The Panasonic DMP-BD15 portable Blu-ray player features Viera Cast functionality which allows you to connect to various internet sites such as Google Picasa, YouTube, and others. It also has a SD card slot for viewing photos and videos (no mention of what file types are supported though). The battery is rated for 3 hours of use.

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Tired of being limited on your Blu-ray movie purchasing due to region locks? Behold the Momitsu BDP-899, the first all-region Blu-ray player! The Oppo BDP-83 might also be an all-region Blu-ray player but its availability is still prety much limited.

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A couple of weeks back, details regarding a new version of HDMI surfaced. A mini-sized HDMI cable has also been mentioned. On May 27th, HDMI Licensing officially announced the specifications for version 1.4 of the HDMI interface.

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This year could probably prove to be the most HDMI-cable-confusing year ever. The HDMI Type D connector is possibly going to be implemented for use with smaller footprint devices while HDMI version 1.4 will essentially use the same-looking cable as all previous HDMI versions. How do you differentiate? Frankly, I have no idea.

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With the recent exit of Pioneer from the plasma display industry, doubt has been cast upon the future of plasma display technology. Some people consider LCD to be superior than plasma. I, however, would disagree. HD Guru has interviewed executives from the remaining plasma manufacturers, Panasonic, LG and Samsung.

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Panasonic revealed that it is working with Sumitomo Chemical to manufacture large-sized OLED TVs. The Japanese company will reportedly start production of 40-inch OLED TV’s sometime in 2010. (more…)