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Posted by Duilawyer (A) on February 26, 2008 at 12:10:10

Sony to debut Internet-enabled Blu-ray player
Ethernet port allows device to download bonus materials via broadband
MSN Tech and Gadgets
NEW YORK - Sony Corp.'s first Blu-ray disc player that can download bonus materials like trailers and games from the Internet will debut this summer, the company announced Tuesday.

It will be the first new player from Sony, the inventor of Blu-ray, since the format beat out the other technology that vied to become the high-definition replacement for the DVD.

Toshiba Corp. announced last week that it would stop making players for the HD DVD, the disc it invented, mainly because Warner Bros. Entertainment said it would drop the format to focus on Blu-ray discs.

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