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...some reason, the first Blu-ray discs I tried in the player were spat out as unreadable. I tossed in a regular DVD, and it played just fine. Only after a day or so did the player inexplicably begin to recognize Blu-ray media. After its change of heart, I had no trouble with any discs, even ones it had previously rejected. Samsung assures me this problem can be solved with a firmware upgrade, administered via disc. The company also stated that its review samples were not from the same production run as the ones now in retail...
After months of spear shaking on both sides, the first skirmishes in the high-definition disc format wars have begun. In early May, I looked at Toshiba?s chosen format, HD DVD. Today, I present the very first Blu-ray disc player, Samsung?s significantly more expensive BD-P1000...
...songs have been bouncing around the Internet for weeks, mostly in the form of videos surreptitiously recorded at the band's European gigs. Radiohead seems to understand that staunching the flow is hopeless. If anything, the quality of the new material has stoked anticipation for the band's next disc. The sprouting grassroots black market for bootleg Radiohead clips, ironically, also connects them- spiritually if not technologically - to The Grateful Dead, whose aura still wafts through Bonnaroo like patchouli incense...
...should you, according to U.S. trade officials and record industry executives, who view the site as the most flagrant piracy operation in Russia, a country rapidly gaining on China as a counterfeiting center. At least 24 optical disc plants, including some on government-owned property, now produce bootleg DVDs, CDs and software in Russia, according to the International Intellectual Property Association (IIPA). Crime syndicates are widely believed to control the business, worth an estimated $1.7 billion a year, according to the IIPA. With Russia seeking entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Western governments are pressuring Moscow to crack down...
...from travtrainer.com) beckoning reproachfully from the corner of the room. Perfect for the harried road warrior, this portable exercise kit fits into a 56-cm bag and comprises a fitness ball, exercise mat and resistance bands (pulled taut they form the basis of muscle-building routines). An accompanying disc details how you can achieve a full workout without leaving your room, using only this minimal equipment. Exercises from yoga and pilates are also explained. No time for the gym? No access to facilities? No excuses...