These days, the recommendations of important companies and groups can carry a lot of weight in the technology industry. It should stand as good news, then, that the reference Blu-ray player of the Criterion Collection happens to be the PS3.

A poster on the Xbox-Underground forums by the name of Electric Tuner has put up a picture of what he claims is the Opus Xbox 360 motherboard. What is this Opus all about? Find out more information after the jump.

Todd Greenwald, an analyst for Signal Hill, has told investors in no uncertain terms that the "Xbox 360 needs a real price cut." While Microsoft did drop the price of the console in the US by US$ 50, the analyst believes that it isn't enough in the face of the competition. To find out what else he had to say, head on over to the full article.

In the market for a new ultra thin LCD TV? Sharp has revealed that they will be releasing three new models for the X-Series. The new units have the capability to receive uncompressed HD video streams wirelessly. To find out more, check out the full article.

Samsung has announced the BD-P1500, the company's fourth generation Blu-Ray player as well as a new speaker system called the HT-AS720 5.1 to complement it. To find out more about these new products, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

For those of us in Japan and are interested in buying a new laptop no matter how pricey it gets, then Toshiba's got your back. In this news update, we catch wind of the electronics giant updating two of its laptop lines, the Qosmio and the Dynabook. Check out the relevant stats and figures of what could be your next weapon against ignorance (and disorganization) in the full article.

Say what? Believe it or not, Samsung and Giorgio Armani have teamed up once again to fuse leading flat-screen, LCD technology with bleeding edge fashion statements. Their lovechild: an Armani/Samsung LCD television. The Armani TV oozes nothing but sleek, sexy, can't-touch-this black from top to base, all the while boasting anything from 46 to 52 inches of full high-definition displays. More at the full story.

Modding consoles is quite the risky business. After all, whenever you take apart a console by yourself, you're voiding the warranty and it may not work after you put it back together. Ben Heckendorn (or Ben Heck, as he is more commonly known) is not that kind of modder. He is the modder that modders all aspire to be. Check out why and what he just did to a backwards-compatible Sony PS3 in the full article.

Manufacturer Lian Li was spotted displaying an upgraded version of its custom Xbox 360 chassis over at the ongoing CeBIT 2008 expo in Hanover, Germany. The kit's updated model appears to carry some new functions and details, which you can view in the full article.

Looking for a display that'll  bring out the best of your growing stock of Blu-Ray flicks? We're letting you know that Green-House making plans to launch a new LCD monitor that'll promise a generously-sized screen alongside support for HDMI cables. Details on this are in the full article.