Toshiba announces that IBM has joined the DVD6C in licensing DVD patents
The DVD6C Licensing Agency -- which represents six leading developers of DVD technology and formats, AOL Time Warner Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,...
Yamaha adds three new external CD recorders to its CRW-F1 line-up
Yamaha Corporation, an established leader in digital audio, today introduced its all new external CRW-F1 CD Recorder models. Designed to enhance the look and feel...
CenDyne says "...48X CD Burner is the upgrade standard for 2002..."
CenDyne, Inc. today announces the next in its popular Lightning series of CD burners -- the Lightning IV 48x12x48 CD-RW drive, which provides industry-leading 48X...
Philips develops technology for small form factor Optical storage
Philips has demonstrated the world’s first fully functional miniature optical disc drive using blue laser technology. Up to 1 Gbyte of data can be stored...
MedioStream first to preview Video Recording (VR) support for DVD+RW
MedioStream announced that it will preview Video Recording (VR) support for DVD+RW drives at the PC EXPO, to be held at the Jacob K. Javits...
Tiny Philips CD-ROM drive for phones, PDAs
Philips Electronics NV is trying to squeeze the size of a CD drive and fit it into portable devices such as mobile phones, PDAs (personal...
TEAC ships new 40x external USB 2.0 recorder
TEAC, a world-leading manufacturer of CD-ROM, CD-RW and DVD-ROM storage technology, announces the immediate availability of its new 40x12x48 USB 2.0 CD-RW drive, an external...
Oak Technology signs EDOM Technology for optical distribution channel in Taiwan and China
Oak Technology today announced its distribution agreement with EDOM Technology, a foremost distributor of electronic components in Taiwan and China. Under terms of the agreement,...
IFPI issues labelling guidelines for copy control CDs
IFPI has issued all its member companies and national associations with labelling guidelines governing the release of CDs that incorporate copy control technologies (CCTs). The...
The DVD - another milestone in the history of optical storage mnedia
The market launch of the DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) in 1996 marked a new leap forward in optical storage media technology. The production of this...
