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Optical drive makers expect weaker 2Q results
With demand coming in weaker than expected, optical drive manufacturers are turning bearish on the outlook for their performance in... -
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40x, 48x CD-R discs to see brisk shipment growth in 2H
To catch up with the fast development of high-speed CD-RW drives, Taiwan’s optical disc manufacturers are speeding their production schedules... -
Media list for CRD-BP1700P
Sanyo Japan announced today the media list for CRD-BP1700P. Sanyo suggests using the folloging media for safe 40x writing... -... -
SONY AIT DRIVES AND MEDIA TO INCLUDE WRITE-ONCE FUNCTIONALITY FOR SECURE ELECTRONIC DATA STORAGE
Sony Electronics today announced that its new second- and third-generation Advanced Intelligent Tape™ (AIT) drives will incorporate write-once-read-many (WORM) recording... -
DVD6C licensing agency makes offer to China DVD player manufacturers
On May 10, the DVD6C Licensing Agency, representing six leading DVD technology and format developers, announced new incentives for manufacturers... -
Optical storage chipmakers face price-slashing battle
In a robust response to the ambitious vision of Via Technologies Inc. to become the number one optical storage company... -
Sony unveils new 'Mavica' digital cameras with CD-R/RW
Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. unveiled the "CD Mavica MVC-CD250" and "MVC-CD400," digital still cameras using 8cm CD-Rs/RWs as the recording... -
BenQ announces CRW4812 (48/12/48), using CAV recording technology
BenQ announced its newest CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drive, the CD-RW 4812P. This drive is built upon the latest optical storage platform... -
Cinram alleges DVD royalties unfair in Matsushita lawsuit
Canadian DVD replicator Cinram International is escalating its fight with Matsushita Electric over DVD royalties, having filed an antitrust lawsuit... -
Dr. Shyh-Yeu Wang, from RiTEK, appointed deputy-chairman of Recordable DVD Council
The Recordable DVD Council (RDVDC), which promotes the recordable DVD formats of the DVD Forum, held its first annual General... -
6 DVD makers to get patent royalty from Chinese
Five Japanese and one U.S. companies with DVD-related patents have reached a basic agreement with a Chinese industry association over... -
PluggedIn: Want to burn a CD? Get a law
Soon, if you want to mix your own music and copy it onto a compact disc for the gym or... -
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BenQ announces CRW4816P (481648), using CAV recording technology!
BenQ, previously Acer Communications & Multimedia, brings one of the world’s fastest CD-RW’s to the market. The 48X CD-ReWriter, BenQ... -
New "Pro 24" CD Duplicator From Alera Technologies With FireWire For PC Or Mac
Alera Technologies unveils its new CD Copy Cruiser Pro 24(tm), a 24x stand alone, desktop, one to one CD duplicator... -
Asus announced CRW-4816A (48/16/48), CAV recorder!
Asus announced the new CRW-4816A recorder, which supports 48x writing, 16x rewriting and 48x reading speeds. The ASUS CRW-4816A delivers... -
DVD player contract prices for new Xbox machines may drop by 30%
Taiwanese DVD-ROM makers are eyeing outsourcing opportunities as Microsoft is planning the launch of second-generation Xbox game consoles this summer... -
Korean label protects its CDs with new copy protection technology
Korean copy protection company Settec announced in a news conference today that music albums in Korea would now be protected... -
Copy protected discs may cause Mac booting problem
Certain music CDs fitted with digital barriers to stop copying can also cause some Apple computers to crash and refuse...
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