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New LiteOn compo assumes equal distances from both - and + R/RW formats
The new LDW-400D compo drive from LiteOn is offering 4x DVD - and... -
TDK is shipping the DA-9000 CDRW Jukebox – a CD/MP3 digiatl recorder with built-in 20GB hard drive
TDK is now shipping its DA-9000 CDRW JUKEBOX, a new component that gives customers new and exciting ways to record,... -
Verbatim expands unique Digital Vinyl CD-R line with inkjet-printable 50-disc spindles
Verbatim Corporation, manufacturer of the innovative Digital Vinyl CD-Rs, announced today a new inkjet-printable version in convenient, 50-disc spindles. Like... -
SecuROM™ by Sony DADC takes copy protection to a new level
Sony DADC has announced the release of Metamorphosis - a new SecuROM™ encryption technology which will enhance SecuROM's™ capabilities as... -
Panasonic expands its celebrated DVD Recorder line with two fourth-generation models, including new 80gb hard disk recorder
Building on its technological strengths and market leadership position in recordable DVD products, Panasonic introduces two DVD recorders as part... -
Sony Blu-ray disc recorder to be presented soon
Sony Corp announced on April 10 its world's first recorder in compliance with the Blu-ray Disc optical disc protocol. Blue-ray... -
DVD copying case postponed
A court hearing set for Friday in the case of 321 Studios, which sells DVD copying technologies, has been postponed... -
Intersil wins laser diode driver design with Hitachi-LG for world's first disk drive supporting all recordable/rewritable DVD and CD formats
Intersil today announced that its programmable Elantec® laser diode driver is being used to help enable high-speed recording in Hitachi-LG... -
Hollywood faces key court battle over DVD copying
Hollywood's movie studios face a key test in their battle to defend copyright holders from digital pirates, when a federal... -
Macrovision announces licence agreement for distribution of the Microsoft Windows Media data session toolkit
Macrovision announced today a licence agreement with Microsoft under which Macrovision will provide worldwide record labels with the capability to... -
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... -
PS2 goes broadband
Sony reveals European online plans, and shafts narrowband in the process. The online console race is well and truly underway,... -
Matsushita Electric to strengthen global brand strategy by focusing on its Panasonic brand name
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ,known for its Panasonic and National brand names, announced today that the company would position Panasonic... -
Pixela to release new FireWire MPEG capture unit with hardware encoder/decoder
Pixela Corporation will introduce the latest product in their Macintosh CaptyTV Series - the FireWire (IEEE1394) connection MPEG-1/2 Capture Unit... -
Adaptec teams with Fujitsu, Hitachi, Maxtor and Seagate to bring first Serial attached SCSI solutions to market
Adaptec, the global leader in data storage access solutions, today announced an initiative with leading hard disk drive manufacturers Fujitsu,... -
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... -
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... -
BenQ announces new portable DVD player
The BenQ mini portable 6024DP DVD-ROM/DVD player (DVD Gem) is new 3-in-1 external drive. The small-sized drive is a DVD... -
SEI initiates mass-production of 2-inch low-dislocation GaN single crystal substrate for violet lasers
Sumitomo Electric Industries, (SEI) announced the mass-production of 2-inch gallium nitride (GaN) substrate. GaN substrate is essential to the stable... -
Intersil introduces new laser driver family for DVD writer drives
Intersil Corporation today introduced a new family of high speed laser driver integrated circuits (ICs) designed specifically to enable read...