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The PX-B920SA and PX-B300SA appear to be based on LG's latest Super Multi Blue drives, the GGW-H20L and GGC-H20L. No word on price yet. However, both drives are expected to be available by the end of February. More information, including a full list of specs, can be found here and here. Add a comment
Plextor, a leading supplier of optical and storage devices, announces a new 4x Blu-ray DVD ReWriter drive using the SATA interface - the PX-B920SA. Building on the success of its previous version, the internal dual-format drive is capable of writing Blu-ray discs at 4x (BD-R) and also plays HD-DVD ROM discs.
In addition, Plextor has added extra convenience by including LightScribe technology to enable custom text and designs to be printed/burned onto discs.
Rudy de Meirsman, Sales & Marketing Manager of Plextor Europe, says: “Plextor has developed its second Blu-ray drive to be faster, dual-format, as it reads HD-DVD discs, and utilises the SATA interface. Plextor has a long history in providing premium, high reliability optical drives and the new PX-B920SA sets the standard again.”
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The KanguruDefender Pro is available in capacities ranging from 1GB to 4GB and a variety of colors, including red, yellow and green. If you'd like to read more, Kanguru's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Building off the recently released KanguruDefender, the KanguruDefender Pro enhances both security and performance, addressing the needs of the most secure applications and users from government, healthcare and financial sectors.
Security comes in two forms: (1) high-level hardware AES encryption and (2) a rugged, tamper-proof aluminum casing. Performance is enhanced through the use of hardware based encryption (Vs. software based encryption), which increases transfer speeds and means no administration rights are necessary for installing the drives, making it easy to roll out for IT system administrators. The KanguruDefender Pro then adds a diverse list of customizable options such as unique identifiers, serialization and security colors to make it adaptable to almost any secure application.
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BiTMICRO Networks, a pioneer in intelligent flash solid state storage solutions, continues its relentless pursuit for storage innovation with the announcement of the E-Disk Altima E3S320 solid state flash disk. Claiming its seat as the manufacturer of the world’s first Ultra320 SCSI flash drive, this time the E-Disk Altima Ultra320 SCSI drive will offer an astounding 1.6 terabytes of storage capacity in a standard 3.5-inch form factor, a most welcome development for the highly demanding enterprise, military and industrial applications.Sampling for the E-Disk Altima Ultra320 SCSI solid state disk is expected to begin in Q2 2008 and will ship in volume by Q3 2008. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
The E-Disk Altima Ultra320 SCSI flash SSD is expected to deliver a rigid host of storage advantages, including sustained data transfer rates of up to 230 MB/sec (peaking at 320 MB/sec in burst mode). The E3S320 flash solid state drive will utilize single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash which, when combined with BiTMICRO’s patented wear leveling and proprietary BCH Error Correction Code technologies, delivers unprecedented data integrity and drive longevity.
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While Mitsubishi has not announced a price, AV Watch expects three packs of their 8cm BD-R and BD-RE media to cost about 6000 Yen and 9000 Yen, respectively. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a commentMitsubishi Chemical Media Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Shigenori Ootsuka) is the inkjet printer can print labels, video cameras for Blu-ray (BD), BD-R recordable 8 cm and 8 cm rewritten type BD - RE, three each from the pack in mid-February release. Labels now on sale in the ordinary type, as well as single-sided 7.5 GB per layer up to 1920 × 1080i high-definition image quality in a full 60 minutes of continuous recording.
The pursuit of high quality, but widespread video camera. Private high-definition video footage and would prefer to leave it to be. The Company is the emergence of BD-compatible video camera to match August 2007, a high-definition and high-definition video recording to long, 8 cm can be stored directly to BD sale. The new product, the original label designs can be printed on an inkjet printer, a pen or oily water in a pen to write letters.
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As a matter of fact, plenty of domestic companies in the China High Definition DVD Industry Association are preparing to rollout HD-DVD players in the Chinese market during 2008, said Lu Da, an official of the Optical Memory National Engineering Research Center. Some of the products, priced at no more than CNY 3,000, will be available in the market in the coming March.If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
Therefore, the largest HD-DVD player supporter is not going to make a foray into the Chinese market in order not to affect the sales of the Chinese manufacturers, citing sources.
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The OpticalStorage Technology Association (OSTA) and Ecma International announcedtoday that the International Standards Organization (ISO) has approvedISO/IEC 10995, a global standard for optical media archive life testing forrecordable and rewritable DVDs. The standard will enable the opticalstorage industry to offer reliable archival-grade optical discs to helpend-users select the media life expectancy best suited to their applicationrequirements.If you'd like to read more, OSTA and ECMA's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Approval of the new standard is the culmination of joint developmentefforts by OSTA and ECMA to define standard procedures for media archivelife testing and classification, and then fast track the archival-gradeoptical disc testing specification through the ISO process.
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NCI's UltraPrint-M Metal Everest Printable media is available now in 700 MB (80 min) 52X CD-R hub printable white and hub printable silver formats. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
North Coast Interactive is proud to announce the immediate availability of UltraPrint-M Metal Everest Printable Media. UltraPrint-M media is the latest addition to NCI's industry leading line of Everest Printable Media products. The “M” series of CD-R media features a unique uniform fully metalized surface that eliminates color shifts across the surface of the media. With UltraPrint-M there is no gray or bright silver/white ring around the center of the discs to throw off the colors of the print which is a common problem with competing products. This makes them ideal for color critical applications, particularly those with light colors or fades near the center of the disc. Of course, they work great with darker colors too, making them the best choice for all applications. Finally, UltraPrint-M is available with a clear (silver effect) surface, making it the only fully hub printable silver disc on the market.
“UltraPrint-M marks a huge step forward in print quality for media in this price range, for both white and stunning full silver effect prints.” explains Thomas Blaha, President of North Coast Interactive, Inc. “Since the Everest printer came to market, users have been forced to choose expensive media for perfect prints, or live with the quality deficiencies of lower cost media. With the introduction of UltraPrint-M, that choice no longer has to be made.”
