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Advanced Media, Inc manufactures and markets the popular RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories to the U.S. market. For years, high quality RIDATA CDs and DVDs have been the global media of choice by leading duplicators, archivists and other professionals. To answer this demand RIDATA has created a line of consistently high quality archival and duplication media called the PRO Series of discs. The new line features RIDATA PRO DVD-R 8X inkjet white, DVD-R 8X shiny silver, PRO 52X CD-R inkjet white, and 52X CD-R shiny silver.No word yet on pricing or availability. As we find out more, we'll let you know. In the mean time, RIDATA's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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Royal Philips Electronics on September 25 announced Ritek has joined Veeza, its new licensing system for CD-R disc patents, with Ritek being the first Taiwan-based optical disc maker to sign on. Philips also announced a 41.7% reduction in its royalty charge for recordable DVD discs from US$0.06 to US$0.035, a step toward extending Veeza from CD-R to recordable DVD discs.With Ritek on board, it will probably be only a matter of time before other manufacturers start using Veeza. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Ritek's five-year contract with Philips for licensed use of CD-R patents expired a few months ago and the company agreed to join Veeza to continue licensing the patents, Ritek pointed out. However, optical discs makers in Taiwan had originally boycotted Veeza, so Ritek's sudden reversal may cause some discontent among its fellow makers. As Ritek is currently the second largest maker of optical discs in Taiwan, its action will bring pressure on other makers, industry sources indicated.
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Royal Philips Electronics has revoked CD-R disc patent licenses for CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two producers of optical discs in Taiwan, as well as Prodisc Technology and Lead Data, two second-tier makers, according to a list of CD-R licensees published on Philips Intellectual Property & Standards' (PIPS') global website.As the article points out, this is most likely an attempt to get these manufacturers to accept Philips' Veeza licensing scheme. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
Philips' withdrawal of CD-R licensing was due to the Taiwan-based makers, except for Ritek, violating existing licensing contracts, industry sources in Taiwan cited Philips as saying. Ritek lost licensing because its contract with Philips expired in May of this year, the sources noted.
Update: Thanks to Digital Dolphin and RJW, we've learned that Ritek is now licensed under Philips' Veeza licensing scheme. At the same time, Prodisc does not seem to be licensed for CD's nor DVD's. You can check the status of both companies here. Add a comment
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Memorex, the leading brand of optical media at U.S. retail and a portfolio brand of Imation Corp (NYSE: IMN), delivers a superior choice for the design and labeling of keepsake-quality CDs and DVDs. Memorex Inkjet Printable media with AquaGuard technology offers a brilliant white smear- and water-resistant disc surface, ideal for creating personalized video, photo, music and data discs with full-color labels of your own design.Memorex Inkjet Printable Media with AquaGuard will be available next month. More information, including pricing, can be found here. Add a comment
Featuring proprietary nanoparticle technology to grip and hold the ink in place, Memorex Inkjet Printable CDs and DVDs with AquaGuard surface resist smearing and color bleed of printed images, unlike standard inkjet media. Additionally, the bright white surface of each disc provides superior color reproduction and sharper images for eye-catching designs. Consumers can print directly onto the quick-drying surface of the media using inkjet printers that have a disc-printing feature. The discs are uniformly covered with the brilliant white AquaGuard surface from edge to hub, providing maximum real estate for a nearly continuous label.
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The DVD burner DSW1218P from AOpen Inc. is a versatile and powerful half-height (5 1/4") optical disc drive that can read and write DVD +/- R/RW, DVD +/- R DL, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW formats at speed up to 18X. It is a complete DVD/CD burning solution that allows you to access all optical disc types!No word on pricing or availability. As we find out more, we'll let you know. In the mean time, AOpen's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
AOpen DSW1812P is a rare burner that can support 18X burning, 12X DVD-RAM, 8X DVD +/- R DL (Double/Dual Layer), and CD-R/RW. This means AOpen DSW1812P is the fastest DVD burner ever!
AOpen DSW1812P burns DVD+R/-R at 18X, DVD+RW at 8X, DVD-RW at 6X, CD-R at 48X and CD-RW at 32X. With 2MB buffer memory, DSW1812P provides more stable and faster burning which is very suitable for personal and working purposes. And it equips the special silent technology that can help to remain quiet working environment while burning.
