Hitachi-LG has already given out most of the important details about its latest HyDrive, but the official announcement of the world’s first laptop optical drive, laced with SSD was made very recently. It is surprising that it took so long for this concept to materialize as it was very obvious.

With people wanting more and more out of technology it was imperative that this concept became a reality very soon and offer high definition content. So now that Hitachi LG has finally launched it, it remains to be seen if the rest will follow them and perhaps come up with something even better. But till then let me take you through some of the features of HyDrive.

The HyDrive is simply a standard optical drive, but it has a 32GB or a 64GB SSD attached to it. When you connect this to a laptop you will instantly have access to an optical drive (SSD) and also a large spaced HDD that helps in storing music, media and other stuffs.

Earlier this three drive setup was available only in the beastly Clevo and other similar devices, but this particular solution is custom built for any ODD laced ultra portables. Another significant feature of the HyDrive is an integrated defect management system that helps in caching information from discs that have scratches in them, thus enabling you to play content from even defected discs, that to without any disturbances. All these features add up to make HyDrive an extremely sought after device.

The all new LG BE08LU20 external Blu-Ray burner has an amazing speed when it comes to reading and writing Blu-ray discs. The burner does it with an astonishing 8x speed. A 4MB buffer present in the drive records evenly and also distributes data via a SATA interface very quickly and efficiently also offering a temporary storage. The external burner is also very handy as it can easily be connected to the USB port on your computer and you can also switch it to different computers very conveniently.

Apart from Blu-ray discs, this Blu-Ray Burner also reads and writes DVDs and CDs, thereby, providing solid backward compatibility. The LightScribe technology label present on the top of the disc eliminates the chances of any fake stickers that can be used to print and align and the label has been burned professionally. The ability of this versatile Blu-ray burner to read and write different discs and DVDs helps the users to even use the older media. The efficient data transfer and burning is made possible with the help of the 4MB of buffer cache.

The wonderful specifications of the LG BE08LU20 External Blu-Ray Burner are sufficient enough to set it apart from the rest. The cache size of the device is 4MB. The BD-R Write and the BD Read speed is 8x while the DVD+R Write and DVD-R Write speed being 16x. The LG BE08LU20 External Blu-Ray Burner is available in two attractive colors of silver and black, which the users can choose from.

Another striking feature of the Zino HD is that it does not require a monitor set up just like the Asus Eee Box or ViewSonic VOT550, which came up a couple of months earlier. It can be connected very easily to an HDTV with the help of HDMI. Users can use Wi-Fi keyboard and a mouse to get their hands on all the content. For users who are willing to shell out £600, there is another configuration available which has a 3GB DDR2 RAM and 1TB hard disk. There is also an ATI Radeon HD 4330 graphics processor and a Blu-ray drive to go with it. The configuration is set to handle some 1080p HD content and also supports various 3D games.

Another advanced configuration available for £800 has 8GB RAM and a 1.8GHz CPU. The Zino HD is available directly from Dell and has a wide range of colors for the users to choose from and top of all this, it has an all run Windows 7 64-bit!

The innovative Panasonic DMR-BS850 is a Blu-Ray recorder, Blu-Ray player, PVR and media streamer all-in-one. The recorder comes equipped with dual HD digital tuners and has the capability of recording two TV programs simultaneously. So, you will no longer have to worry about missing out on recording a program if two programs overlap.

Recording digital broadcast in full HD picture quality is possible with the DMR-BS850 in DR mode. The recorder further comes integrated with stream-record and can output 5.1 channel surround sound signals contained in HD broadcasts. One can enjoy superb surround sound signals while playing back a recording or watching TV programs when the recorder is connected to a 5.1 channel digital amp.

The Panasonic DMR-BS850 Blu-Ray recorder is compatible with the Viera Cast system that will let you access to YouTube, Picasa and various other contents. It will enable you to view stock information and check weather on other sites as well. In addition, the record comes together with an SD card reader for instant viewing of images and videos from a digital camera or a camcorder. The recorder comes incorporated with a USB port for direct loading of footage from memory stick. You can also burn content directly to a Blu-ray disc with the help of this recorder.

The DMR-BS850 further comes with Power Save function that turns it off or on when the TV is turned off or on. The recorder comes with usual capability such as schedule recordings, pause TV and watch live TV while recording something else.

Blu-ray player owners will now get to see the Eagle Eye. Thanks to Dreamworks that has now offered up Eagle Eye on Blu-ray in an AVC MPEG-4 1080p encode. This movie will be delivered on an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on Blu-ray.

As far as the audio of Eagle Eye on Blu-ray is considered, it supports Dolby TrueHD 5.1 in English, Dolby Digital 5.1 in French and Spanish. Available in a 50GB Blu-ray Disc, Eagle Eye on Blu-ray is expected to hit the market with success.

Get assured of two hours of solid entertainment while watching Eagle Eye on Blu-ray. This thriller movie has got a PG13 MPAA Rating cautioning parents. Released on December 27^th, 2008, Eagle Eye on Blu-ray also features its making. Also watch out for a theatrical trailer HD and a Road Trip: On Location With the Cast and Crew HD in Eagle Eye on Blu-ray DVD.

Eagle Eye on Blu-ray is about two strangers who thrust together by a mysterious telephone call and want to know why have they become nation’s most wanted fugitives. The movie has a starcast comprising of Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan. Shia plays Jerry Shaw, while Mohaghan plays Rachel Holloman. Eagle Eye on Blu-ray is priced at a price range of $22 – 18.

Sherwood America Inc., a global leading manufacturer of high performance audio and video electronics, has recently unveiled its new BDP-5003 Blu-ray Player. Designed to give the users a step up to high definition discs, this player comes packed with all the cutting edge functionalities.

Sherwood’s BDP-5003 Blu-ray Player is an affordable product that supports BD Bonus View and 1080p video playback. It is compatible with the latest HDMI 1.3 standard and all the latest disc formats.

The new Sherwood BDP-5003 Blu-ray Player is priced at $ 299.95. You can grab this unique player as soon as it arrives in the market in November 2008.