Blu Ray

Doctor Who series seven is coming later this year, which means you have plenty of time to rewatch last season's episodes again (and again). Want to win your very own copy of the complete Doctor Who series six Blu-ray? All you have to do is follow GeekSugar on Twitter, and tell us which Doctor Who time-traveling adventure was your favorite from series six. Include the hashtag #GeekDoctorWho in your tweet, and we'll select and announce the winner tomorrow. The giveaway ends at midnight, so check out the official rules here and get to tweeting!

While many of you may have gone HD a while ago, I was content with my old, boxy TV for years. But thanks to a great Black Friday deal, I finally decided to upgrade. However, since I've never owned an HDTV before, I know that my TV upgrade saga isn't over.

There are a few things that I'll be buying to round out my viewing pleasure. While I'm not going for the ultimate home theater experience, I do have some necessities, including the ability to stream and watch content from my computer and keep everything hassle-free. Are you a new HDTV owner as well? Read my list of essentials after the break.

Start chillin' your Pepsi Free's and practicing your guitar licks, cause the Back to the Future trilogy on Blu-ray hits stores today! Coming with all three installments (along with digital copies for your mobile devices), the BTTF 25th anniversary edition comes packed with hours of behind the scenes footage, deleted scenes, and documentaries so you can get a closer look at the making of everyone's favorite time travel trilogy.

I got a chance to check out the Blu-ray pack for myself and was truly amazed at the film quality — the flicks have all been remastered for HD viewing and look better than when they were first released in theaters in 1985. Couple this with the announcement that the Back to the Future game is hitting your Mac, PC, and PS3 beginning next month, well it's going to be a very heavy holiday, indeed.

Where can you get the goods? Find out more (including what other big-name star auditioned to be Marty McFly) after the break.

• Sony's new Blu-ray discs won't work with your old player — Dvice
• Professor Layton movie finally getting Western release — Kotaku
• Sexy R&B song uses only keyboard keys as lyrics — Urlesque
• Tron Legacy already getting a sequel? — io9
• Craig Ferguson introduces his robot skeleton sidekick — PopCandy
• 10 funniest cat videos on YouTube — Mashable

It was a big morning for Samsung — not only did it announce that its first HD 3D TVs will hit shelves this month, but it will also be rolling out 3D-ready Blu-Ray players, will be launching an app store for your home theater, and is partnering with DreamWorks to bring you some extra movie-watching goodies.

First up are the TVs. Samsung's lineup of HD 3D LED TVs will go on sale this month, starting with a few 46 inch and 55 inch screens, while the remaining LED and plasmas will roll out over the next several months alongside its Blu-Ray players. All of Samsung's new 3D TVs will come stocked with Real240Hz refresh rates for the clearest picture without blur and drag. Additionally, if you purchase a new 3D TV and Blu-Ray player, you'll get a starter kit that includes two pairs of Samsung 3D glasses (sold separately for $150) and a copy of Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D to kick-start your home theater experience.

To see what the Samsung Apps store is all about, just read more

• Canadian man dumped over sexts that came preloaded in his Virgin Mobile phone — Gizmodo
• Pending solar flares could muck up your GPS accuracy — Switched
• Get your glasses ready: Sony releases new 3D-ready Blu-ray player — Crave
• Clean your Mighty Mouse without ripping it apart — Unplggd
• Bachelor contestant chooses job at Facebook over love — The Social
• This solar electric lawnmower looks like a futuristic race car — Dvice

If you caught Avatar over the weekend (and really, who didn't?), then you've probably just seen the future of the movie-watching experience. However, I'm not just talking about the experience at the theater, where you pay upwards of $10 a ticket. The Blu-ray Disc Association has just approved format specifications to bring high-def 3D technology to your Blu-rays at home, which means you'll soon be watching all those 3D movies you've come to love on your own couch . . . and save a few bucks by popping your own popcorn to boot.

Of course, in order to get a great picture, you're going to need to invest in a set of quality 3D viewing glasses, high def TV set, and not to mention a Blu-ray player if you don't already have one. The BDA should be releasing its specification to manufacturers soon, so they can start producing Blu-ray players, discs, and TVs that optimize the home 3D movie experience.

• The only retailer in the US to get the 10-inch Nokia netbook will be Best Buy — Gizmodo
• Google Mobile now remembers what you've searched on your desktop and displays starred map locations — Lifehacker
• Sony is planning on releasing Blu-ray movie titles, which can only be watched on PSPs — Kotaku
• Tomorrow's Martha Stewart show will be entirely dedicated to talking about Twitter and live-blogging — Switched
• Sony's PSP Go hits store shelves today for $250 — Engadget
• It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game Ever bracket! — GeekSugar

Sony recently announced their latest Sony VAIO NW notebook, which comes fully equipped with Blu-ray disc technology and now Toshiba has just announced that they are next in line to create devices that support Blu-ray storage format.

From HDTVs to laptops to DVD players, Toshiba will start rolling out these new Blu-ray products sometime this year.