I think you already know where I am going with this! Chase Carey from Hulu’s co-parent News Corp has publicly acknowledged the fact Hulu will start charging for content in 2010:

It’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online. I think a free model is a very difficult way to capture the value of our content. I think what we need to do is deliver that content to consumers in a way where they will appreciate the value. Hulu concurs with that, it needs to evolve to have a meaningful subscription model as part of its business.

In other words you’ll have to pay for the content you want to watch. It looks like not all the content will require a cash deposit but nobody wants to watch free crappy shows anyway. So what are you going to do now that you know Hulu will gladly take your money for a new episode of your favorite show? The Pirate Bay isn’t that available any more, not that we’re suggesting what you think we’re suggesting!

We have no pricing details at this point and we don’t know when Hulu will start to ask for your credit card details. How much would you pay for Hulu services?

This is a bit surprising as Blu-ray copying is really complicated not to mention illegal. It seems that by 2010 we will be able to have some form of copy function enabled in a future Blu-ray standard. That copy feature will have its limitations but starting with Q1 2010 all discs will be allowed to be copied. And that’s only one full-resolution copy referred to as a Managed Copy. Then these copies will be writable to Blu-ray or DVD or saved onto a Windows Media DRM-compatible file. Unfortunately you’ll need to get new players to have the feature enabled so in case you want to make Managed Copies of your future Blu-ray discs then you’ll need to switch players sometime next year.

Would you buy an OLED TV if offered today? How much would you pay for it? Samsung is working on a 23-inch OLED TV which will be available sometime in 2010. The new displays are said of being capable of 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, DVI/HDMI, 1.6 centimeters in depth. Such an OLED TV is also very eco-friendly as it will meed 40% less energy compared to an LCD. Expect to fork out an impressive amount of cash to get all those features. We’re going to be waiting for the competition to come up with their own OLED panels since Samsung can’t be the only one working on OLED TVs.

via OLED-Display

LED-backlit HD displays have been popping up everywhere lately, including the 2009 CES. Scientists from the Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute and Samsung have been working on this LED technology and it looks like they have developed a new polarization-matched LED that will get you 18% more light despite being 22% more efficient that former LEDs. These LEDs will turn less power into light if fed higher currents and apparently you will be saving some money too. There aren’t any official announcements regarding the future release of this new technology so we don’t have prices for you either. Are these new LED displays coming to us this year or should we expected to arrive only after CES 2010?