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Optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek recently obtained level A laboratory certification for 4x Blu-ray Disc (BD)-R (recordable, write once) SL (single-sided single-layer) discs, according to the two companies.CMC has also developed 4x BD-R DL discs and is in the process of getting them certified. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
CMC and Ritek are keeping apace with each other in terms of their progress in R&D for blue-laser optical discs, with each having so far secured level A laboratory certification for 2x HD DVD-R SL, 1x HD DVD-RW (rewritable) SL, 2x BD-RE (rewritable) SL and 4x BD-R SL, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, and CinemaNow (www.cinemanow.com), a digital entertainment innovator delivering high-quality Hollywood movies and TV shows across multiple platforms, announced today a collaboration that will enable consumers to legally burn Internet downloaded entertainment onto protected recordable DVDs for playback on standard and high-definition players. CinemaNow is participating in Sonic's Qflix technology and Intellectual Property licensing program, which allows video entertainment to be recorded to DVD using industry approved Content Scramble System (CSS) encryption. Additionally, CinemaNow's robust library of video content will be available within Sonic's movie download application, Roxio Venue that will be distributed through Sonic's broad OEM and retail channels to provide convenient access to millions of consumers.If you'd like to read more, Roxio's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
CinemaNow will offer the largest selection of movies, TV shows, music videos and more through its online movie store within Roxio Venue and manage content licensing and delivery for consumers. Roxio Venue is now available to PC OEMs for inclusion on systems equipped with Qflix-enabled DVD burners.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, has become the first in the industry to sample 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch 64Gigabyte (GB) solid state drives (SSD) with a super-fast SATA (Serial ATA) II/native SATA interface. With a sequential write speed of 100Megabyte per second (MBps) and sequential read speed of 120MBps, the SATA II SSD is poised to expand the market for solid state drives from notebook PCs to corporate servers and other high-performance storage applications.
“The 64GB SATA II SSD is based on Samsung’s cutting-edge NAND technology with dramatically improved performance specs that are taking system performance to a whole new level of efficiency,” said Jim Elliott, director, NAND flash marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
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CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a leader in digital home solutions, today launched CyberLink DVD Suite 6, a complete package of retail software for playing movies, editing videos, burning and backing up data, copying and authoring discs. With the rising popularity of high-definition videos, CyberLink DVD Suite now comes in three different versions to meet the demand of a different level of digital media usage and enjoyment:CyberLink DVD Suite 6 Ultra is available now on CyberLink's web store for $129.95. The Pro and Essential versions of the suite will hit stores in December and are priced at $89.95 and $49.95 respectively. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
- DVD Suite 6 Ultra: is the ultimate pack for the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD evangelists
- DVD Suite 6 Pro: is the ideal solution for high-quality DVD burning enthusiasts
- DVD Suite 6 Essential: is the value pack for those new to digital media.
"CyberLink DVD Suite 6 combines the best line up of digital media software from CyberLink," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "It delivers leading features and advanced technologies for doing everything you could want via a user-friendly interface. CyberLink provides three options to give users the best pack suited to their digital media lifestyle."
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- (tied) Lite-On DH-20A3H/DH-20A3P, Pioneer DVR-111/DVR-111D/DVR-A11 and Plextor PX-760A/PX-760SA
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Transcend, a global leader in flash products and peripherals, is proud to announce the arrival of its new SD/MMC Card Reader S5. With industry-leading compact size, attractive all-white design, multi-format convenience, and built-in USB connector, the S5 is the easiest, most convenient portable card reader available.
Memory cards have become an important part of our digital lives. We rely on them for storing photos, video capturing, listening to music or even watching movies with portable devices. Transcend’s Card Reader S5 allows quick and easy access to all the data on your memory cards - without the hassle of messy cables and drivers. The S5 plugs directly into any USB 2.0 (or 1.1) port and is capable of data transfer rates up to 480Mb/s. In addition, it supports the latest SDHC standard for hi-end large capacity memory cards. The reader also gives you the added benefit of accessing data from newer, mini-size mobile phone memory cards such as miniSD, microSD and MMCmicro via an adapter. The Card Reader S5 has a sleek design that makes it compact and portable, with rounded edges for easy handling.
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Judging by the pictures, Buffalo's new drives are based on Lite-On designs. The DVSM-XE1219FBS and DVSM-X1219FB will ship in mid-November and are priced at 6,900 Yen ($60US) and 6,300 Yen ($55US) respectively. More information can be found here. Add a comment
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When asked about Blu-ray player pricing from Sony for the holiday season, Glasgow said it should be “in the $399 range ... I don’t expect it to go much lower than that.”While its good to see that Sony is finally dropping the price of their players, they're going to need to do more if they want to compete with Toshiba. I really can't see the average consumer jumping on the Blu-ray bandwagon this holiday season when they can get an HD DVD player for $200-$300 less. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
When asked where the industry is in the format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD, he noted, “It continues. I still find it curious that there are 170 companies backing [Blu-ray] and two companies behind [HD DVD]. I find some abnormality in that. Hopefully when all the [movie] titles reach the market this season and the beginning of 2008, [consumers] will see the [difference] in performance.”
