products for a while but will stop further development of HD DVD. Meanwhile, it said its DVD factories in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, would be closed.

Market observers said that Toshiba could suffer a loss of hundreds of millions of US dollars.

Ouch, if it's true.

Toshiba plans to withdraw from HD-DVD production [NHK] and Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war [Reuters]

11:30 AM on Sat Feb 16 2008
By mgreene
7,519 views, 262 comments

Latest by Pinku: @Edge of Blade: And I can't support a company that sells digital pictures to their users. more »

hd era

Toshiba Kind Of Denies HD-DVD 360

When Australian news outlet Smarthouse wrote of a new Xbox 360 model, one that comes with an HD-DVD player built in from Toshiba, many of you responded positively. Some couldn't see the point. How does Toshiba feel about the rumor? It's denying it. Kind of. In a roundabout way. Maybe. According to gadget and breast enthusiast mag Stuff—the UK edition—a Toshiba spokesperson says "It's got nothing to do with us. But we know Microsoft doesn't want to include the HD DVD drive so as not to limit the user's experience." At least that's what the Yahoo! News UK edition says the spokesperson said. More »

3:40 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,810 views, 38 comments

Latest by ereusch: I think this is a no-brainer. One of the things that may hurt MS in the long run is not including a larger storage medium for games. I've read stories about developers having trouble fitting their whole games more »

rumor

Toshiba Working On HD DVD Xbox 360?

A pretty convincing rumor reports that Microsoft is teaming up with Toshiba to make a new Xbox 360 to compete with Sony's HD-enticing Blu-ray PS3. Here are the potential proposed specs that would come standard in the new device:

- HD DVD
- 1080p w/HDMI (doesn't sound much different)
- Wireless Networking
- dual HD tuners with program guide (no dvr?)
- MP3 player dock (possibly a new open standard ala ipod...won't happen, Zune is USB)
- Toshiba is also exploring a 40-inch TV that can dock the 360
- This same TV dock could allow for more hard drive or component swappability
- Expected in late 2008 or CES 2009

And here's the quote that adds some more (rumored) credibility to the rumor:

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10:40 AM on Fri Oct 19 2007
By Mark Wilson
15,162 views, 188 comments

business

Sony to Sell PS3 "Cell" Facility to Toshiba

Starting March 2008, Toshiba is the proud new owner of Sony's microprocessor and graphic chip production facilities. Toshiba, Sony and Sony Computer Entertainment will set up a joint venture to run the Nagasaki "Cell" microprocessor output plant next April. The price hasn't been set yet, but it's likely to be over US $858 million. Previously, Sony said it planned to cut back on chip spending and possibly might not produce advanced 45-nanometer "Cell" chips. Under this new partnership, Toshiba and Sony will cooperate in producing 45-nm "Cell" chips. This is the last year of CEO Howard Stringer's aggressive plan to cut non-core business. Sony spokesperson Daichi Yamafuji assures that gaming consoles are still one of Sony's core businesses.
Cell Plants to be Sold [Reuters]

5:00 AM on Thu Oct 18 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,307 views, 26 comments

Latest by gstatty: sir howard stringer... he's related to sir mix-a-lot right? I like big consoles and I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny more »

hd format wars

HD DVD Beating Out Blu-Ray

The HD video format war is heating up once again, as Toshiba reports that HD DVD player sales have pulled ahead of Blu-ray as of mid-September. Granted Toshiba themselves make HD DVD players, with a $299 model due out this month, but the numbers they cite come from NPD group unit sales figures, which tend to be more accurate than most company lines. With big releases like Heroes season 1 and Transformers exclusive to the format, I fully expect the trend to continue. Year to date figures show HD DVD sales comprising 53% of sales, with Blu-ray trailing at 44%. Note the figures don't take into consideration PS3 sales, though the release did state that Toshiba's expected sales of over 5 million HD DVD PC and notebook drives in fiscal 2008 would make them competitive with the PlayStation 3.

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11:00 AM on Thu Oct 11 2007
By Mike Fahey
16,554 views, 153 comments

Latest by krazyk: @jacksons98: no doubt the BR technology is better. Capacity seems to be the deciding factor for techies. As we seen in history before, whereever porn goes, is where the masses flock. more »

olive branch slapped

Sony Invites Microsoft to Blu-ray

In a recent interview, Sony's Don Eklund, executive vice president of advanced technologies, had this to say about the companies they'd like to be partnering with for Blu-ray.
We would love to have Toshiba and Microsoft on board.
It's corporate BS like this that makes my day—the equivalent of Marvel trading the Spiderman IP for some free Wonder Woman comics. My other favorite quote? More »

2:00 PM on Wed Sep 5 2007
By Mark Wilson
13,198 views, 152 comments

teh future

New Computer Chip Based on PS3 Cell

A prototype chip based on the PS3 Cell processor has been developed and will be shown next week in San Diego. The prototype is for computer boards (not the PS3), and it shouldn't come as a surprise as applications for the Cell have been mentioned for some time now. The original chip was developed by Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, IBM and Toshiba. Called the "Cell Computing Board," this new prototype is the Cell Broadband Engine microprocessor married with the RSX graphics processor, which, according to Sony, goes beyond the Cell chip's power. That's right, a super computer. Fingers crossed for 4D output!
New Cell Prototype [PC Advisor]

11:00 PM on Wed Aug 1 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,957 views, 30 comments

Latest by Runna: @Cellien: No one will flame you and besides who said you have to even read the flames they are always the same any way. Blue ray winning the format war will more than get SONy more money it is needed in more »

toshiba

Toshiba Shocker: That Crazy Game Helmet Is For Reals

A while back, the above photo did the internet rounds. No way this product could really exist. Even by Japan standards, this is just too bizarre. But wait, it is real. Toshiba R&D is indeed working on this "Wearable Home Theater." There's even a clip from TV Tokyo to prove it! While this Apollo astronaut helmet weighs in at 2.7 kilograms, but the Toshiba rep says the contraption was designed to be worn comfortably. It gives players a full 360 experience and head movement correspond with screen movements. Baffling, I mean, truly. Brian Ashcraft More »

6:22 AM on Wed Nov 8 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
7,946 views, 43 comments

Latest by Corsair: Holy flying fuck they've invaded!!!! Cover your bungholes gentlemen. Cover your bungholes. more »

cell

The PS3 Cell... In Your Friggin Mobile Phone

The heart of the PLAYSTATION 3? A suped-up Cell processor developed by Toshiba, IBM and Sony. A single chip contains a main processor and eight sub-processors to unleash 200G Flops (floating point operations per second) of power. And now Toshiba plans to put that chip in mobile devices. More »

5:21 PM on Fri Oct 6 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
858 views, 24 comments

hd-dvd

Rumor: Xbox 360 To Get Internal HD-DVD Drive?

From today's rumor department comes this one to swallow with a mouthful of salt. More »
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Msoft: No Internal HD-DVD Planned

Cesar Menedez posts on the Microsoft Xbox and games blog that rumors of an internal HD-DVD for the Xbox 360 are not true. More »

3:37 PM on Fri Jun 30 2006
By Brian Crecente
175 views, 5 comments