Microsoft has announced an updated HD version of it’s Zune portable media player. Set to feature at next week’s E3 Expo, the Zune HD will support 720p video that can be output to an HDTV via a separate docking station with built-in HDMI port. The device also features a widescreen 16:9 OLED touchscreen with a resolution of 480×272, and will enable users to browse the internet over WiFi, stream songs from the Zune store. Microsoft are also promising to demonstrate how Zune will integrate with Xbox LIVE which could take the form of video or game downloads - will Apple be able to offer more when their expected iPhone revision comes out? Stay tuned. Or should that be zuned?

Disney has announced coming-of-age comedy Adventureland for Blu-ray. Written and directed by Superbad’s Greg Mottola, and based on his own experiences of working in a theme-park in the 1980s, Adventureland stars Jesse Eisenberg as a college grad who winds up in a seemingly dead end job as a games host at a local amusement park. Also featuring Twilight’s Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds and comedy specialists Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig, Adventureland hits the US on August 25 with the following extras:

- Blu-ray Exclusives: Frigo’s Ball Tap, Lisa P’s Guide To Style, Welcome to Adventureland
- Deleted Scenes - with optional audio commentary by Greg Mottola
- Audio commentary - with Greg Mottola and Jesse Eisenberg
- The Making Of Adventureland
- Digital Copy

A Blu-ray edition of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen will be bundled with the game of the film according to Warner Bros. Interactive. Part one of PS3 game Watchmen: The End is Nigh was made available on the PSN in March, but with part two being released in July, consumers will be able get the whole thing and the director’s cut of the film in a two-disc Blu-ray package, featuring exclusive artwork. No word on UK confirmation, but we’ll keep you posted.

Yesterday, Samsung launched the i8910 HD (formerly known as the Omnia HD) - and as previously mentioned it’s capable of capturing 720p video. Available exclusively through Orange, the handset features a 3,7 inch, 16:9 AMOLED touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera, and 8GB of storage space, expandable up to 32 GB when couple with the appropriate MicroSD card. The phone can also decode DivX/Xvid, H.264, WMV, Mpeg4 and Real Video formats, act as an MP3 player, radio and more.

Check it out at the Orange shop.

The Blu-ray Disc Association has charged a task force with developing the best way to integrate 3D content into the high definition format. Representing studios, manufacturers and the IT industries, the group will look for a universal set of specifications for bringing stereoscopic material to future discs using the newer polarised technology, rather than the anaglyph efforts seen on discs such as My Bloody Valentine, and the US release of The Polar Express. We could be in for a long wait before anything is decided though - no timetable has been set, and with so many parties involved a unified 3D BD disc could could come some time after 3D TVs hit the high street.