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JVC has not announced a price. However, AV Watch expects the discs to cost about 1,400 Yen ($11US). Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Victor Company of Japan, the first company in the world to develop a single-sided Dual Layer rewritable DVD disc,today announced the release of single-sided Dual Layer DVD-RW disc for data capable of storing large amountsof data through continuous rewriting.
The new products have a single sided recording capacity of 8.5GB, which is similar to the single-sided Dual LayerDVD-R discs and 1.8 times recording capacity of conventional single-sided DVDs. In addition to the space savingadvantages provided by the new DVD-RWs, superior operability is attained through deletion and rewriting of data.The new DVD-RW discs are both economical and environmentally friendly as they can be reused repeatedly.
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According to AV Watch, Mitsubishi Chemical's 30GB HD DVD-R DL media is expected to cost about 4,800 Yen ($33US). More information can be found here. Add a comment
Mitsubishi chemical media corporation (head office: The tokyo Minato-ku, president: Otsuka heavily virtue), single sided 2 layer 30GB for the PC data HD DVD-R (postscript type) we sell the disk on this year July 20th.
This corporation in 2006 July sold the single sided 2 layer 30GB HD DVD-R disk for video recording for the first time in the world, digital hi-vision broadcast image while it was hi-vision picture quality actualized the fact that it records to the long haul disk. This time it continues to this, receives the sale of the corresponding equipment, single sided 2 layer 30GB for the PC data HD DVD-R (postscript type) sells the disk.
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Philips Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics and Lite-On IT for the production and marketing of optical disc drives (ODDs), aims to be among the top two ODD suppliers in the world in terms of shipment volume, according to general manager Charlie Tseng for the Optical Disc Drive Business Unit of PLDS.The article also points out that PLDS has had some troubles integrating the engineering staff at Philips, BenQ and Lite-On IT. Now that they've created a cohesive team, they're expecting the business to take off. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Lite-On IT took over BenQ's 49% stake in Philips BenQ Digital Storage, the predecessor of PLDS, for NT$260 million (US$7.8 million) at the end of 2006 to complement its own resources, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) is currently the world's largest supplier and OEM/ODM maker of ODDs, with its 2007 shipment volume estimated to be 80 million units, the sources said.
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Verbatim is also expanding their product lineup beyond storage media to include things like MP3 players, memory card readers and optical mice. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Verbatim, the storage media specialist, is to introduce newly designed packaging. The worldwide branding uses a special colour system to make it easier for customers to select the correct media for their requirements. All products, such as different storage formats, can now be easily identified. Verbatim’s websites have also been redesigned in line with the new global branding.
From 1st July 2007 Verbatim will be introducing new, globally consistent packaging, on a world-wide basis. With the new, consistent global look, customer orientation is made easier. ”Increasing globalisation and mobility mean that consistent communications across country borders are now a necessity. The design of the packaging plays an essential role in this, as customers recognise products and manufacturers in the first instance from the way they look,” explains Rüdiger Theobald, Business Development and Marketing Manager Verbatim EUMEA.
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Call/Recall Inc., a pioneer in affordable, ultra-high-capacity optical disk storage, today announced availability of licensing for its patented 2-photon recorded 3D optical storage technology that can provide 40 times the capacity of Blu-ray and over 200 times the capacity of DVD optical storage technology. Call/Recall's innovative optical storage technology is based on the work of company co- founder, Dr. Peter Rentzepis. A former head of Bell Laboratories, Rentzepis is a world-renowned scientist who authored approximately 85 patents; his innovations are referenced as prior art by 45 of the world's top optical technology providers, including IBM, Panasonic and Hitachi.While Call/Recall's 2-photon 3D technology sounds impressive, it will ultimately come down to cost. Hopefully, by using commercially available, off-the-shelf components, they'll be able to offer it at an affordable price. If you'd like to read more, Call/Recall's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Call/Recall is recording a 1TB disk and has established a product roadmap delivering solutions capable of storing multiple terabytes of information per disk. The versatile 2-photon 3D technology can be applied to solutions such as a 100+ terabyte optical library using DVD-size disk for enterprise data storage, or a 1-inch diameter 50 GB disk for consumer electronics devices such as cell phones, portable media players, and game systems. Using the Call/Recall technology, manufacturers of consumer electronics devices as well as large-scale enterprise and government customers can store and manage more data in less space while reducing cost and improving overall I/O performance.
