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Panasonic's larget plasma panel has gone 3D in a model released in the Japanese market.

One of the criticisms aimed at 3D in the home is the dearth of available titles. Then there's all the exclusive deals that make many titles available only in bundles with 3D TVs and Blu-ray players from one manufacturer or another. But according to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), a trade association representing the home-entertainment industry, these limitations are starting to ease as more titles are being released for the holiday buying season. In fact, 10 titles are being released today—which is being called Blu-ray 3D Day—in anticipation of Black Friday (November 26 this year).

Do you want to buy that hot title on Blu-ray or stream it? If your potion is Toy Story 3, you can get both in one purchase.

Redbox, whose cheap disc-rental kiosks have become ubiquitous on the retail landscape, will soon go online with a streaming service.

Efforts by broadcast TV networks to get higher fees for cable transmission may reduce TV-show content online.

One of the problems facing 3D enthusiasts is what to do about the glasses. Besides being expensive and manufacturer-specific, they also are uncomfortable for people who already wear glasses. Doesn't the bridge of your nose have enough to do?

The Consumer Electronics Association, the CE industry's leading trade group, is inviting consumers to join. Until this point CEA members have been mainly manufacturers and industry insiders.