OCZ Technology recently announced its new OCZ Core Series V2 SATA II Solid State Drives (SSDs). Available in capacities up to 256GB, the Core V2 offers 170 MB/s read and 98 MB/s write speeds as well as an improved seek time of less than 0.2-0.3ms. OCZ's new SSDs also feature a mini-USB port which allows you to update the firmware to further enhance compatibility or performance with future platforms.
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Responding the demands of enthusiasts and high-performance mobile computing consumers, OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the newest addition to their industry-leading OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drives. The Core Series has established OCZ as a pioneer in the SSD market by offering consumers the benefits of solid drive technology at an affordable price. With the industry continuously shifting in this direction, OCZ strives to place its Core Series at the forefront.
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While the popularity of Blu-ray is on the rise, many consumers are still satisfied with the quality of standard DVDs. As a result, studios are having to come up with new ways to get them to go Blu-ray. According to Home Media Magazine, Paramount has launched a new promotion that will give a $10 rebate to those that upgrade select titles from DVD to Blu-ray Disc.
Paramount Home Entertainment is set to offer DVD collectors a $10 rebate when they upgrade select Paramount and DreamWorks titles to Blu-ray Disc.

Mail-in certificates will be available in the packages for Blu-ray copies of Transformers, The Godfather, Old School, Stardust, Sweeney Todd and Zodiac. To receive the $10 savings, consumers must fill out the certificate and include the proof-of-purchase tabs from both the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the title, along with the receipt for the Blu-ray version. The purchase must be made by Dec. 31, 2009, and rebate requests must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 2010.
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With its OEM contract with Asustek ending in July, Pioneer has expanded the production capacity of its two ODD factories in southern China. While Pioneer will produce its Blu-ray Disc drives in-house, DigiTimes is reporting that the company may outsource the production of older and less profitable models to manufacturers based in Taiwan.

Since the contract between Pioneer and Asustek Computer for ODM/OEM optical disc drive (ODD) production expired in July 2008, Pioneer is very likely to select one or more new ODM/OEM partners to make less profitable models, and the priority may be given to Taiwan-based makers, especially Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

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According to DigiTimes, Mitsubishi Chemical is planning to produce high-power (200-300mW) laser diodes. These laser diodes are a key component of the pick-up heads (PUHs) for Blu-ray Disc writers and are currently in short supply.

Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical, in view of global short supply of Blu-ray Disc (BD) pick-up heads (PUHs), is planning to step into production of high-power (200-300mW) laser diodes (LDs), the key component of PUHs for BD burners, according to sources in the Taiwan optical disc drive (ODD) industry.

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Super Talent sent out a press release today, announcing the latest addition to its Pico series of USB flash drives. The Pico D offers a chrome swivel, 8GB of storage and support for 200X (30MB/sec) transfer speeds.

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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced the addition of a stylish new swivel model to its ultra-petite PICO USB drive series, dubbed Pico D.

Super Talent achieves maximum miniaturization in the Pico series, renowned as one of the world’s tiniest USB families, by using chip-on-board (COB) technology. While typical USB drives are 2.5-inches in length, the Pico D measures only 1.4-inches. Moreover, Pico drives are shock resistant, water resistant, and support up to 200X (30MB/sec) transfer speeds. The Pico D is available now from NewEgg and NewBiiz in capacities up to 8GB.

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With the popularity of Blu-ray on the rise, there is a growing demand for Blu-ray equipped PCs. As a result, PC vendors such as Dell and HP are looking to buy BD-ROM and BD Combo drives. However, to get their orders, PC vendors want drive manufacturers to lower their prices by as much as $30.
ODM/OEM quotes currently stand at US$120-130 for a BD Combo drive and US$95-100 for a BD-ROM drive, but PC vendors have asked for the lowering of the former by US$20-30 to US$100 and the latter by US$5-10 to US$90, the sources pointed out. However, none of ODM/OEM makers are willing to cut prices because they are unable to keep down component costs and are reluctant to sacrifice profitability for orders, the sources explained.
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Kingston announced today that it has begun shipping its new 32GB Elite Pro SDHC memory card. With 32GB of storage, this Class 4 (4MB/sec) SDHC card can capture more than 6,000 still images from a 10MP camera or over eight hours of 6 Mbps HD Extended video.
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Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping a 32GB Elite Pro SDHC Flash memory card for use with today’s digital video camcorders and other high-resolution imaging devices. The new 32GB card is the largest capacity in Kingston’s Elite Pro line of SDHC cards, which currently includes 4-, 8- and 16GB capacities.

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Indilinx announced this week that it has completed the development of its new "Barefoot" solid state drive (SSD) controller. The Barefoot supports capacities up to 512GB with multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash and with its native SATA 2.0 interface, it can reach read speeds of 230MB/s.

Indilinx, a fabless semiconductor company, announced today it has completed the development of IDX22 (Product Name: Barefoot™), its high-performing solid state drive (SSD) controller with 90nm process technology. Barefoot™ shows the fastest read speed 230MB/s of all the products currently available in the market and supports the capacity up to 512GB with multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash...

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