Gadgetory

it's Wednesday September 29th 2010 I'm Jeff Bakalar and it's time to get loaded if you were planning on picking up a new Nintendo 3ds in time for the holidays think again reports are pinning a februari release in japan and march for the united states of course the 3ds is the successor to the incredibly popular DS portable system and will allow for 3d games without the need to wear special glasses now dozens of third-party software developers have already committed to the platform and we're hoping to get some hands-on time soon with the new device in a somewhat surprising move AOL has purchased the blog TechCrunch yesterday for roughly 25 million dollars now AOL already owns tech blog and gadget but will look to TechCrunch for coverage of the business side of the industry also AOL announced the acquisitions of five-minute media and thin labs as well Roku has announced that hulu plus will be coming to the video streaming box later this fall Roku streaming boxes start at just 59 99 up to ninety nine dollars for the XDS model and offer a number of different streaming services the new Apple TV on the other hand only has netflix and the iTunes Store as an option also TiVo has announced that hulu plus will be coming to the premiere box as well you can now add Star Wars to the growing list of franchises going 3d the entire saga all six films will be getting the 3d conversion treatment beginning with the Phantom Menace which is scheduled to hit theaters in 2012 lucasarts Industrial Light & Magic will oversee the conversion and promises none of the original six films content will be compromised those are your headlines for today i'm jeff bakalar for cnet.com and you've just been loaded you