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Philips says consumer gadgets to lift chip sales
Philips sees the stagnant market for its semiconductors recovering to 12 percent growth, driven in part by dvd recorders which... -
New half-height slim-type DVD+RW drives by Quanta Storage
Quanta Storage, the largest slim-type optical storage drive maker in Taiwan, expects to launch half-height, desktop-use DVD+RW drives in June... -
Pioneer stops using VIA DVD-ROM chip sets
Japan-based Pioneer recently stopped ordering DVD-ROM chip sets from VIA Optical Solution (VOS), a Taiwanese optical chip designer, according to... -
Portable slimtype DVD+R/RW recorder by Logitec
Logitec announced a new slim type DVD+R/RW recorder. The LDR-PR22U2 drive supports USB 2.0/1.1 interfaces and 2.4x DVD+R/RW writing. Availability... -
Hitachi and Hitachi Maxell develop multilayer optical disc for Terabyte recording
Hitachi and Hitachi Maxell announced that they have jointly developed a new basic technology for multilayer optical discs.The technology allows... -
Sigma introduces new MPEG 4 decoder
Sigma Designs today announced that its EM8500 family of DVD decoder chips are now used worldwide by more than eleven... -
Canopus launches the MPEGPRO series of realtime MPEG encoding and DVD authoring solutions
Canopus Corporation today announced a new line of professional realtime MPEG encoding and DVD authoring solutions for DVD producers, multimedia... -
NEC Europe chooses Sonic MyDVD and CinePlayer for DVD-recordable Drives
Sonic Solutions announced today that NEC Europe has selected Sonic MyDVD®4 and Sonic CinePlayer(TM) 1.5 as the DVD creation and... -
Fast DVD+R/RW recordings by Microsolutions
Micro Solutions has started shipping its new Hi-Speed USB 2.0 DVD+RW backpack drive. The new external backpack DVD+RW gives computer... -
New site offers legal music downloads
Web site Puretunes.com has joined the ranks of sites taking advantage of the willingness of Spanish authors' and performers' rights... -
MSI unveils Premium CR52-M (52x32x52) CD-R/RW Writer
MSI, a well-known manufacturer of motherboards, graphic cards and other computer products, today introduced its new 52x32x52x CD-R/RW writer --... -
BenQ launches portable, three-in-one DVD player
BenQ announced the launch of its portable DVD player, the BenQ 6024DP DVD-Gem. At only 1.2 pounds and 5.3-inches (w)... -
First official DivX Video encoding application now available on www.divx.com
With today's release of Dr. DivX™ video software, consumers around the world can quickly and easily create great-looking DivX® video... -
Plextor announces PlexWriter 52/24/52A and PX-504UF DVD recorder
This month will see the launch of no less than two new Plextor products: the PlexWriter 52/24/52A and the DVD... -
CenDyne dual format DVD drives shipping in May
CenDyne Corporation launches the first CenDyne-branded Dual-Format DVD Recorders, which support the four most popular DVD formats, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW... -
BenQ releases 4x DVD+RW Drive
BenQ announces that in the second half of May, it will launch the world's fastest DVD+RW drive-the BenQ DW400A. The... -
Chip maker Focus to announce Xbox deal
According to http://storage.ittoolbox.com, Focus Enhancements, a Campbell chip maker, is expected to announce today that it has received purchase orders... -
MediaTek to roll out DVD recorder chips
MediaTek will introduce its first chips for DVD recorders in the second half of this year after missing a target... -
8x DVD recorder chipset under development by Sanyo
Sanyo Japan is currently developing the first chipset allowing DVD recording at 8x. It is not clear whether the new... -
Pionner Japan introduces the Pioneer DVR-A06-J!
Pioneer Japan, has announced today that it will introduce a new ATAPI DVD/CD, the DVR-A06-J, in Japan, in June of...