ASUS unleashes USB 2.0 Blu-ray player — government denies knowlege

ASUS has taken a pretty basic USB Blu-ray player and given it a fine veneer of high-gloss looks. The SBC-04B1S-U isn’t fancy stuff — 4.8x maximum Blu-ray disc reading, 8x DVD burning, a USB 2.0 connection, and Windows (but not OS X or Linux) compatibility. The bright blue ‘X’ on the side also flashes and has a dedicated app just to control its brightness. None of this will help, of course, when the strobing ‘X’ attracts the attention of the entire underground world of paranormal conspiracy theorists to your bedroom as if you threw up the alien Bat-Signal — but, you know, whatever. There’s no word yet on pricing or availability for this attractive, skinny dude.

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  JVC Japan announced the XV-BP1 today [JP], a new Blu-ray player that comes with two interesting features and a fair price. The player supports DivX/MPEG-4/MKV/AVCHD files…
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  We don’t know what the LED X found on the side of this Asus Blu-ray drive is supposed to symbolize to the people of Earth, but we aren’t ones to argue with pointlessly glowing aesthetics.
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  Secretly taking photos of people is sort of easy to do with a cell phone but it’s probably even easier to do with a Volkswagen-style car key. For $66, Brando will be more than happy to sell you one too.

• JVC announces DivX-compatible Blu-ray player with USB port
• Asus Slim Blu-ray Drives Feature a Wicked X
• Fake car key shoots photos and video, makes people think you drive a VW
• ASUS Eee Keyboard now on track for August launch
• Vizio’s VBR100 Blu-ray player will be a Walmart exclusive
• Vizio’s VBR100 Blu-ray player is a $188 Wal-mart exclusive next month
• Gateway adds the 15.6-inch NV series to its laptop lineup
• ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA available for pre-order, shipping July 1st
• Hands On With Disney’s Netbook for Kids
• Seagate announces a plethora of Mac-centric FreeAgent hard drives and a dock

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