Vuze developers are announcing the release of a new Vuze BitTorrent client that lets you to drag-and-drop videos from your Vuze Library (or desktop) to the device of your choice.

The main focus of the Vuze HD Network has been quality HD programming, but until now it’s sort of been compartmentalized and limited to playback on a desktop or laptop PC or Mac. With the new Vuze release you can now watch content on the living room TV or the on go with your iPhone.

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The way the new Vuze works is that it has a new Sidebar tool called “Devices.” When you turn it on iTunes, PS3, and XBox 360 will be auto-detected. Drag-and-drop videos from your Vuze Library (or desktop) to the device of your choice.

Vuze will detect whether or not the video format will playback on the device you select, convert the file, if necessary, and make it available for playback on the device. All you have to do is sit-back and play your HD content on whatever screen you want.

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For iTunes, Vuze will push the video into your iTunes Library for transfer to your Apple devices.

For PS3 and XBox 360, simply turn on your console and click the video you want to play. Vuze will stream the videos from your PC or Mac directly to your game console.

Vuze promises even more device support in the future so stay tuned.

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Following the launch of the Folding@home initiative, where latent PS3 power is used to help calculate research for Stanford University, commercial businesses could soon make use of similar scheme, reports the Financial Times.

“We are discussing various options with companies and exploring commercial applications,” said Sony’s chief technology officer, Masa Chatani.

Idle PlayStation 3 units are able to connect remotely via the internet and run complex calculations. So far, over 82,000 PlayStation 3 users have signed up for the Folding@home initiative.

A network of 10,000 PS3’s is capable of reproducing the power of 200,000 PCs, states the report.

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For those of you looking to get the most of your fancy new Wii or PS3, Video 9 offers a free video conversion program that allows you to convert .AVI, .MOV, .MPEG, .MWV, .DVX, and other types of video format files in one easy to use interface for playback on your gaming console.

Simple, free, and easy to use, Video 9 allows you get the most from your downloaded video content by allowing you to play it from the relative comfort of your living room using whichever gaming console you desire.

So how does it all work? I’ve compiled a series of screenshots and instructions for you take a look at and follow to get you started.

1. Download Video 9

There is are PS3 and Wii titled versions of Video 9 but, each will convert video files for either gaming console so it really doesn’t matter which one you use.

2. Install
3. Run
4. Converting Video
a) Find the titles you wish to convert.

b) Select the the type of gaming console you wish to convert the video file for playback on.

c) Click the “start” tab

d) In the “Library” menu tab, select the video file and the gaming console you wish to send it to after connecting it to your PC.

So as you can see, Video 9 is a pretty straightforward and easy program to use. I recommend you check it out and take a look for yourself.

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Sony’s move to put a Blu-ray drive into the PS3 video game console is part of the Japanese giant’s plan in a high-stakes next-generation DVD format war that recalls the fierce Betamax-VHS battle, which Sony’s Betamax lost.

This time, Sony’s Blu-ray is competing against a rival Toshiba Corp.-backed (6502.T) format known as HD-DVD.

Sony said Blu-ray is part of its long term plan to position its machine as a home entertainment hub, but some experts say the strategy may be backfiring.

First up, DailyTech’s disassembly includes some rather nice pics – two are shown below, but there are many more with the site’s

Opening up the console reveals not only the IBM-made Cell chip but the EE+GS chip used in the last few years’ PS2s in place of the original’s separate Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesiser silicon. The EE+GS and other, related chips provided PSone and PS2 compatibility.

Also revealed: the PS3’s monster cooling system based on multiple copper heatpipes and a 16cm fan, along with Rambus-developed XDR memory from Samsung, and Ethernet and storage controllers from Marvell.

The much-anticipated games console goes on sale in the US and Japan next month but is not out in Europe until 2007.

Last week a British judge ruled that Taiwanese import/export firm Lik-Sang could not sell the Japanese version of Sony’s handheld PSP in Europe.

The case sets a precedent for would-be importers of PlayStation 3 consoles.

A spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) told the BBC: “The law is clear, and grey importing PS2, PSP or PS3 into the EU, without the express permission of SCEE is illegal.

The PlayStation Network will let PS3 owners play other gamers, chat, download extras, store images, video, or music and browse the net.

The network will be free to play or chat but users must pay to get downloadable games and other extras.

The PS3 is due to launch on 11 November in Japan, 17 November in North America and March 2007 in Europe.

The announcement comes just days after Microsoft Corp. announced that it would roll out an external high definition DVD player for its
Xbox 360 in an effort to match the PlayStation 3, due to be released in November with its own Blu-ray DVD technology.

Sony Computer Entertainment President Ken Kutaragi, speaking at the Tokyo Game Show in Makuhari, just east of Tokyo, said the move was in response to consumer complaints the upcoming console was too pricey.

Sony will cut the domestic price of its basic PlayStation 3 model to 47,600 yen, or about $410, from an originally planned 59,800 yen, or $515. That puts the PlayStation 3 in the same range as the combined basic Xbox 360 and HD DVD player in Japan, where the duo will sell for 49,600 yen, or $427.

This in stark contrast to the reported $399 price for the new PS3 and $359 for the Xbox360.

Oddly enough it seems the US will be getting the new Nintendo consoles well ahead of the rest of the world. It’s not due to hit Japan until December 2nd of this year, with Europe not getting it’s share sometime in early 2007.

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Never far from controversy, Mark Rein, Epic Games Vice President, has been promoting the capabilities of recently arrived dev-kits. In a recent video interview for Eurogamer, Rein emerged as a considerable steward for the new console from Sony.

“I think Sony’s in a good spot with the Playstation 3,” Rein said, adding “I know we’re getting some great results with it back at our house, so I would expect other developers will be as well.”

Mark also spoke on how the Sony devkits have made a timely arrival. “Developers were just getting final PS3 hardware [around E3], which is a long time before ship, developers did not have finished Xbox 360 hardware last year at E3. So Sony’s actually maybe in a better place vis-a-vis Microsoft in relation to launch.”