The Professional Disc for Data

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Sony's Professional Disc for DATA

Sony's Professional Disc for DATA 04/27/2004 09:01 AM
Sorry about the late start this morning, I had a date with a hard drive crash that was only fixed after shelling out $40 and eating a bowl of stew. Looks like Sony's pushing their new 'Professional Disc for DATA,' the blue-violet laser optical disc storage that is sort of...

TDK Launches Sales of Professional Disc
-- PD-RE23CN -- with 23.3GB Capacity and
High-Speed 72Mbps Transfer Ra

TDK Launches Sales of Professional Disc
-- PD-RE23CN -- with 23.3GB Capacity and
High-Speed 72Mbps Transfer Ra 04/18/2005 02:05 PM
ZDNet India Apr 18 2005 6:29PM GMT

Sonic Announces Future Support for
Blu-ray Disc Data Recording.

Sonic Announces Future Support for
Blu-ray Disc Data Recording. 01/05/2005 10:29 PM
Sonic Announces Future Support for Blu-ray Disc Data Recording. I'm not sure if this will include video authoring or not.

Microsoft disc-to-disc back-up targets
storage market

Microsoft disc-to-disc back-up targets
storage market 09/22/2004 09:59 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 22 2004 2:10PM GMT

Sony's PS3 to use Blu-ray Disc

Sony's PS3 to use Blu-ray Disc 08/05/2004 04:21 PM
Company hopes move will help jump-start market for new high-storage format.

Blu-ray-DVD Disc now compatible with DVD

Blu-ray-DVD Disc now compatible with DVD 12/28/2004 09:29 PM
TechSpot Dec 29 2004 12:33AM GMT

PlayStation 3 to use Blu-ray Disc.

PlayStation 3 to use Blu-ray Disc. 08/05/2004 09:19 PM
GameSpot: PlayS tation 3 to use Blu-ray Disc. And somewhere Hideo Kojima is already planning a game with eight hours of cut scenes. Will Microsoft rush an HD-DVD drive into Xenon? It looks like Sony's plan is to trickle out PS3 news to maintain a constant hype level.

New: DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus

New: DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus 05/26/2004 09:10 AM
Alera's DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus is a DVD/CD disc repair kit that includes a motorized system with buffing, cleaning, and repair wheels, plus liquid solutions for disc restoration.

JVC preps dual DVD/Blu-ray disc

JVC preps dual DVD/Blu-ray disc 12/30/2004 02:00 PM
Triple-layer sandwich

How to Click With Prospects Using DISC

How to Click With Prospects Using DISC 06/02/2004 09:42 PM
Internet.com Jun 3 2004 1:35AM GMT

Blu-ray Disc spec approved

Blu-ray Disc spec approved 08/11/2004 03:48 PM
Next-generation DVD specification approved, clearing way for manufacturers to produce read-only disks.

Computer Tutorials on a Disc

Computer Tutorials on a Disc 03/14/2005 06:16 PM
There are now a handful of instructional DVD’s to teach you how to use software and gadgets. Are any of them any good?

Dual Blu-ray-DVD Disc now compatible
with DVD

Dual Blu-ray-DVD Disc now compatible
with DVD 12/28/2004 05:37 PM
TechSpot Dec 28 2004 9:42PM GMT

Blu-ray Disc specification approved

Blu-ray Disc specification approved 08/11/2004 03:16 PM
Next-generation DVD specification approved, clearing way for manufacturers to produce read-only disks.

JVC Develops Dual Blu-ray-DVD Disc

JVC Develops Dual Blu-ray-DVD Disc 12/28/2004 11:10 AM
JVC has developed prototype read-only discs that can contain data stored in both the DVD and high-capacity Blu-ray Disc formats. They are the first discs that are able to contain data in both formats, a company spokesperson says. The discs contain three layers. The upper layer is a Blu-ray Disc layer with a capacity of 25GB. Below are two DVD layers with a combined capacity of 8.5GB, JVC says.

The company has not decided yet when the technology will be commercialized but JVC may produce the discs, says company spokesperson Fusako Adachi.

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DVDFILE.COM: Disc News

DVDFILE.COM: Disc News 02/11/2004 03:48 AM
[ The Original Star Wars Trilogy On DVD: September 21st ] .. unofficial news

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Dusty Disc May Mean Other Earths

Dusty Disc May Mean Other Earths 12/02/2003 12:27 AM
Slashdot Dec 1 2003 6:52PM ET

Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned

Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned 07/06/2004 11:55 AM

Don't tsk-tsk the music video disc

Don't tsk-tsk the music video disc 04/17/2005 06:40 AM
Los Angeles Times Apr 17 2005 10:09AM GMT

Scrap tax disc, say most drivers

Scrap tax disc, say most drivers 01/25/2004 10:55 PM
Almost two-thirds of motorists prefer a big tax increase on fuel in place of vehicle excise duty, a poll from motoring group RAC shows.

New PlayStation 2 to support Blu-ray
Disc.

New PlayStation 2 to support Blu-ray
Disc. 09/24/2004 10:10 PM
EE Times: New PlayStation 2 to support Blu-ray Disc. Now that's pro journalism; this wrong story has been up for 13 hours. As usual, Impress PC Watch has phot os of the internals.

Holographic Versatile Disc

Holographic Versatile Disc 08/28/2004 12:45 AM
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"DVDFILE.COM: Disc News"

"DVDFILE.COM: Disc News" 02/11/2004 04:19 PM

Sony's new 1GB Mini Disc

Sony's new 1GB Mini Disc 01/07/2004 07:13 PM
Probably not enough to save what is clearly a dying format (though it might have made a difference if they had done this a year...

Via gives away disc-scrubbing software

Via gives away disc-scrubbing software 09/17/2004 06:20 PM
Taiwanese chipmaker dangles open-source software lure to attract programmer interest.

JVC's Blu-Ray/DVD Hybrid Disc

JVC's Blu-Ray/DVD Hybrid Disc 01/03/2005 10:33 AM

Just like the recently-developed HD DVD/DVD dual-disc format from Toshiba, JVC is showing a new prototype triple-layer Blu-Ray/DVD hybrid that puts a 25GB Blu-Ray layer on top of a coventional two-layer 8.5GB DVD disc. Dual format discs are hoped to ease the transition from DVD to whatever format will win the upcoming standards war (probably Blu-Ray).

JV C preps dual DVD/Blu-ray disc [TheRegister]

Disc expiration dates debated

Disc expiration dates debated 03/29/2005 10:48 PM
Standards body is trying to develop a realistic way of labeling CDs and DVDs for longevity.

Bravo II Disc Publisher debuts

Bravo II Disc Publisher debuts 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Plymouth, Minn.-based Primera Technology Inc. on Friday announced its Bravo II Disc Publisher, an automated system that burns and prints CDs and DVDs. It works with Macs and Windows PCs alike.

Blu-ray Disc Founders approve Blu-ray
standard

Blu-ray Disc Founders approve Blu-ray
standard 08/12/2004 07:46 AM

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“A group of consumer electronics producers have approved a new format of dics that can store five time more data of DVDs at the same cost. The group said that is has approved version 1.0 of the BD-ROM format, and made it available to disc manufacturers. This standard is named Blu-ray, because it uses a blue laser instead of a red one, which is at the moment used for DVD reading and recording. Blu-ray is…

Announcement: Bravo II Disc Publisher

Announcement: Bravo II Disc Publisher 02/10/2004 02:41 AM
id="i.2004.02.09.bravo"> Primera Technology announced Bravo II Disc Publisher, an all-in-one CD/DVD burner and printer compatible with Mac OS X 10.2 and up.

Sony Adopts Blu-ray Disc PlayStation 3

Sony Adopts Blu-ray Disc PlayStation 3 09/22/2004 02:19 PM

Hard disc security nightmares

Hard disc security nightmares 04/13/2005 06:48 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 13 2005 11:13AM GMT

Sony Develops 25 GB Paper Disc

Sony Develops 25 GB Paper Disc 04/15/2004 01:00 PM

Is music safe on compact disc?

Is music safe on compact disc? 08/08/2004 03:49 PM

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“Compact discs were sold as the durable alternative to vinyl - but anyone who opens the case of an ageing CD may be in for a nasty surprise. Earlier this year, US web designer Dan Koster found 15% of his 2,000 CDs had begun to rot, and were unplayable and worthless as a result.”…

Prototype of holographic disc drive

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

PlayStation 2 Disc Read Errors

PlayStation 2 Disc Read Errors 11/10/2003 11:34 PM

Burning Disc Labels with LightScribe

Burning Disc Labels with LightScribe 06/05/2005 11:45 PM
Glenn Fleishman (~910 words)

I back up my computers to hard drives using about a terabyte of storage (500 GB in each set). But these sets are incremental and rotate. I don't keep any permanent copies, just two separate aging sets. I also like to have some storage that isn't rewritable, and the new dual-layer DVD writers that have come on the market can put about 8.5 GB on a single disc. It seemed like the way to go for the best trade-off on cost, permanence, and sheer capacity. The thought of burning lots of cheap CDs reminded me of those automated floppy disk loaders of yesteryear.

New optical disc made from paper

New optical disc made from paper 04/16/2004 07:48 PM

Sony pushes paper disc

Sony pushes paper disc 04/16/2004 06:28 PM
ZDNet Apr 16 2004 10:24PM GMT
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6 Firms Form Holographic Versatile Disc
Alliance

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

China introduces the Enhanced Versatile
Disc

China introduces the Enhanced Versatile
Disc 11/19/2003 01:40 AM
Just to make this whole mess over which standard will succeed the DVD, a Chinese business consortium and two Chinese DVD manufacturers are rolling out the Enhanced Versatile Disc, or EVD. The idea is to have a homegrown standard to avoid paying royalties to non-Chinese electronics congolomerates that developed the DVD. Which certainly makes some economic sense if you're a manufacturer, but why a consumer would choose an EVD player over a DVD player is somewhat less clear. EVD players are going to have to be a lot cheaper to convince people that they're not just better off buying a DVD player. Read [Thanks, Jon]...

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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InPhase Announces 300GB Holographic
Discs

InPhase Announces 300GB Holographic
Discs 04/19/2005 05:55 AM

Tiny ink-jet is versatile, impressive

Tiny ink-jet is versatile, impressive 05/18/2004 06:19 PM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 18 2004 9:47PM GMT

Intellectual property a versatile asset

Intellectual property a versatile asset 03/27/2005 08:49 PM
New Straits Times Mar 28 2005 12:40AM GMT

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.

PlayStation reaches out with a
versatile, portable device

PlayStation reaches out with a
versatile, portable device 03/22/2005 03:14 PM
Seattlepi.nwsource.com - Tue Mar 22, 10:40 am GMT

Versatile online service coming to
Anchorage

Versatile online service coming to
Anchorage 08/23/2004 07:07 AM
Juneauempire.com - Mon Aug 23, 10:24 am GMT

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)

Review: Versatile Squeezebox an
impressive music server

Review: Versatile Squeezebox an
impressive music server 04/28/2004 09:31 PM
There is a joy to be derived from well-executed engineering. I've spent some time on this and other OSDN sites reviewing gadgets -- in particular mp3 players. All of them have suffered from some form of what maybe should be called iPod envy. Not so the Squeezebox, made by Slim Devices, Inc. I wanted to write up my experiences with it, but more importantly shine a spotlight on the way the company approaches software development and uses free software to advance its bottom-line goals of producing what many consider to be the reference implementation for an outboard mp3 player.

Review: Novell's Openexchange Server is
powerful, versatile

Review: Novell's Openexchange Server is
powerful, versatile 02/05/2005 09:48 PM
A scalable, stable, secure software stack for small and medium-sized business network services is hard to develop in-house or integrate from piecemeal components. To integrate it all with a single sign-on for users requires even more work. Enter Novell's new SUSE Linux-based OpenExchange, a packaged, full-featured, secure, all-encompassing operating environment.

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.

Information in the Holographic Universe;

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

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Versatile Mobile Systems Announces Stock
Option Grants

Versatile Mobile Systems Announces Stock
Option Grants 04/06/2005 12:10 AM
BC Technology Apr 6 2005 3:42AM GMT

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.

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....

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.

XEMICS’ Versatile Single Chip Solution
for Medical and Metering Applications

XEMICS’ Versatile Single Chip Solution
for Medical and Metering Applications 06/01/2004 02:39 AM
Build medical and metering applications, using the world’s most versatile single chip acquisition chain with ZoomingADC™, 120 segments LCD driver and communication interface. [PRWEB Jun 1, 2004]

Intrinsically Safe Relay Offers Most
Versatile Multiple Pump Control

Intrinsically Safe Relay Offers Most
Versatile Multiple Pump Control 08/14/2004 02:28 AM
Versatile, microcontroller-based pump controller ideal for use where operations cannot shut down or rick the possiblity of an explosion or fire caused by unsafe equipment. [PRWEB Aug 14, 2004]

DoCoMo announces holographic memory
breakthrough

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

The Professional Disc for Data