CNET News.com reports that Blue-ray Disc players will be using Java!

“The Blu-ray Disc Association, the standards body for the format, has decided it will adopt Java for the interactivity standards,” said Yasushi Nishimura, director of Panasonic’s Research and Development Company of America… “This means that all Blu-ray Disc player devices will be shipped equipped with Java.”

And what will it be used for?

Java will be used for control menus, interactive features, network services and games, Nishimura said.

One of the more interesting ramifications of this is:

The inclusion of Java in Blu-ray DVD drives will enable DVD updates over the network… That gives you the ability to download content. If somebody adds subtitles in Croatian, you don’t have to bake those into the disc. You can do that afterwards.

Link: CNET News.com - Java to appear in next-gen DVD players