The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has just announced that Sun Microsystems will join their board.

Why Sun? The interactivity of Blu-ray is powered by Sun’s Java, so in someways it’s pretty surprising that they weren’t there already.

Here at IFA, there’s a pretty strong feeling that the battle for the Next Generation of video disc has been won, with stronger and stronger support for Blu-ray being shown over it’s rival HD-DVD.

Mike Dunn, President of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment announced a roster of 8 films that will be released on Blu-ray, with the first being Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s cut). This title has extensive use of Java-driven interactivity, including a video game that uses scenes from the film.

The BDA board already contains some of the largest names in consumer electronics; computing and film companies.

On this day, years gone by ...

• Philips Power4Life: Traveling With Gadgets Gets Easier: IFA - 2007
• Nikon Coolpix L14 and L15 Budgets Camera Announced (Part Two) - 2007
• Sony Rolly: Video - 2007
• Nikon Coolpix L14 and L15 Budget Cameras Announced - 2007
• Philips Launch Aurea - 2007
• Virgin Launches UK Music Service This Week - 2005
• Samsung Unleash A Monster 19" Notebook - 2005
• Apple's iPhone Coming Soon? - 2005
• EV5203-C: Thomson's Linux VoIP DECT phone: IFA - 2005
• Games Market Europe - 2005