Sony debuts blue discs

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Sony debuts blue laser storage discs

Sony debuts blue laser storage discs 04/26/2004 05:28 PM
Blu-ray debuted last year for HD video. Now Sony is taking its blue laser technology and producing a new data storage solution.

Sony beams in blue laser discs

Sony beams in blue laser discs 04/26/2004 11:48 AM
The company introduces optical storage discs that use blue laser technology to hold more data and that offer improved durability.

Sony packs more into mini-discs

Sony packs more into mini-discs 01/08/2004 07:39 PM
Sony has developed new Hi-MD players and discs to store up to 45 hours of music, pictures and text.

Sony Set to Exert Influence on Discs

Sony Set to Exert Influence on Discs 09/14/2004 10:21 PM
As the leader of the group that plans to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony is poised to gain considerable power in its fight to set the format for the next generation of digital video discs.

New Sony camcorder records to three-inch
discs

New Sony camcorder records to three-inch
discs 08/10/2004 10:33 AM
Sony has announced the DCR-DVD301 camcorder, a US$1,100 model with a 3.5-inch SwivelScreen hybrid LCD display and the ability to record directly to three-inch DVD-R/-RW discs, which play in most current home and computer DVD players, as well as later releases of the PlayStation 2...

Sony PlayStation Portable Debuts in US

Sony PlayStation Portable Debuts in US 03/24/2005 05:05 PM
It was midnight madness at consumer electronics retailers throughout the United States early Thursday morning, as thousands of gamers lined up to get their hands on Sony's PlayStation Portable. Citing deep consumer interest, Sony estimates that over one million units will be sold within days of the release.

Sony debuts low-end PDA alongside Wi-Fi
models

Sony debuts low-end PDA alongside Wi-Fi
models 02/12/2004 09:57 AM
TJ27 launched at last

Sony Bets on Blue Lasers

Sony Bets on Blue Lasers 05/17/2004 04:39 PM
Enterprise Storage Forum May 17 2004 8:10PM GMT

Sony debuts new compact photo printer

Sony debuts new compact photo printer 08/18/2004 07:14 AM
Sony today announced the PictureStation DPP-FP30, its new photo printer for lab-quality prints with or without the use of a computer...

"Sony Ericsson debuts keyboard smart
phone"

"Sony Ericsson debuts keyboard smart
phone" 07/16/2004 08:40 AM

Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod

Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod 07/01/2004 07:10 AM
Boston Globe Jul 1 2004 11:35AM GMT

Sony debuts PlayStation Portable in
North America

Sony debuts PlayStation Portable in
North America 03/24/2005 11:32 AM
Sony Corp. on Thursday introduced its PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld video game console to North American customers. The device has been available in Japan since 2004, but today marks its debut in the lucrative and large North American market. Sony estimates that it has shipped about 1 million of the game systems to retailers in expectation of today's launch.

Sony Ericsson debuts keyboard smart
phone

Sony Ericsson debuts keyboard smart
phone 07/15/2004 07:07 AM
P910 to succeed P900

Sony Ships Blue-Laser Optical Media

Sony Ships Blue-Laser Optical Media 04/26/2004 03:47 PM
Sony Electronics said Monday that it had begun shipping its first blue-laser media for data, although the recordable and write-once discs use the company's proprietary technology.

Sony ships blue laser optical drives

Sony ships blue laser optical drives 12/02/2003 12:45 AM

Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod (Reuters)

Sony Debuts 20 Gigabyte Walkman to
Silence IPod (Reuters) 07/01/2004 12:11 AM
Reuters - Sony Corp. unveiled plans on Thursday to launch a Walkman digital music player capable of storing 13,000 songs, aiming to reclaim the top spot in a market now dominated by Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.

AT&T Wins $3.6 Million Hosting Contract
From Blue Cross And Blue Shield

AT&T Wins $3.6 Million Hosting Contract
From Blue Cross And Blue Shield 06/03/2004 08:55 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Jun 3 2004 1:11PM GMT

Big Blue, Blue Titan boost SOAs

Big Blue, Blue Titan boost SOAs 06/07/2004 07:40 AM
IBM and Blue Titan plan to bolster data management wares this week, with IBM retooling DB2 Information Integrator and Blue Titan focusing on SOAs (service-oriented architectures).

True blue Big Brother too blue for MPs
(Reuters)

True blue Big Brother too blue for MPs
(Reuters) 06/22/2005 02:18 AM
Reuters - The nude antics of reality television contestants on the Big Brother program prompted Australian government politicians Tuesday to demand a review of how much nudity can be shown on free television down under.

Blue Bands for Blue Budgets

Blue Bands for Blue Budgets 02/01/2005 10:09 PM

I had to go all the way over to LISNews< /a> to find out that a sister Library System here in Illinois has started a totally awesome project called Libraries Matter. Here at home, our kids saved up some money to buy the 10–pack of Lance Armstrong yellow wristbands because they’re all the rage at school. Can you imagine if we could start something similar with these blue ones for libraries? Brilliant job, Alliance Library System!

One thing, though – how about offering packs smaller than 50 so that ordinary folks like myself can buy some and give them out to friends, kids, etc.? Let’s get some grassroots support going, not just top down from the institutional level! Then, let’s think about how we can use these on Advocacy Day this year.

Tangent: When visiting the ALS web site tonight, I realized they’ve added blogs to the home page (kind of, sort of). Sweet! Unfortunately, no RSS feeds to be found anywhere, which means I won’t be able to add them to my aggregator, which means I’ll have to keep relying on other web sites to highlight ALS projects for me. Not sweet. C’mon, ALS, show us the RSS!

When Good Discs Go Bad

When Good Discs Go Bad 06/15/2004 05:13 AM

Discs Are So Dead

Discs Are So Dead 04/05/2005 06:15 AM
Two new formats aim to bury the DVD, but web distribution will kill them all. By Robert Capps from Wired magazine.

If Plastic Discs Are Dead, What's Next?

If Plastic Discs Are Dead, What's Next? 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
Wired Magazine is now suggesting that discs are dead as a storage medium. With all the battling going on over the next generation of DVD technology, Wired's products editor, Robert Capps, notes that not very many people seem to care about the new "high definition" audio CDs that have come out. Instead, everyone's focused on getting an iPod and digitizing their music. While video is definitely more difficult to transport via the internet, the argument is that the technology is improving for compressing and transmitting larger files. Of course, it might be interesting to put Capps in a debate with Mark Cuban -- who also thinks that discs are dead, but that portable hard drives or flash drives will take their place. Cuban's argument is that "storage is expanding far more quickly than upload or download speeds to our homes," so it's going to be more efficient to move around hard drives than bits of high definition content. With some already experimenting with offer ing content on iPods, it is beginning to look like this battle for the next plastic disc technology may be a waste of time. Update: Then again, some analysts think discs will be big business for the next five years. Of course, analysts always seem to be overly positive in their predictions -- it's what helps sell reports.

Mostly Music Discs With iDVD

Mostly Music Discs With iDVD 06/11/2004 09:07 PM
By Christopher Breen, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Who Made Your Blank Discs?

Who Made Your Blank Discs? 03/19/2005 02:22 AM

You may think that you know what manufacturer made you blank CD or DVD discs, it was  Fujifilm, TDK Electronics, Ritek, Verbatim, Imation, Hewlett-Packard or another recognizable brand. You would be wrong.  In fact, most of this blank media is manufactured by a short list of companies: India's Moser Baer, Japan's Ricoh and Taiyo Yuden, and Taiwan's CMC Magnetics, Prodisc Technology and Optodisc Technology. The major name brands that actually create their own CD’s are Sony and Philips.

Of the manufacturers that actually make the media, Taiyo Yuden is the one recognized as the best, with the highest quality product. Trying to figure out who makes your media is not easy. The best website for talking about the brands and the media and what are some great deals for media online is Digitalfaq.com.

Here is more from the article on Wired… Some media can burn reliably faster than its rated speed. A DVD+R might be rated at 4X burn speed, yet with certain recorders, it can be burned at 8X. The factors that contribute to high- or low-quality media are varied. Several choices are on the market, and which one is used can affect a disc's reflectivity, and thus its readability. But beyond that, says Pieper, "if your dye is unevenly spread, or the other materials and workmanship are shoddy, it doesn't matter what dye is used." Also, Pieper says if the glue job on the platter is sloppy, "the media literally falls apart."  Taiyo Yuden media stands as the golden child for blank-media enthusiasts. Popular opinion swings the other way for manufacturers such as CMC Magnetics and Princo.

Should optical discs last forever?

Should optical discs last forever? 03/29/2005 08:58 PM
Standards body of U.S. government, industry group, quiz industry and government on how long discs should last.

how do i get to play the dvd ram discs
from my panasonic e55

how do i get to play the dvd ram discs
from my panasonic e55 08/20/2004 06:18 PM
TechTree Aug 20 2004 9:49PM GMT

Los Alamos and the missing discs that
never were

Los Alamos and the missing discs that
never were 08/12/2004 01:15 PM
Headless chickens chase phantom secrets

Sony's Paper Blu-Ray Discs

Sony's Paper Blu-Ray Discs 04/15/2004 11:42 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- Sony has announced a 25GB Blu-ray disc made with 51 percent paper, making it easy to print directly on the disc and shred with household scissors for disposal. While the discs are more environmentally friendly, simply because they use an easily renewable resource, it isn't entirely clear...

Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs?

Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs? 12/15/2003 03:16 PM
Microsoft's career page contains a very interesting job advertisement. The ad says that the Xbox Team "is looking for a strong PM/Engineer to manage the design and development of the Xbox Game Disc for the next generation Xbox console." Moreover, the ad stresses the importance of anti-piracy technology in the development of the new discs for the next generation console. Although it is possible that MS will simply try to incorporate sophisticated anti-piracy features in the now standard DVD medium, it is probably easier for them to develop a proprietary format. Nintendo did it with their GameCube discs, and they were quite effective in combating piracy -- so why not Microsoft?

New holographic discs look like a DVD
but hold a terabyte

New holographic discs look like a DVD
but hold a terabyte 08/27/2004 01:56 PM
Optware Corp., the developer of Collinear Holographic* Data Storage System, announced today that it had achieved successfully world's first recording and play back of digital movies on a holographic recording disc with a reflective layer using Optware's revolutionary Collinear Holography. This is a major milestone for commercializing holographic data storage system.

The recorded movies were played back in a series of meetings from July eight through 12 with Optware's six existing investors as well as eight enterprises both domestic and overseas including leading manufacturers of electronic and electric products for consumer, business and industrial use. Company names are not disclosed.

News source: Optware (full story)

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Two programs rescue damaged discs

Two programs rescue damaged discs 09/08/2004 02:39 PM
Boston Globe Sep 8 2004 7:18PM GMT

Blank Discs Not Created Equal

Blank Discs Not Created Equal 03/19/2005 02:52 AM
The quest for cheap, high-quality blank CDs and DVDs spawns a vast community of enthusiasts, with aficionados swapping hot finds online. By Aaron Weiss.

Blu-ray discs leave room to grow

Blu-ray discs leave room to grow 08/17/2004 11:47 AM
ZDNet Aug 17 2004 3:30PM GMT

8.5GB DVD+R discs, drives to ship April
'04

8.5GB DVD+R discs, drives to ship April
'04 11/03/2003 11:13 AM
Dual-layer technology

Deane's Suggestion for Library Discs

Deane's Suggestion for Library Discs 12/19/2004 03:36 PM

D-Skin

"Every library in the country should get a supply of these for their DVD collections, which are, invariably, the most scratched up set of media in existence." [Gadgetopia, originally from undisclosed location]

This is a great suggestion if we can get a bulk purchase price.

D-Skins

"Just snap one of these onto your music, movie, game or data CD’s and consider them protected. The amazing Liplock Seal snaps onto the edge of any standard size disc and holds tight. Leave your d_skin Protective Disc Skin on while you play away — outside and inside your media players. Seriously. Your discs are totally readable right through the Skin."

View the [loud] demo. Slick!

Kansas AG Rejects Settlement Discs

Kansas AG Rejects Settlement Discs 08/08/2004 03:31 PM

Burn two discs at once with Toast
Titanium 6

Burn two discs at once with Toast
Titanium 6 03/22/2005 03:39 PM
I've just successfully burned two DVDs at once on the same Mac -- something that might be of interest to people who have two DVD or CD burners. I have a laptop with an internal Matshita DVD-R UJ825, and an external Pioneer DV...

Eight discs that'll dazzle
(USATODAY.com)

Eight discs that'll dazzle
(USATODAY.com) 01/27/2004 07:16 AM
USATODAY.com - If you got a new DVD player for Christmas, you're probably eager to see just what it can do.USA TODAY's Mike Snider offers eight discs that show the sonic and visual superiority of DVD. (Related story: Despite mixed results, Leonard movies stand out)
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