Blu-ray

The new Pioneer BDP-150 is not an ordinary Blu-ray player, because it comes with a USB port, allowing you to play Divx HD, Divx HD plus, FLAC, MKV, JPEG, MP3, WMA, WMV files directly from any USB Flash drive. The player also supports 3D Blu-ray movies, SACD and DLNA. The Pioneer BDP-150 is priced at 20,000 Yen ($249). [Akihabara]

ASUS has proudly introduced the new ASUS SBW-06C2X-U 3D Blu-ray writer. The Blu-ray burner supports BDXL, 6x Blu-ray writes, Blu-ray 3D playback, 5.1 channel Dolby EX, DTS-HD and 2D-to-3D conversions. It has the ability to upscale a DVD quality video to a 1080p HD video. This 3D Blu-ray Writer is also compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing or availability so far. [HotHardware]