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Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announces today that it has joined Microsoft as an early adopter independent software vendors (ISVs) of the Windows Vista Certified for Windows Vista Logo Program. As participants in the program with its Nero Burning ROM as the pilot application, Nero will adhere to the specific standards created by Microsoft and offer its customers the seamless integration of Nero software into the Windows Vista operating system.If you'd like to read more, Nero's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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"Blu-Ray is really important for the games side of our business because what it does is it give us the ability to have 50Gb of information actually on the disc," Maguire said.It's going to be interesting to see what game developers can do with Blu-ray. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
"With PlayStation 3 you're looking at a Cell chip that has immense computing power. That means you're going to need a huge amount of storage as well - we really need that Blu-Ray disc because what we don't want to be doing is swapping discs half way through loading. It's really important to us."
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Taiwanese makers of CD-R discs are generally reluctant to accept Veeza, the sources indicated. The new royalty rate of US$0.025 per disc, though 44.4% cheaper that the original US$0.045, still accounts for 20-30% of OEM prices of CD-R discs, much higher than the 3-5% desired by Taiwanese makers, the sources pointed out. In addition, Taiwanese makers are dissatisfied with Philips' incapability of imposing Veeza on makers of CD-R discs in China and India, which subjects them to unfair competition.It's not known what Philips will do if manufacturers fail to sign onto the Veeza program. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
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The conundrum isn't apparently lost on the consumer electronics industry or Hollywood. According to German-language Spiegel Online, there is reportedly a behind-the-scenes, unofficial agreement between Hollywood and some consumer electronics manufacturers, including Microsoft and Sony, not to use ICT until 2010, or possibly even 2012. Without providing more details, the report suggests that Hollywood isn't exactly happy with the situation, and could very well renege on the agreement, such that it is. But the agreement is there nonetheless, presumably to help the industry transition to HDMI. This could explain why the very same studios that pushed for HDMI and ICT have recently announced that they would not use it for the time being.This is definitely good news for consumers. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found website. Add a comment
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The conundrum isn't apparently lost on the consumer electronics industry or Hollywood. According to German-language Spiegel Online, there is reportedly a behind-the-scenes, unofficial agreement between Hollywood and some consumer electronics manufacturers, including Microsoft and Sony, not to use ICT until 2010, or possibly even 2012. Without providing more details, the report suggests that Hollywood isn't exactly happy with the situation, and could very well renege on the agreement, such that it is. But the agreement is there nonetheless, presumably to help the industry transition to HDMI. This could explain why the very same studios that pushed for HDMI and ICT have recently announced that they would not use it for the time being.This is definitely good news for consumers. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found website. Add a comment
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Adding to its popular PlayO line of recordable media, accessories, and portable electronic products, Abcron Corporation today announced the PlayO Scratch Shield Double Sided MiniDVD product.If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found on Abcron's website. Add a comment
With a total storage capacity of 2.92GB, these Double Sided MiniDVDs allow users to read or write twice the content of traditional MiniDVDs. Scratch Shield technology provides the discs with a unique damage-resistant surface layer that guards against scratches, finger smudges, dust and ultraviolet rays, thereby ensuring longevity.
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NEC has offered its own-brand DVD burners without burning software for sale in the European market at an average price of below US$30, lower than the US$33-35 quoted by Taiwanese OEM makers, according to Taiwanese makers of optical disc drives (ODDs).The article also mentions that NEC may be trying to clear out their inventory before Sony NEC Optiarc goes into operation. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
DVD burners without burning software are not packaged for retail sale and thus 10-20% cheaper than DVD burners of the same models for retail sale, the sources pointed out. DVD burners that don't include burning software are generally supplied to international and regional PC brands but sometimes available for sale through retail channels, the sources indicated.
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In this review we'll take a look at the features found on the SH-S162L and see how it compares to some of the "Super-Multi" drives from the competition. Does the SH-S162L have what it takes? You'll have to read the review to find out.
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We already have TDK's BD-R and BD-RE media in the 'Labs and will be using it in our upcoming Blu-ray drive reviews. If you'd like to read more, TDK's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, today announced that Pioneer Electronics is bundling TDK Blu-ray Disc media with the Pioneer BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc drive, the world's first commercially available Blu-ray Disc writer. Each BDR-101A includes TDK's 25GB Blu-ray Disc media, the ideal media for recording high-definition video and archiving large amounts of data. Featuring TDK's DURABIS hard coating technology, TDK's Blu-ray Disc media is setting new standards in recording and playback by offering unprecedented capacities, fast transfer rates and revolutionary durability.
"Pioneer is very pleased to include TDK Blu-ray Disc media with our BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc drive," said Andy Parsons, Senior Vice President at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. "The high performance recording solution represented by combining the BDR-101A and TDK's rewritable Blu-ray Disc media puts Pioneer's customers on the cutting edge of optical disc technology."
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The retail version of the BDR-101A comes with a software bundle from Sonic and BD-RE media from TDK. More information can be found here. Add a comment
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. is now shipping the industry's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) computer drives. The new Pioneer BDR-101A will change the way digital and high-definition media are stored by increasing disc capacity and performance capability. By utilizing shorter wavelength blue lasers, the BDR-101A can burn up to 25 gigabytes (billion bytes) of information on a single layer Blu-ray Disc.
The BDR-101A will be bundled with Sonic Solutions'(R) Roxio(R) Blu-ray Disc software and blank media by TDK that will enable end-users to store data and recorded content.
Blu-ray Disc is an ideal format for storage and distribution of high definition content. "As we move deeper into the transition to high-definition content creation and distribution, increasing storage capacity will become more and more critical," said Andy Parsons, senior vice president at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. "Blu-ray Disc technology fulfills the rapidly growing need for additional storage space and Pioneer is proud to be one of the first companies bringing it to market through the BDR-101A."
