Pioneer Japan announces DVR-A05 (4X DVD-R and 2X DVD-RW) recorder!
Pioneer Japan announced today the long awaited DVR-A05 DVD-R/RW recorder. This is the first DVD recorder that supports 4X writing with new highspeed DVD-R media...
Freecom announces external DVD+RW/+R second generation DVD recorder
Freecom presents its new external DVD+RW / +R-drive: The FX-10 is a fast, all-in-one device - the perfect blend of technology and design. With the...
Creative introduces new PC audio standard with Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Creative Technology Ltd today announced several key breakthroughs in PC audio with the introduction of the new Sound Blaster® Audigy™ 2 sound cards. Millions of...
Court rules that Nichia, not inventor, owns blue LED patent
The key patent for gallium nitride-based blue LEDs and laser diodes belongs to Nichia Corp., the Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday (Sept. 19), rejecting a...
CMC Magnetics awarded anti-piracy certification
CMC Magnetics (HK) Limited has completed the internationally approved Anti-Piracy Compliance Program developed by the International Recording Media Association (IRMA). The IRMA Anti-Piracy Compliance Program...
CMC to raise CD-R prices by 5-10% in December
CMC Magnetics, the world’s second-largest recordable compact disc maker, will roll out another CD-R price increase in December, said a company official. Meanwhile, the company...
DVD+R is the most compatible format according to study, while Pioneer says isn't!
Intellikey Labs announced some days ago, the results of their study about DVD recordable/re-writable format compatibility "war". Pioneer hired Intellikey Labs in July 2002 to...
Second-tier CD-R disc makers step up October price increase
The proposed increase of CD-R disc prices is taking a more definite shape in Taiwan, as two second-tier disc companies said they will match moves...
AOpen announces new 48X/12X/50X recorder
AOpen announced a new 48X recorder with the codename "CRW4850". The drive supports 48X writing, 12X re-writing, 50X reading, JustLink and JustSpeed technologies. The drive...
Logo would identify copy-protected CDs
A music industry group has proposed a logo to identify CDs that include anti-copying features, saying the feature could help allay consumer concerns over the...
