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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... -
New way(s) to bypass AudioCD copy protection(s)...
Chip.de seems to have found a solution to bypass latest AudioCD copy protection. Apparently the new data systems can be... -
Elantec introduces a new Laser driver with high output
Elantec Semiconductor announced a new high speed laser driver IC designed specifically to enable optical disk drive manufacturers to meet... -
DVD makers mulling 4% patent royalty with China
Six Japanese and U.S. companies with DVD-related patents are negotiating with Chinese makers to charge about 4% of the price... -
Fujitsu Develops Record-Breaking 300Gb/in² HDD Technology
Fujitsu, a world leader in hard disk drive technology, has developed revolutionary new read head and media technologies that will... -
BenQ announces CRW 2410EU
BenQ Europe posted today the specs of CRW 2410EU. It supports 24x writing, 10x re-writing, 40x reading and Seamless Link... -
Roxio provides CD Label creation for Pressplay music subscription service
Roxio will provide the CD label creation functionality for the pressplay online music subscription service. Roxio's Basic Label Creator software... -
New PC models to Feature DVD Multi-Drives...
From the end of April through May, various PC makers are announcing their new models for Japan's coming summer sales... -
CD-R disc makers are not planning to increase contract prices
Taiwan’s CD-R disc manufacturers, though suffering from surging raw material costs this year, said they are not planning to lift... -
Slip in DVD-ROM pick-up head prices drag DVD-ROM contract prices to under $40
The price of pick-up heads (PUHs) used in DVD-ROM drives has slipped to a historic low of US$8, dragging per-unit... -
40x CD-R media now being shipped by Verbatim
Verbatim are now shipping 40x CD-Recordable media which can burn a full 700MB in 3 minutes (actual time varies on... -
Value-provider program lets Hard Drive resellers tap into IBM's technical elite
A new IBM value-provider customer program, introduced today, will give resellers access to IBM's most skilled engineers and marketing staff... -
Elantec sampling new Laser Driver for notebook CD-R/RW drives
Elantec Semiconductor is now shipping a new laser driver IC developed specifically to enable CD-R and CD-R/W optical disk drive... -
Canadians make new rules about media tariffs...
As the decision says: "...Application to vary the tariff of levies to be collected by CPCC, in 2001 and 2002,... -
Japanese and South Korean optical disc makers accelerate push into DVD-R discs
After having largely exited CD-R disc production in the face of cost-competitive Taiwanese rivals, Japanese and South Korean optical disc... -
Optical lens used in pick-up heads in high demand
A jump in demand for audio-video devices since late last year is leading to a shortage of pick-up heads (PUHs),...