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January 2025: Sony shutting down recordable media division (Derek Wiley) | Roller coaster catches fire at abandoned Six Flags New Orleans (Derek Wiley) | HDMI 2.2 revealed, featuring 96Gbps of bandwidth (Derek Wiley)
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December 15, 2025
 
 
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January 2025: Sony shutting down recordable media division (Derek Wiley)
 
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"As of February 2025, we will discontinue the production of all models of Blu-ray Disc media, MiniDisc for recording, MD Data for recording, and Mini DV cassettes," reads the joint statement from Sony Marketing and Sony Storage Media Solutions, via Google translate.
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Roller coaster catches fire at abandoned Six Flags New Orleans (Derek Wiley)
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HDMI 2.2 revealed, featuring 96Gbps of bandwidth (Derek Wiley)
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February 2025: Volvo owners in China are finding counterfeit Bowers & Wilkins speakers in their vehicles (Derek Wiley)
 
February 2025: Volvo owners in China are finding counterfeit Bowers & Wilkins speakers in their vehicles (Derek Wiley)
The gearshift lever inside Volvo S60 seemed off and wouldn't emit any backlighting the way it was supposed to, but a far more apparent issue arose when the owner inspected the car's audio system. According to Chinese media outlet Sohu, the Bowers & Wilkins speakers inside the vehicle read "Bowers & VVilkins."
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Walgreens in $200 million legal battle over faulty cooler smart screens (Derek Wiley)
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WATCH: World's first color-changing guitar uses E Ink display (Derek Wiley)
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March 2025: Millions of DVDs have started to rot (Derek Wiley)
 
March 2025: Millions of DVDs have started to rot (Derek Wiley)
Physical media enthusiasts may have another reason to worry if their DVD collection includes discs distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE). While DVDs are made to last up to 100 years with proper care, owners of WBHE DVDs are beginning to open up their cases to find their movies plagued with 'disc rot', a form of chemical deterioration that leaves the discs unplayable.
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Call centers begin using AI to erase accents (Derek Wiley)
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WATCH: EPCOT evacuated as fire breaks out (Derek Wiley)
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April: China launches alternative to HDMI (Derek Wiley)
 
April: China launches alternative to HDMI (Derek Wiley)
More than 50 Chinese companies have backed the launch an alternative to HDMI called the General Purpose Media Interface (GPMI). The Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance, which includes companies such as Hisense and TCL, is behind the new standard, reports Tom's Hardware.
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Samsung claims that we see OLED displays as brighter than equivalent LCD screens (Derek Wiley)
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WATCH: World's first human-and-robot half-marathon (Derek Wiley)
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May 2025: WATCH: Can you fix that broken TV at home? (Derek Wiley)
 
May 2025: WATCH: Can you fix that broken TV at home? (Derek Wiley)
It's a fact of life: TVs break. Own one long enough, and something will almost certainly go awry, whether it's due to a factory defect, faulty component, or simple a child or pet bumping into it a bit too hard. Do you need to buy an entire new set, or is this something you could fix at home with a bit of ingenuity and elbow grease? iFixit has posted a video addressing just this question.
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Why the auto industry is moving away from Android Auto and Apple Carplay (Derek Wiley)
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WATCH: 3-in-1 attachment quadruples your laptop's screen real estate
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June 2025: AVI-SPL to be acquired by 26North
 
June 2025: AVI-SPL to be acquired by 26North
26North has announced it will be acquiring a controlling stake in AVI-SPL from Marlin Equity Partners and other selling shareholders. Marlin and select shareholders will retain a minority interest in the company, while financial terms were not disclosed.
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