Starting October 7th, Sony will begin a rewards program for purchasers of select Blu-ray titles.

Looking for a Blu-ray Disc recorder to capture all your favorite HDTV shows on a more permanent and transportable storage medium? There are plenty of models out there, from Panasonic, Sharp and others, but they’re only available in Japan.

At CEATEC in Japan last week, Hitachi showed off new ultra-thin LCD and plasma HDTVs in their Wooo UT line, as well as an assortment of custom frames that set their HDTVs apart from the competition.

At CEATEC Japan last week, Sharp unveiled the latest models in their XS (Extra Slim) LCD series featuring RGB LCD backlighting and enhanced sound by Pioneer.

Now in its fifth year, CEATEC Japan highlighted all manner of sexy cool technology this week. Here were a few of our favorites.

Panasonic’s prototype 150-inch plasma flat panel HDTV is now expected to see production as early as 2010 but even this behemoth isn’t big enough for Panasonic’s grand plans.

Pioneer makes good on its promise to deliver LCD TVs in its KURO flat panel line with three new full HD models for the European market, sized from 32 to 46 inches.

At CEATEC Japan this week, Panasonic is showing off a full high definition 1080p 3D home theater using Blu-ray Disc and a 103-inch plasma HDTV.

Surround Sound gets personal with Plantronics’ new gaming headset with integrated Dolby Headphone technology.

Sony’s affordable yet high quality Blu-ray player just got even better with a firmware update that turns on its BD-Live functionality.