Blue-ray Wins the Format War

The war between the Blue-ray and HD DVD high-definition formats is over and Sony’s Blue-ray is the winner. Warner Bros. has announced that it would release movies for the home video market just in the Blue-ray format. Only two of Hollywood’s six major studios support the HD DVD format. The victory of Blue-ray may be short because of future technology that could allow people to download high-definition movies over the Internet.

Ray Charles’ Hometown Builds Statue of Him

On Friday, Albany, Ray Charles’ hometown, unveiled a revolving lighted bronze statue of him in the middle of a new downtown plaza that is named after him. Family members of Charles showed up at the musical ceremony that honored him. Ray Charles died in 2004 at the age of 73.