Mark Fleischmann

A Japanese newspaper has reported that Toshiba will in fact market a Blu-ray player, though further details are scanty. It's not known whether it will emerge in the North American, European, Japanese, or world markets.

With Netflix signing streaming deals with everyone in sight, it was only a matter of time till Blockbuster cut a streaming deal with a major manufacturer--and Samsung is pretty major. Blockbuster streaming will come to Samsung HDTVs and Blu-ray players with the first models coming this fall.

As the economy continues to stutter, what novel ideas are manufacturers coming up with to tempt cost-conscious consumers?

Some DTV stations are having trouble reaching their viewers in the wake of the DTV transition.