CD-R Part II Volume 2, Multi-Speed version 1.1 October 2001 is released for distribution.This document defines discs with recording speeds up to 16x, 20x, 24x...

Alera Technologies announced today that CompUSA now carries Alera Technologies' full line of advanced technology DVD and CD-Recorders, CD Duplicators, Recording Media and Accessories.
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Afreey announced it will begin volume production of multi-beam optical disc drives as early as the second quarter of 2002. The company has already completed...

Sanyo announced today the upcoming CRD-BP1600P. The drive supports:

32X Write, 10X re-writing, 40X (CAV) reading
ATAPI Interface
Buffer size...

IO-Data announced today a new external portable CD-RW drive with the codename "CRWP-i24B/US2". The drive is expected to ship middle of November at the price...

Freecom has announced the highlight of its second-generation external drives; two CD-RW/DVD Combo drives. The super compact and ultra fast Traveller II Combo is the...

On October 26, Sanyo Electric announced its consolidated financial results for the first half of FY2001. The company recorded decreased income and profit with sales...

Today we post the first picture of the upcoming Sanyo 32x recorder!

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Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has developed a new technology which it says prevents the copying of CD-ROM discs onto CD-R (CD-recordable) discs. When users try...

TDK Electronics announced the introduction of six new veloCD ReWriters - three 32X and three 24X models. With these burner introductions, TDK aims to be...