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While manufacturers like CMC Magnetics have raised the price of CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs by 10%, this hasn't stopped clients from placing OEM orders. With small makers in China and Taiwan stopping production, clients have placed urgent orders with Taiwan's leading disc makers. According to DigiTimes, some disc makers have received so many orders that they are at full production capacity.

Although CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based OEM maker of blank optical discs, has raised its OEM quotes for CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs by 10% on average and some fellow makers in Taiwan have followed or will follow suit, a few leading Taiwan-based makers have received so many urgent orders for CD-R and/or DVD+R/-R discs recently as to fully occupy their production capacities, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

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Kingston has announced a new USB flash drive preloaded with Symantec Recovery Disk software. The DataTraveler 400 Symantec Pocket Disaster Recovery Kit gives users the ability to quickly restore individual files or folders from a Windows computer. The drive is also embedded with Symantec pcAnywhere technology to allow remote access should a system crash on the road.
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Iomega recently announced a new device called the ScreenPlay TV Link. While lacking an internal hard drive, this ultra-portable device is based on the same technology as Iomega's ScreenPlay HD Multimedia drive. The lets you plug in your own USB drive and play back your photos, music and video on an attached TV.
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Iomega, an EMC company (NYSE: EMC) and a global leader in data protection and security, today announced the new Iomega® ScreenPlay™ TV Link, making it convenient and affordable to access multimedia content on any high-definition television or home theater system. Complete with full-function remote control, the new ScreenPlay TV Link features an easy-to-use USB port for attaching compatible storage devices and enjoying high quality movies, music and photos from the best seat in the house.

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While most Taiwanese media manufacturers have been reluctant to mass produce Blu-ray Discs, Ritek has begun to invest heavily in the format. According to DigiTimes, Ritek is currently upgrading one of its DVD production lines to produce Blu-ray Discs. The company also plans to set up a third production line which will bring its total capacity up to 750,000 discs a month.
Ritek has an existing BD production line capable of turning out 250,000 discs a month and thus its total monthly capacity will increase to 500,000 units when the second one starts operation, the company indicated. The upgrading of a DVD production line for BD production is much cheaper than installing a new line, Ritek emphasized.

The expansion of BD production capacity is because Ritek has received increased orders from existing clients, with the increased demand mainly attributable to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Ritek pointed out. In expectation of growing demand, Ritek plans to set up a third production line to increase its total monthly capacity to 750,000 discs at the end of 2008, the company indicated.
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Memorex sent out a press release this morning, announcing a 500GB version of its Ultra TravelDrive. This new portable hard drive also sports an ocean and onyx black finish as well as a blue LED that illuminates when it is plugged into a computer's USB port.
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To meet the mobile users' demand for higher capacity portable storage, Memorex, a portfolio brand of Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN), brings a new look and greater capacity to its award-winning Ultra TravelDrive(TM) line of USB hard drives. The compact, high capacity, ruggedly designed Ultra TravelDrive now delivers up to 500 GB of capacity for significant storage and back up capacity for data, photos, music and video. A cool blue LED light illuminates when the drive is plugged into any computer's USB port and flashes during data transfer, so you always know when the drive is in use.

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Kanguru Solutions announced today that its latest encrypted flash drive, the KanguruDefender, has been added to the FIPS 140-2 Pre-Validated list. The drive offers a number of key features such as hardware AES encryption, admin free setup, a rugged aluminum design and remote management capabilities.
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Earlier this week, we reported that Prodisc had filed for corporate restructuring and would be shutting down its optical disc business. According a new report by DigiTimes, the company is currently in negotiations with lending banks so that it can continue production of optical discs.
Prodisc Technology asserted that it will continue producing optical discs following its request with a local court for corporate restructuring and emergency measures, according to company chairman Ming-fa Lin.

This is the clarification Lin made in response to a rumor that Prodisc will stop production of optical discs due to its financial difficulties.
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Kingston Technology announced its new line of small and stylish USB flash drives this week. The DataTraveler Mini Slim comes in your choice of black, blue or pink and is available in both 2GB and 4GB capacities.

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