Epson goes 4K resolution with its 3LCD technology

Epson has just announced the world's first high-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD panel for 3LCD projectors which boasts 4,096 x 2,160 (4K) pixels. Newly developed in response to future market demands, the 4K panel offers approximately four times better resolution than a full-HD equivalent, while featuring Epson's proprietary C2 Fine technology to deliver smoother picture quality and enhanced contrast performance. A prototype projector based on this solution will be showcased at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition taking place at Chiba, Japan, from November 18 to 20.

This new product will compete head on with other 4K offerings. These include Sony's SXRD-based CineAlta range and the upcoming Texas Instruments' DLP alternatives designed for the digital cinema industry. We're expecting more commercially-oriented applications for these ultra-high resolution projection systems initially, though it's just a matter of time before they trickle down to the consumer space. Till then, full-HD will still be the predominant format for the home theater beamers.

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New Universal Blu-rays come with iPhone interactivity

Excluding the recent Netflix PS3 disc, BD-Live has been a bust. Still, we give the movie studios credit for not completely abandoning the technology yet, and according to a recent Video Business story, Universal will feature iPhone interactivity on many several releases, "including Bruno, Public Enemies, 9, and Inglourious Basterds".

While it's easy to write it off as a gimmick, the iPhone functionality (called "Pocket Blu") is aimed at overcoming one of the biggest hurdles to interactive content, which is the painful process of entering text using a standard Blu-ray remote. While iPhone functionality won't solve that problem for Blu-ray owners that don't own iPhones, it's probably the easiest workaround at this stage (we would have loved if Blu-ray players included a remote with a built-in keyboard, similar to Vizio's bluetooth remote).
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Up to 1 million Xbox Live players banned due to piracy

It's oh-so enticing: You find a copy of a brand new game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a pirate site and the temptation to download it is too strong.

Well, that temptation may have cost up to 1 million users of Microsoft's Xbox Live the ability to use that service. According to a report in InformationWeek, Microsoft has banned as many as a million players from Xbox Live for altering their consoles in order to play pirated versions of games.

This week, Activision's new Call of Duty was released, and InformationWeek speculated that because pirated versions of the game appeared on various sharing sites in advance of the release, the game's developer may have exhorted Microsoft to enact the bans.
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Pricing details for Microsoft's Project Natal revealed

According to a report issued by British games magazine MCV, Microsoft's much-heralded Project Natal hands-free gaming control system could hit store shelves as soon as November 2010 and cost as little as US$50.

MCV said that Microsoft could launch Natal with a 5 million unit global shipment.

"This and other details have emerged following a behind-closed-doors Microsoft tour of UK publishers and studios," MCV wrote. Microsoft "has been demoing the tech and detailing its 2010 plans in order to spur more development support."
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Xbox 360 Wi-Fi adapter gets speed boost

Microsoft has a whole host of features it plans on jamming into its fall Xbox Live dashboard update. The firmware revision will introduce to the Xbox 360's online platform such features as Twitter and Facebook integration, a Music Marketplace for listening to recommendation-radio service Last.fm (which is owned by CNET parent CBS Interactive), and a News section offering information from Microsoft and NBC Universal's joint venture, MSNBC.com.

The Xbox 360 update will also introduce 1080p high-definition video content through the Xbox Live Marketplace. To facilitate that new offering, Microsoft this week released the Wireless N Networking Adapter which it confirmed as existing in September following widespread rumors. Microsoft noted that the new wireless addon will improve the performance of other online functionality in games and content downloads.
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