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Pioneer's 16-layer optical disc

Pioneer Develops World's First 16-Layer Optical Disc

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (29) | comments 6

Pioneer Corporation has succeeded in developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400 gigabytes for the first time in the world.


500 GB Micro-holographic discs

General Electric Develops a 500GB Optical Disc

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (21) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- G.E. has unveiled a 500 GB micro-holographic disc that is the same size as existing DVD's. The storage capacity is equivalent to 100 DVD's and is aimed at the archive industry but eventually ...


USB stick makes easy automatic backups to discs

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

There's really no excuse for not backing up your computer these days. Used to be that making a backup was a fairly complex task. But today's backup offerings make it pretty much a no-brainer. In the recent months, I've written ...


Mitsubishi, Hitachi eye disc for cloud computing era

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hitachi Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and some other organizations plan to jointly develop a next-generation optical disc that can store 25 times more data than a Blu-ray Disc, with the aim of putting the technology into ...


Pioneer Announced Blu-ray Disc Combination Drive

Electronics / Hardware

created May 02, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pioneer Electronics today announces the BDC-2202, a robust Blu-ray Disc computer drive, which will be available to consumers beginning next month for a suggested price of $299.


Vivendi Universal and EA Games Join the Blu-ray Disc Association

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created Jan 09, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced that two leading game publishers, Electronic Arts and Vivendi Universal Games, have joined the BDA. "The delivery of high-definition games is becoming increasingly important to ...


5d dvd

Five-Dimensional DVD Could Hold Data of 30 Blu-ray Discs

Physics / General Physics

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- While many people think that Blu-ray will replace DVDs in the near future, a new study shows that DVDs may still have a lot to offer. Researchers have designed a five-dimensional DVD that ...


Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Technology / Semiconductors

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharp Corporation has announced the development of a new 500 mW semiconductor laser for triple- and quadruple- layer Blu-ray discs.


TDK Announces Blue Laser Disc Technology to Support 200GB Capacity

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 01, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (26) | comments 0

TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, has reached a landmark in the development of recordable blue laser technology, achieving a groundbreaking capacity of 200GB. Surpassing existing optical media technologies ...


Sharp Develops Dual-Layer Super-Resolution Optical Disc Technology, Enables Next-Generation 100-GB Optical ROM Discs

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created Jul 07, 2005 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sharp Corporation has developed an optical disc technology that enables super-resolution readout of data pits in a dual-layer structure by employing a transparent super-resolution(*1) functional film(*2). The development ...


Panasonic Starts Sample Shipments of World's Thinnest, 9.5 mm Height, Blu-ray Disc Drives

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 27, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 1

Panasonic today announced that the company has started shipping samples of the world's thinnest (9.5 mm height) internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives to personal computer manufacturers.


Sony Unveils 4x Blu-Ray Disc Writer Drive

Sony Unveils 4x Blu-Ray Disc Writer Drive

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 09, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Sony Electronics today announced its second generation internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer drive for the computer aftermarket, which boasts 4X BD-R and 16X DVD+R recording speeds.


TDK To Sale 23.3GB Disc With High-Speed 72MBPS Transfer Rate Utilizing Blue Laser Technology

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created Apr 18, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TDK Corporation today announced that it has reached a licensing agreement with Sony for TDK to begin manufacturing and distributing TDK Professional Disc (PD-RE23CN) media, rewritable optical discs that provide compatibility ...


TDK Announces 100GB Blue Laser Disc Technology

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created Jun 06, 2005 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (16) | comments 0

TDK has developed a prototype recordable Blu-ray Disc with revolutionary 100GB capacity. By far the most advanced optical media ever developed, the prototype 100GB bare Blu-ray Disc doubles both the capacity and recording ...


Apple Joins Blu-ray Disc Association

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created Mar 11, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced that Apple has joined the consortium and will become a member of the Board of Directors. "Apple is pleased to join the Blu-ray Disc Association board as part of our efforts to ...