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Today, Denon, longtime audio goliath, has announced its first pair of noise-canceling headphones. They may be a bit late to the bandwagon, but the headphones sports a frequency response of 5Hz-28,000Hz, an impedance of 40Ω and a maximum power input of 100mW. For those not so electrically knowledgeable, this essentially means the headphones are purportedly very good and can cut outside noise by 99%. Only one triple A battery is necessary for 40 hours of noise cancellation goodness.

The AH-NC732 will cost $350 in Japan, but look out for this set to be available in other areas in the short term future.

Via [CrunchGear]

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Six additional Blu-ray players have just been certified by DivX, joining the ranks of Sony PS3 that received its certification at the end of 2007. Such certification is important because it means only one thing: 25 hours of DVD-quality video can now be saved on a single Blu-ray disc. Since the end of the format war, Blu-ray has been gaining more popularity with the gadget society. Michelle Abraham, an In-Stat Principal Analyst, said:

“In-Stat expects worldwide shipments of Blu-ray players to reach 23 million in 2011. DivX is well-positioned to become a standard feature on Blu-ray devices, just as it has shipped in millions of DVD players worldwide.“

Looks like Blu-ray players are here to say. That is, as long as no new formats are going to be introduced, and digital downloads keep from gaining any more popularity. But as of right now, DivX certified players from Philips, Denon, and Panasonic can enjoy Blu-ray disc burning as their DivX certification becomes official. The latest players that received their certification included the Panasonic DMP-BD30EE, Philips BDP7200 and the Denon DVD-2500BTC1B, DVD-3800BDC1B, DVD-3800BDSP and DVD-2500BTSP.

Via [I4U News]

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