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You can't always get what you want--unless, that is, you're willing to fly to London and shell out big bucks for an unlocked phone. This fall, hundreds of thousands of lucky fans outside the United States will buy the world's most cutting-edge tech, much of it unavailable Stateside, often because no carrier would pick up a phone or the U.S. market isn't quite ready for mass adoption of a new technology. We've rounded up some of these enviable gadgets that are only available overseas.
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Blu-ray recorders
There are plenty of PCs with built-in Blu-ray burners available, but no manufacturer yet offers a set-top Blu-ray recorder for the living room--at least, not in the U.S. In Asia and Europe, Blu-ray recorders are available from the likes of Sony, Panasonic, LG, and Sharp. Many of those models even include a built-in DVR, so you can record to the hard drive first, then burn your favorite shows to Blu-ray for safe keeping. Of course, overseas TV providers also seem to be adding some copy protection and DRM to their broadcasts, so whether these recorders are actually useful is an entirely different question.
Will they come to the U.S.? There are always rumors that we'll see a set-top Blu-ray recorder in the States, but given the fact that the DVD recorder never took off here, it seems like a long shot. Americans seem content to use their disc players for playing prerecorded movies, while the DVR has stepped in to handle TV recording.
