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Lost's bonus episode, New Man in Charge, preview clip (video)

Lost addicts craving a taste before diving back in with the full series and season 6 DVD/Blu-ray boxed sets later this month can check out a clip of the bonus episode, New Man in Charge, embedded after the break. Word is the full length version is already floating around the interwebs, but if you&#……

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U2 360° Tour Blu-ray actually makes compelling use of BD-Live

Normally, if asked to choose between living with or without gimmicky BD-Live enabled bonus features, we'd pick the latter. Musical preferences aside though, U2's use of the technology on their 360 Tour Blu-ray to share select performances from their 2011 tour is just the kind of cool use ca……

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Engadget HD Podcast 206 – 07.27.2010

Enjoy the special treats included in this podcast, as we are pleased to have frequent listener/UStream chatter JMallory contributing his voice as we break down the last week of all things HD related. The new UltraViolet DRM standard is first up for discussion, as well as Netflix's international ……

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Alien Anthology Blu-ray trailer revealed, plus video of Comic-Con booth

Comic-Con may be over, but if you didn't make it to San Diego this year there are still some things to enjoy, like these two Alien Anthology related videos. First up is a trailer for the 6-disc, four-movie box set, followed by a peek at the Alien booth from the con, complete with pods. Check bo……

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Blu-ray releases on July 27th 2010

Love it or hate it the top title this week is the modern remake of Clash of the Titans. And if you are worried about more fake 3D, don't, this Blu-ray Discs has lots of features, but one of them isn't 3D. But even if this one isn't for you there are still a few others worth a look like C……

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HDTV Listings for July 26, 2010

What we're watching tonight:

Fox (720p) has Lie to Me at 8 p.m. and The Good Guys at 9 p.m…….

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Lionsgate brings Apocalypse Now to Blu-ray October 19

Lionsgate has worked out a deal with director Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Corporation that allowed it to release his most recent flick, Tetro, but the big news is what's next — Apocalypse Now. The classic Vietnam War flick arrives on high definition for the first time October 19 in ……

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Sony releases entry level SCD-XE800 SACD player in Japan, 10 years too late

Many of us at Engadget — being the audio geeks that we are — have rooted for SACD to take off as a format ever since its release in 1999. So we're more than happy to see Sony release the entry level priced SCD-XE800 SACD player. We'd being lying though if we didn't admit confusion ove……

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Denon plans 3D 'universal' Blu-ray players for the UK too

With their U.S. counterparts shipping soon, fashionably late to the A/V party (as per usual), high-end Hi-Fi manufacturer Denon will finally enter the 3D Blu-ray fray in the UK with the release of the DMP-2011UD (£600 in August) and DMP-1611UD (£400 in September) universal disc players…….

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Criterion Collection's October Blu-ray release schedule includes Seven Samurai

It hasn't been that long since Criterion collection started shipping its classics on Blu-ray, and one of the most recently announced movies on the way is Akira Kurosawa's classic, Seven Samurai. A flick which should need no introduction, it will get a three disc set when it arrives October ……

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