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Just as some game makers might worry that people are buying PS3s just for Blu-ray movies, movie studios may need to worry that that people are buying the consoles just for games, according to one analyst.
“The studios better hope that people are playing movies on their PlayStations," said ABI Research analyst Steve Wilson. "Otherwise there’s very little installed base."

The comments come from an abstract of ABI Research's new study, “Consumer Video Technologies Forecasts," which found that "the state of the Blu-ray player market is not all that encouraging," because of the market's reliance on the Blu-ray-enabled PS3.

"In 2008 about 85 percent of the Blu-ray players in the market will be found in PS3s; the dedicated consumer electronics and PC-based types of Blu-ray players won’t catch up in terms of market share until about 2013," Wilson added.

He also said that about 35 percent of DVD players sold today include upconversion capabilities, which improve the look of standard DVD videos. ABI expects that figure to reach about 60 percent by 2013.

With people already having large libraries of DVDs, and with DVD player technology improving, consumers have less of a reason to upgrade to high-definition video, even if Blu-ray won the war against HD-DVD.

“The studios had hoped to have settled the war,” Wilson added. "But I think they’re going to be disappointed when they don’t see the volumes of players going up they way they would have liked.”

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My name is Kumi Yuasa and I am the Associate Producer for the upcoming PSN game echochrome. This is my first post on the blog, and I’m excited that my debut here on the blog is to announce that free PS3 and PSP echochrome demos will be available for download tomorrow on the PlayStation Store on the PS3. The PSP demo version will also be available for download on the PlayStation Store for PC.

Perhaps you have read about echochrome here, here, here or even here. There is a lot of excitement for it - N’Gai Croal of Level Up even wrote, “…as of last E3, the 2008 game we’ve been looking forward to the most is echochrome.”

It’s a fun and addictive puzzle game with really elegant and simple graphics. The concept is inspired by the famous MC Escher artwork, which explores infinity, architecture and impossible constructions. In echochrome, you control the camera and perspective on an infinite canvas, guiding a mannequin figure by carefully tilting and turning the level to create a continual pathway, allowing your character to walk safely through the design. Puzzled?!? Check out this video and you’ll see what I mean!

There is no single way to get through a level in echochrome. You and your friends will find different ways to clear levels so each time you play will be different.

The demos you can download tomorrow will take you through a brief tutorial and give you the basic idea of how to progress through the puzzles, but I wanted to also tell you what to expect when the final game is available for download in May. In addition to the 56 exclusive levels for each of the PS3 and PSP versions of echochrome (112 unique levels overall), you will be able to create your own puzzles from scratch and share them with your friends, or even the world!

On PS3, you can upload your created levels to the developers through the game’s interface. Once uploaded, your creation will be considered by the developers for a future downloadable content release. In other words, if selected, people around the world could be playing your level!! Additional content will be available from Day 1. Initially, however, these levels will come from Japan or Asia since the game has been out there for a while already. We’re not exactly sure when we’ll start including US players’ levels, but we’re excited and waiting for customized levels from all of you!! You can also share the levels with your friends by sending your creations directly to them over the PlayStation Network. Stumping your friends is REALLY fun!

And for the PSP version, you can share the levels you create with other people in your area via wireless Ad Hoc. Cool, right?!?

Well, there will be more to come on echochrome soon, including some great wallpapers for your PS3 and PSP. But in the meantime, be sure to download the free demos tomorrow and give them a whirl! And let us know what you think!

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My name is Kumi Yuasa and I am the Associate Producer for the upcoming PSN game echochrome. This is my first post on the blog, and I’m excited that my debut here on the blog is to announce that free PS3 and PSP echochrome demos will be available for download tomorrow on the PlayStation Store on the PS3. The PSP demo version will also be available for download on the PlayStation Store for PC.

Perhaps you have read about echochrome here, here, here or even here. There is a lot of excitement for it - N’Gai Croal of Level Up even wrote, “…as of last E3, the 2008 game we’ve been looking forward to the most is echochrome.”

It’s a fun and addictive puzzle game with really elegant and simple graphics. The concept is inspired by the famous MC Escher artwork, which explores infinity, architecture and impossible constructions. In echochrome, you control the camera and perspective on an infinite canvas, guiding a mannequin figure by carefully tilting and turning the level to create a continual pathway, allowing your character to walk safely through the design. Puzzled?!? Check out this video and you’ll see what I mean!

There is no single way to get through a level in echochrome. You and your friends will find different ways to clear levels so each time you play will be different.

The demos you can download tomorrow will take you through a brief tutorial and give you the basic idea of how to progress through the puzzles, but I wanted to also tell you what to expect when the final game is available for download in May. In addition to the 56 exclusive levels for each of the PS3 and PSP versions of echochrome (112 unique levels overall), you will be able to create your own puzzles from scratch and share them with your friends, or even the world!

On PS3, you can upload your created levels to the developers through the game’s interface. Once uploaded, your creation will be considered by the developers for a future downloadable content release. In other words, if selected, people around the world could be playing your level!! Additional content will be available from Day 1. Initially, however, these levels will come from Japan or Asia since the game has been out there for a while already. We’re not exactly sure when we’ll start including US players’ levels, but we’re excited and waiting for customized levels from all of you!! You can also share the levels with your friends by sending your creations directly to them over the PlayStation Network. Stumping your friends is REALLY fun!

And for the PSP version, you can share the levels you create with other people in your area via wireless Ad Hoc. Cool, right?!?

Well, there will be more to come on echochrome soon, including some great wallpapers for your PS3 and PSP. But in the meantime, be sure to download the free demos tomorrow and give them a whirl! And let us know what you think!

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This program is a plugin for default MailBox program, and whenever you receive an sms this program shows special notification message. And also you can view it the same way in your inbox. This program does not change your SMSes.

Program Features :
- Shows and displays ANIMATED smilies found in SMS texts in inbox and notifications.
- Use smileys in compose forms.
- Assign .mp3,.ogg,.wav and other popular music file formats as your SMS ring tones.
- Remove phone number from the title of SMS notification,when the contact is known.
- Replace number in body of delivery report with the name of contact.
- Shows pictures of contacts in SMS notification.
- Easier to use menus for working with SMS notifications.
- WM5.0 like notifications for WM2003 users.
- Support for vibrate and vibrate time
- Bringing a menu for numbers found in your sms to "Send SMS","Save to Contacts",or "call"
- All features(including program) are configurable from control panel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=328363 ...

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Dive into an all new musical adventure in High School Musical: Work This Out! and play as one of your favorite Wildcats! Explore the lush grounds of Lava Springs as you journey through the pool, golf course, and other areas while playing minigames, rehearsing dance moves, and ultimately achieving the end goal of winning the Star Dazzle Award. ...

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Fans of the hit Disney Channel show “Cory in the House?can now bring Cory’s wacky adventures everywhere they go with the new video game for Nintendo DS. Enter Cory’s whirlwind world of adventures in the White House when his contest-winning Presidential bobble heads get into the hands of an evil toymaker. Join Cory and his friends on a mission to outsmart the evil toymaker with cool gadgets, stealth maneuvers and quick thinking to save the Capitol. Cory in the House is the only video game that takes kids and fans into the world of Cory Baxter, where they can play as Cory, Newt and Meena, schmooze with the Washington D.C. big shots, and use entrepreneurial escapades and quick thinking to save the Capitol from the villainous toymaker. As the bobble heads are distributed throughout the Capitol building and the rest of Washington DC, they begin to captivate people’s minds with hypnotic technology that was built inside. Help Cory reclaim each of the toys before disaster strikes! ...

Welcome to this week's toys update. Check out the wonderful collectibles we just got in stock and all the new products made available for preorder.

As toys, especially collectible ones, are produced in limited numbers and are often sold out prior to the actual release date, we strongly recommend to preorder the figures of your desire as early as possible.

This is indeed an exciting week for all fans of Shin Megami Tensei, especially those of the Nocturne game. First we managed to locate restocks for this tremendously well recieved RPG, now we have the matching trading figures as our weekly special.

Although these figures are tiny, they are crafted and colored with care in full detail as seen in the pictures. Persuade these demons or deities to join forces with you in the game and get them to come home with you to join your increasing collection. This sixth volume include: Odin, Astarot, Troll, Pixie, Laksmi, Barong and a secret version.

The figures from Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne One Coin Series Part 6 are now sold at a bargain price of US$ 1.99 each and the maximum purchase is limited to 12 pieces per customer. Please notice that the figures are shipped out randomly. If you want a factory sealed container, please order twelve pieces. As usually, this weekly special is valid for exactly 1 week (if not sold out earlier).

Plenty of cool toys came out this week. We have one of the most popular women in gaming history, Mai Shiranui from the King of Fighters. The ninja is dressed in a glamorous black and gold tunic and holding fans which can be opened and folded up. Although she is a lethal fighter in the arena, this figure emphasized her traditional Japanese sense of grace and beauty.

Final Fantasy Miniature Trading Figures Vol. 2 is the highlight of April. Although these characters are all deadly fighters in the battle field, they are showing their lovable sides in this series.

It is an absolute treat to see how taciturn characters like Squall and Auron preserve their coolness and tough image even after they were adorably super deformed.

Preorders for Sonic the Hedgehog figures are opened this week. Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog is amongst the most recognizable mascots in gaming communities and this twelve inch statue of him cannot be overlooked.

Standing at twelve inches tall and manufactured at a limited number of three thousand pieces worldwide, this is a true collectible in high demand and we recommend our customers to preorder as soon as possible to avoid dissapointment.

Drawn by the famous illustrator Pop and sculpted by Morikawa Hiromitsu, both specialize in drawing and making cute girls, Little Red Riding Hood is the very best example of moe (translates loosely as excitingly cute.)

Painted in pastel hues with her removable hood, Little Red Riding Hood is a perfect companion for anyone.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...9-en-84-n.html ...

Microsoft is teaming with the Companions in Courage Foundation to deliver Xbox 360 kiosks to children's hospitals across the country, the company announced today.

Each kiosk will include an Xbox 360 packed with select games, movies and television content as well asaccess to a private network that allows hospitalized children to play games and chat with one another across the country over Live.

The first kiosks will be showing up today at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center of Seattle and the Children's Hospital of Orange County in California. Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft, will even be on hand in Seattle to kick off the giveaway... and perhaps pwn some sick kids at Halo 3?

I kid because I care, seriously. As I've said before, I spent a chunk of one childhood summer in a children's hospital in Baltimore, so I know first hand how important it is to have toys and distractions when your hospitalized for long stretches of time.

http://kotaku.com/383046/360-kiosks-...rens-hospitals ...