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This new media has a capacity of 2.6GB, giving video camera owners the ability to record 54 minutes of video in SP mode. Mitsubishi has not announced a price. However, the media is expected to run about 3000 Yen. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Mitsubishi chemical media Ltd. (The headquarters: the Tokyo Minato Ward and president: Otsuka heavy morality) begins two one side layers DVD-R for DL (The write-once type: for one time recording) as 8cmDVD disk for the video camera, and it begins to appear in the world and sales will begin in the end of August this year. Moreover, it will begin to sell it at the same time by one one side layer 8cmDVD-R and as much as one one side layer 8cmDVD-RW widely widespread for the video camera.
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The PLEXERASER takes about three minutes to destroy a CD or single layer DVD. As you might imagine, it takes twice as long to destroy a double layer disc. And no, the PLEXERASER cannot be used to record discs, only destroy them.
Plextor Japan plans to ship the PLEXERASER PX-OE100E in mid September for about 25,000 Yen ($218US). No word yet on whether or not it will make its way to the US. As we find out more, we'll let you know. In the mean time, more information can be found on Plextor's website. Add a comment
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Leading Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) makers retain good chances to obtain additional OEM orders for producing consumer DVD burners, such as JVC CU-VD10 Everio Share Station (direct DVD-video burner) and Sony VRD-MC1 (external DVD+RW/-RW burner), from Japanese brands, according to industry sources in Taiwan.If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Consumer DVD burners can be used to directly record digital video and photos from a camcorder or another source onto a DVD disc without being connected to a PC. Considered as more profitable than PC-use DVD recording drives, the consumer burners are currently priced at US$200-300, the sources indicated. Sony VRD-MC1 is already produced by Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives in Taiwan, on an OEM basis, the sources pointed out.
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The three patents named in the complaint are: U.S. patent 4,847,132, which covers a protective layer for a reversible data storage disc; patent 5,790,487, which relates to optical data recording media; and patent RE 37,185, which covers an optical recording head for use in an optical disc data storage system.If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
Panasonic asserts that CMC and two U.S. affiliates, Hotan and KHypermedia, infringed on all three patents. The company is asking the court for damages relating to the infringement and an injunction against further infringement.
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Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) on July 26 announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, charging that DVD discs made by CMC Magnetics Corporation (CMC), a Taiwanese disc manufacturer, infringe Matsushita Electric's patents. The lawsuit also names two US affiliates of CMC, Hotan Corporation and KHypermedia Corporation.It will be interesting to see how this turns out. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
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The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Ecma International to work together to finalize an industry-wide archival-grade optical disc specification. The purpose of this initiative is to address end user needs calling for established practices in media archive life testing and classification. The final goal is the issuance of an ISO standard available to industry for broad implementation.According to OSTA's press release, the two groups plan to develop an optical media archival test methodology and promote its implementation. More information can be found here. Add a comment
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LightScribe today announced that an additional 25 hardware brands, personal computer and optical drive manufacturers, media brands and software developers have licensed its Direct Disc Labeling technology. These new licensees include leading hardware brands Ahtec Computer, Buffalo, Candy Technology, CompUSA, Gericom, LG Electronics, Mad Dog Multimedia, Paradigit and Samsung; personal computer manufacturers Founder and Targa; optical disc drive manufacturer TEAC; media brands Digitex, Esperanza, Infiniti, Omega, Platinet, PRIMEON, Ricoh and River Pro Audio; hardware component manufacturer MediaTek; software developers B.H.A., Honest Technology and NEATO; and disc publishing systems manufacturer Alea.If you'd like to read more, LightScribe's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The expanded base of over 70 licensees highlights broad LightScribe technology adoption and reflects enthusiastic customer response. Over 12 million LightScribeenabled drives and 90 million CDs and DVDs have shipped to date. Additionally, LightScribe-enabled drive shipments account for 10% of all DVD burners manufactured on a monthly basis.
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| Writing Speeds: DVD±R: 8x DVD±R DL: 8x DVD+RW: 8x DVD-RW: 6x DVD-RAM: 5x CD-R: 24x CD-RW: 16x Access Times: DVD-ROM: 180ms | Read Speeds: DVD-ROM (Single): 8x Max DVD-ROM (Dual): 6x Max DVD-Video: 4x Max DVD±R: 8x Max DVD±RW: 6x Max DVD±R DL: 6x Max DVD-RAM: 5x Max CD-ROM: 24x Max Buffer Size: 2MB |
One neat thing about the LF-P967C is that it can be powered directly from the USB bus. Of course, it is consideraly slower when not using the AC adapter. If you'd like to read more, Panasonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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Moser Baer India Ltd., a manufacturer of compact disks and other optical media based in New Delhi, is claiming to be one of the first companies shipping HD DVD-R (recordable), to original equipment manufacturers globally.While I'm happy to hear that we'll see HD DVD-R media soon, it makes you wonder where all the HD writers are. If you'd like to read more, head on over to EE Times. Add a comment
The disks, which have a capacity of 15 GB, are used in medical and government imaging, photography and high-definition video recording.
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Hitachi-LG Data Storage (under CEO Kazuya Hori) has developed the half-height Blu-ray disc drive GBW-H10N for built-in use in PCs that achieves 4x high-speed recording for the first time in the industry. Production is slated to begin in late July 2006.No word on pricing. As we find out more, we'll let you know. In the mean time, Hitachi-LG Data Storage's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
This product or so-called super-multi Blu-ray disc drive can record and play back Blu-ray format discs BD-R and BD-RE, play back BD-ROM, record and play back all-format DVDs (DVD-RAM/R/RW, +R/RW), as well as CD-R and CD-RW, and play back DVD-ROM and CD-ROM.
The GBW-H10N can record and play back 25GB large-capacity Blu-ray discs BD-R and BD-RE suitable for storing high-quality images. For BD-R in particular, this product achieves quadrupled data transfer speed as fast as 144 Mbps for the first time in the industry. Video data saved on a HDD can be transferred to a disc and a large volume of data backed up in a short time. Moreover, the BD-RE 2x recording speed is realized as the currently highest speed in the industry.
