It looks like Blockbuster is putting its faith in SONY and its Blu-Ray technology and stocking their shelves with Blu-Ray discs. In an article recently Blockbuster says they will be boosting their stock of Blu-Ray discs by Mid-July over HD DVD rival.

“Blockbuster said Blu-ray has proven to be more popular with its customers than HD DVD, the competing high-definition format. The company will continue to offer both Blu-ray and rival HD-DVD titles through its online rental service.

Of some 8,000 stores worldwide, about 250 of them carry both formats, and Blu-ray rentals are “significantly outpacing HD DVD rentals,” the company said in a statement.“

I wonder if this will help impact the race between the two formats, in this digital world there can only be one. Check out the whole story here.

It is probably easier to score black tar heroin right now than a Nintendo Wii. Unless you plan to buy a $600 bundle that contains the must have titles like Happy Feet or Shrek 3 or pay some eBayer who somehow has 10 unopened(stolen??), you are basically SOL. Finally Nintendo has promised to churn out more Wii’s to meet the demands of the market that they grossly underestimated reports Consumerist.com The system so far is good, but not great. The fact that you can’t get one may be the reason its so sought after. Either way, more Wii’s to come.

We all know that Microsoft has many tricks up their sleeve, but it seems that they have an ace in the deck. Advancedmedia reports that Microsoft has filed a patent that is for a gaming console that will integrate all of the peripherals that have a Microsoft logo on it. The power will be evenly distributed do you need not worry about any voltage issues. This means that you can have games that will incorporate the PC the Xbox360 and the Zune into possibly a single game. Talk about total command, the possibilities are endless and this could lead to the future of gaming on a level we have never seen. As far as the name, no ideas yet but I doubt it will be Xbox720.

Amid rumors and false reports, we all know now that the first significant hardware update for the Xbox360 is on the way. The new version has the HDMI port and comes in a new black color, but the selling point could be the new 120 gb HDD detachable HDD that allows gamers to save everything with little limit in sight. This raises the question that what about all of us with 20 gb HDD? Apparently you will be able to purchase the 120 gb seperately as well with the Elite and both will come with data transfer cords. Herein lies the problem. There are major limitations with this process. Our good friends at joystiq.com report that things get a little iffy when transfering your precious acheivements. Some of the major problems are:

1. Once you transfer your games, they cannot be transfered back to the original 20 gb HDD making it a 100 dollar paperweight.

2. If you have multiple HDDs, you need to choose which data stays and goes. You can transfer only one HDD to the big daddy, not multiple. Once data transfer has begun, the receiver will be initialized and therefore erased. Kind of sucks if you doled out 2 hundo and you can’t consolidate. Basically, you need to change HDD anytime you want the other saved material.

Nevertheless, its going to cost $479 for the Elite. I applaud microsoft for the hardware because it proves to us owners that they are trying the best to keep up with the PS3 and blu-ray tech. However, they cannot seriously expect people to go out and buy a brand new system making the “old” one obsolete. Is it possible they have alienated a majority of their hardcore fans?

Ok let me say that this printer was a gift for my wife mostly, but I have to admit that it is pretty sweet. The HP 7100 does it all, it slices it dices, actually it is a scanner, fax, copier, printer all in one. It also has wireless connectivity as well as Bluetooth. The printer was a breeze to set up and has the ability to print photos form both a USB source and memory card slots built into the side of the printer. I hooked it right into my wireless network and it works great, I can print from any laptop easily. The print quality for photos is also high quality, all in all the HP 7100 is a nice piece of equipment that is easy to use and versatile and I am still getting used to my wife printing form the other room and having it spit out at the printer.

Overall Rating : 9.5 out of 10 (It is a bit large so it lost 0.5 points.)