Playback Devices

CHIBA, Japan - Sony's PlayStation 3 game console will work as a Blu-ray disc player for 3-D movies and music videos, not just 3-D games, with a software update download starting Sept.

NEW YORK - Hulu, the popular website with TV shows, now comes as a subscription-based application for iPhones and iPads.
CALABASAS, Calif. - DTS Inc., which licenses audio technology for consumer electronics, said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 61 percent, helped by sales of Blu-ray disc players and video game consoles.

LAS VEGAS - This is supposedly the year 3-D television becomes the hot new thing: Updated sets and disc players are coming out, and 3-D cable channels are in the works.