Posted on Jan 4, 2008 by Greypowered
Le Monde just relayed a Reuters news announcing that Sony’s Blu-Ray is garnering more momentum through the decision by Warner Bros. to stop releasing its products on HD-DVD. Although this format is still supported by Paramount and NBC Universal, this is a major blow for Toshiba, as Warner Bros represents all by itself about 18-20% [...]
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Posted on Nov 28, 2007 by Greypowered
There is something I have just realized when thinking about the position of the DVD in the long line of audiovisual record technologies, although it should have been very obvious. But maybe it is this obviousness that made it invisible to me until now. The DVD is like a digital hypertextual book, while the VHS [...]
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Posted on Sep 13, 2007 by Greypowered
According to UndergroundOnline, the latest Nickolodeon broadcasted series “Avatar The Last Airbender” is another stricking example of the influence Japanese animation has on worldwide animation, especially on European and US productions. I haven’t seen this series, but from the few images that illustrates the article (Avatar The Last Airbender - The Complete Book 2 Collection [...]
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