InPhase Announces 300GB Holographic Discs

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InPhase To Demo Holographic Storage

InPhase To Demo Holographic Storage 04/13/2005 05:58 PM
Holographic media will get an airing next week in Las Vegas, as InPhase Technologies promises a demonstration of its first prototype system.

Inphase Technologies unveils holographic
drive prototype

Inphase Technologies unveils holographic
drive prototype 01/05/2005 02:07 PM
Holographic data storage developer Inphase Technologies has launched the world's first prototype of a holographic storage drive. The prototype is the foundation for Inphase's family of Tapestry holographic drives, with data capacities that range from 200 GB to 1.6 TB on a single disk.

The prototype drive records data into Inphase's patented two-chemistry Tapestry photopolymer WORM material. The recording material is 1.5 mm thick and is sandwiched between two 130 mm diameter transmissive plastic disk substrates. Hitachi Maxell developed a new cartridge that provides maximum protection for the light-sensitive recording material.

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InPhase plans holographic storage device
for 2006

InPhase plans holographic storage device
for 2006 01/05/2005 08:41 AM
InPhase Technologies is one step closer to bringing holographic storage drives to market. On Wednesday, the company plans to demonstrate the first fully functioning prototype of its Tapestry holographic drive, which the company expects to begin shipping next year. The drive will be demonstrated at the 2005 Storage Visions conference, being held in Las Vegas this week.

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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DoCoMo announces holographic memory
breakthrough

DoCoMo announces holographic memory
breakthrough 02/17/2004 08:05 AM
PC Pro Feb 17 2004 12:41PM GMT

OWC offers new RoadTrip, 300GB drive

OWC offers new RoadTrip, 300GB drive 02/01/2005 09:53 PM
Other World Computing (OWC) on Tuesday announced in conjunction the release of a new RoadTrip iPod FM transmitter fixed at 87.9 FM, as well as a new 300GB Mercury Elite external hard disk drive.

Logitec Netpocket Pint-Sized 300GB NAS

Logitec Netpocket Pint-Sized 300GB NAS 05/25/2004 10:32 AM
Japanese electronics company Logitec (not to be confused with peripheral giant 'Logitech') has three new 'NetPocket' network storage devices coming out next month, available in three models with sizes ranging from 160GB to 300GB in a compact form-factor that's less...

OWC intros 300GB Mercury Elite drives,
new RoadTrip!

OWC intros 300GB Mercury Elite drives,
new RoadTrip! 02/01/2005 09:21 PM
Other World Computing (OWC) has expanded its line of Mercury Elite external storage solutions with the introduction of new 300GB models, priced at US$299.99 for a FireWire 400+USB 2.0 combo version, $319.99 for a FireWire 800/400-only version and $339.99 for a FireWire 800/400+USB 2.0 version...

in a holographic way

in a holographic way 07/16/2004 12:08 AM
Hundreds of kinds of mixed seeds, soil humus, and dry powdered red brown clay, form the solid components of seed balls.

Holographic lollies

Holographic lollies 12/13/2003 12:43 PM
Screw lollipops screened with detailed edible artwork: these guys are selling giant lollipops with edible holograms embedded in them. Link (via Making Light)

Holographic Emperor Available For
Pre-Order

Holographic Emperor Available For
Pre-Order 08/31/2004 06:51 PM
Hyperspace members can now place their order for the StarWarsShop.com exclusive Emperor: Executor Transmission figure. Featuring clear holographic version of the POTF2 Emperor, this figure is priced at $10.99, will not ship until October 2004, and will be shipped in a Star Case for its protection. Click on the thumbnail above for more details.

Holographic Versatile Disc

Holographic Versatile Disc 08/28/2004 12:45 AM
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Information in the Holographic Universe;

Information in the Holographic Universe; 11/02/2003 07:35 AM
Scientific American

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Toys "R" Us Holographic Yoda This Sunday

Toys "R" Us Holographic Yoda This Sunday 04/08/2005 03:44 PM
For those of us who missed it during Midnight Madness, here's a reminder that you can get it FOR FREE starting this weekend!

Holographic Emperor Palpatine Cardback

Holographic Emperor Palpatine Cardback 09/25/2004 11:32 AM
StarWarsShop.com has added new shots of the cardback to the exclusive Holographic Emperor Palpatine (Executor Transmission) figure, featuring the new footage from the DVD. This figure is available now for October delivery.

Holographic Storage: Help Me Optware,
You're Our Only Hope.

Holographic Storage: Help Me Optware,
You're Our Only Hope. 04/28/2004 10:23 AM
A company known as Optware has debuted a holographic storage prototype which they expect to release in a retail version by 2006. The device uses "polarized collinear holography" that coordinates both blue-violet and red lasers in combination to record between 200 to 300GB of data on a single 12cm disc....

Prototype of holographic disc drive

Prototype of holographic disc drive 01/04/2005 05:39 PM
TechSpot Jan 4 2005 9:21PM GMT

Advances being made in holographic
storage technology

Advances being made in holographic
storage technology 02/05/2005 10:10 PM
Although Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD technologies have yet to reach the mainstream, progress is being made toward a more advanced holographic technology that may one day replace them. Japan's Optware Corp. earlier this week announced plans toward commercialization of its Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) technology. According to Computerworld, Optware Corp. said that it has set up an alliance to promote its HVD and that later this year will set up an office in the U.S. to promote the technology with major systems integrators there. HVD technology involves the use of a laser to store information on discs like CDs and DVDs. Instead of recording data in dots on the disc, beams of light interfere with each other, forming patterns within the HVD disc. U.S.-based InPhase Technologies Inc. is also trying to bring holographic storage drives to market in 2006. Researchers at IBM's Almaden Research Center are also developing holographic storage devices. Optware claims that the technology enables the storage of up to 3.9TB of information on a single disc. The company is initially commercializing 200GB recordable and 100GB read-only discs, it said. Data archiving for the U.S. health care industry is an early potential market, he said. As hospitals archive increasingly large data files such as digital X-rays and CAT scans, and increasingly make use of video images, the demand for increased storage capacity will grow. This year and next, the company will be preparing to submit three HVD storage media to the International Standards Organization. The 200GB disc and a 30GB credit card-size storage format may be approved by the ISO by the end of December 2006, while the 100GB read-only disc may approved in June 2007, Aoki said.

Optware attempts to standardize
holographic storage

Optware attempts to standardize
holographic storage 01/05/2005 08:40 AM
Optware will have specifications for its holographic storage technology approved by an international standards body in 2006, making it the first company to attempt to create an industry standard for holographic storage, the company's president said in an interview on Jan. 5.

Optware seeks US vendors to adopt
holographic storage

Optware seeks US vendors to adopt
holographic storage 02/05/2005 09:19 PM
Japan's Optware Corp. announced a detailed roadmap toward commercialization of its Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) technology on Thursday. It has also set up an alliance to promote HVD and will later this year set up an office in the U.S. to promote the technology with major systems integrators there, it said.

Photo Archives: Holographic Darth
Sidious Bust-Up & More!

Photo Archives: Holographic Darth
Sidious Bust-Up & More! 06/05/2005 11:51 PM
We've got another update to our Photo Archives today with a new version of Dark Horse Comics' first Crimson Empire trade paperback, this time specially-packaged with 2 figures from Gentle Giant Studios' Bust-Ups line. The Royal Guard figure is the same previously-released figure, but the Holographic Darth Sidious figure is exclusive to this set. Available only through the Direct Market, this set is one no completist can do without.

6 Firms Form Holographic Versatile Disc
Alliance

6 Firms Form Holographic Versatile Disc
Alliance 02/05/2005 09:08 PM

Photo Archives: ROTS Holographic Yoda
(Kashyyyk Transmission)

Photo Archives: ROTS Holographic Yoda
(Kashyyyk Transmission) 04/12/2005 02:48 PM
Today's Photo Archives update is the second of several exclusives that were available at the debut of Revenge of the Sith toys. The Toys "R" Us exclusive Holographic Yoda (Kashyyyk Transmission) was mostly a no-show during Midnight Madness, but the Jedi Master has made his way back for a free limited engagement, even if he had to phone in his performance.

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.

When Good Discs Go Bad

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

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

Mostly Music Discs With iDVD

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

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

Two Programs Rescue Damaged Discs (AP)

Two Programs Rescue Damaged Discs (AP) 09/08/2004 12:26 PM
AP - You know it's bound to happen: One of the CDs you've burned is going to stop working — be it from scratches, aging, poor manufacturing or the fact that it was made with old software.

Two programs rescue damaged discs

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

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.

Kansas AG Rejects Settlement Discs

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

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.
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