DivX Inc. is launching a new platform that is called DivX Connected, demonstrated by this first beta testing model manufactured by D-Link. It’s a standard suitable for any device that has an Ethernet port and that can playback DivX. It makes it very easy and cheap to add the functionality of accessing any content from the PC, from the local network and from the Internet using a computer in the house as the host and real-time DivX encoder. So anything that your PC can run, will be available directly on your TV using the remote control. Even advanced AJAX, Flash, 3D games, Applications, whatever, can be added as Plugins to the DivX Connected platform rather easilly using a DivX Connected Plugins SDK. The price for DivX Connected devices could be below $100 soon, since currently DivX Certified DVD players cost $39, then they just need to add an Ethernet port to those boxes to provide the DivX Connected abillity. Which will include all VOD content, Stage6 DivX progressive downloading and instant seeking in progressively downloaded video over the Internet. It also can support up to 1080p video, and the hardware can upscale standard resolution DivX video to make it look better on HD screens.

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The Interview is with Rémi Durand, Archos products manager and marketing director about the Gen5, which is in my opinion one of the best value one can find today as a gadget, and which is gradually becoming much more then a gadget, this can be an integrated part of ones digital lifestyle with all music and video going through one pocket $199 Connected touch-screen 150grams device. This interview is longer and the questions subjects sometimes require some background knowledge about the Archos Generation 5, which I will soon review in full HD quality on this video-blog. I am a long time fan of Archos and I update the blog at http://archosfans.com and I administer the forum at http://forum.archosfans.com. This Gen5 also includes a $249 DVR VOD set-top-box called the TV+ that in my opinion could become Archos biggest commercial success so far if the VOD+DVR content turns out to be extremely user-friendly, and a $90 105 which places Archos I think comfortably in the affordable flash based color screen Mp3 player segment.

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LG shows their answer to the iPhone, this is a nice looking large touch-screen phone runing LG’s own user interface. It comes with a good camera that records a lot of frames per second which can provide some fun slow motion replays. This will work on HSDPA.

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SanDisk announced that they are providing the flash memory for the Intel Classmate PC which is going to be released in larger quantities by the end of this year, in cooperation with the One Laptop Per Child organization. SanDisk thus might provide the markets best solution for low cost Flash memory storage to replace hard drives in low cost and low power laptops.

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Showing the latest DSLR cameras from Olympus, explaining the new standard that they have setup with a bunch of other companies to make the lenses and other accessories compatible accross companies.

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Emtec shows a new mpeg-2 DVR that integrates a 500GB hard drive for 349€ and provides local area network digital media extender functionality. They are also planning to release a HD with HDMI version and to announce it within a few weeks from now.

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Hitachi shows the world’s first Blu-ray HD camcorder that works as a hybrid with a 30GB or 60GB hard drive. Next version will support dual layer Blu-ray discs.

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Epson releases a new 1080p projector.

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Been looking at her Myspace page http://myspace.com/djrenata to figure out that there was a party to check out close to Ostkreuz in Club Hangar. According to her Myspace she was starting at 12PM, but that was the start of the actual party which lasted 36 hours straigt. Yup that’s how they party in Berlin, non stop from saturday night to monday morning. I was there only for the first 14 hours though. This was at about 13PM, so some of the dancers in this video have been dancing for 13 hours at that point. Too bad DJ Renata didn’t start earlier when there were a bit more people on that dance floor.

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Liquid-I was the party promoter, I actually went to film school with him in Ebeltoft Denmark in 2002-2003. There were about 20 DJs all based in Denmark, one more funky then the other.

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