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News: LG Netflix Blu-Ray Player BD300 shown

Well, it doesn’t play back your entire video library, but this is certainly an interesting combo device.  I expect we’ll see lots of things like this in the coming months.

Seen first on Gizmodo:

LG’s Netflix-streaming, Blu-ray 2.0 playing BD300 made its public debut tonight, and we’re impressed. The box is slim and it won’t take up more space on your shelf than any other player. An LG exec confirmed a September launch for the sub-$500 player, so check out the gallery and start lickin’ your chops. 

News: Apple TV Flash V 3.2 released

What is it:

One click modding for your Apple TV.  It mods, then installs the latest plugins and applications for your Apple TV.  It’s fully compatible with Apple TV v.2.1.  No modifications or coding is necessary. The installer goes on a flash drive and is run when the software reboots.

Here’s what you get:

From the Apple Core website: The aTV Flash is back, now available in a downloadable “bring your own flash drive” form. This software upgrade will greatly enhance the functionality of your Apple TV. The software installs automatically, and no modification or coding is required. Also, it will NOT void your warranty.

Key Features:
- Play most video formats (DivX, Xvid, AVI, WMV, RMVB + more)
- Play DVD files WITHOUT converting them (includes DVD menu support)
- Surf the web with a Safari based web browser
- Easily enable external USB hard drive storage
- Enable FTP, SFTP and SSH access
- View local weather forecasts
- All original Apple TV features remain intact
- And much, much more…

The install process now features a graphical interface, that requires no technical knowledge whatsoever.

News: DVD Catalyst 3.5 (1-click DVD rip software for the PC)

From the DVD Catalyst Website:

DVD Catalyst 3 converts movies quickly and easily into a format that can be played on a portable device (Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, Sony PSP, Creative Zen, Smartphone, PocketPC and more) It offers a multitude of different video types it can create, allowing it to even create video files for non-listed or brand-new devices. 

DVD Catalyst 3 incorporates an extensive feature list, with many unique, handy and industry-first options to make your conversions as easy as possible, while providing you with the best possible quality. 

DVD Catalyst 3 uses the award-winning open source mplayer/mencoder projects for detection and conversion, which allows DVD Catalyst to convert just about anything to any format without the need of having codec’s installed on your computer. 

*Converts to all common video file formats, including AVC, H264, MP4, DIVX, XVID, WMV, 3GP, MPEG * Includes an ever expanding list of conversion profiles for all the popular devices on the market, including Pocket PC, Smartphone, XBOX 360, Playstation3, PSP, iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, iPhone, AppleTV, Archos, Zen. If your device is not listed, you can try using a profile from a similar device, or modify the settings according to its specifications. 

Looks like a winner to me. First seen on Lifehacker.