Upcoming Violet laser and "Blu-Ray" technologies already patented in the US?
The US firm Colossal Storage Corporation registered a number of patents back in 1998 for a non contact semi integrated read/write head with a high...
Update: Sony says no decision yet on Toshiba chip deal
Sony Corp finally says it has made no final decision yet on whether to invest in a cutting-edge chip plant to be built by Japan's...
Sony to invest in Toshiba's new semiconductor plant
Sony Corp plans to join hands with Toshiba Corp to develop a new generation of semiconductors by investing in a new semiconductor plant Toshiba plans...
SCEI gives PlayStation 2 the first major update
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) will put an upgraded version of its PlayStation 2 video game on sale in Japan in mid May, the company...
Sony to market next-generation Optical disc drive based on Blu-Ray disc standard
Sony Corp has unveiled its latest next-generation optical disc product, an optical drive employing blue-laser technology. The new BW-F101 drive can read/write data from/to special...
Sony extends lead in Multi Format DVD burning market with new 4x DVD+RW drives
Sony Electronics is extending its leadership in the DVD drive market with two new Dual RW drives that support 4X DVD+RW recording. Sony's award-winning Dual...
Sony announces new blue laser optical drive
Sony today announced a new blue laser optical data storage disc drive and cartridge-type disc media (both rewriteable and write-once versions), which will be demonstrated...
Sony to incorporate Gemstar-TV Guide into Blu-Ray DVD Recorder, BDZ-S77
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., announced that the Sony Corporation plans to incorporate the Company's G-GUIDE Interactive Program Guide ("IPG") technology, into its world's first Blu-Ray...
Sony unveils Blu-ray Disc optical disk recorder-player
Sony Corp said Monday it will start marketing on April 10 an ultra-large-memory Blu-ray Disc video recorder-player combining optical disk and blue laser technologies. The...
Sony unveils first Blu-ray recorder, on sale from April
Sony Corp. has taken the wraps off the first commercial consumer-use video recorder that uses blue-laser technology. The BDZ-S77 will go on sale in Japan...
