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Sony unveils new Power-Burn Technology
Sony Corporation announced it will introduce a built-in CD-R/RW drive [CRX175E] that employs a new technology called "Power-Burn" that ensures... -
Toshiba ships new slim line DVD-ROM/combo drive(s)
Toshiba will ship a new slim line DVD-ROM for notebooks, which will support also DVD-RAM media. The drive's codename is... -
Malaysia to pursue illegal CD makers(!)
The Malaysian government wants to get to the source of the illegal video CDs cropping up in the country and... -
Toshiba introduces multi-read optical storage products
Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC), Storage Device Division (SDD) today announced the upgrade of its industry leading slim-line combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM... -
Aatek to expand DVD drive pickup head production
Acute Applied Technologies (Aatek) plans to begin volume production at its fourth Shanghai-based DVD drive pickup head production line and... -
Alpine Ships New In-Vehicle DVD Changer
Alpine Electronics of America announced that it is currently shipping the DVD Changer, the newest addition to Alpine's changer product... -
Pictures of Sony CRX175E
Below are the first pictures of an OEM Sony CRX175E and "Power-Burn" logo:
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Panasonic announces CD/MP3 Car Audio player/receiver
Panasonic announces its first combination CD/MP3 player/receiver for cars. "..New model CQ-DP171U combines a high quality AM/FM receiver with a... -
TraxData ships 24x recorder!
A new recorder will come out soon from TraxData. It will support 24x writing, 10x re-writing and 40x reading. The... -
WorldWide Exclusive News: Plextor ships ML recorder!
Plextor will present at December or early next year a ML (Multi-Level) recorder with the codename "PX-ML3630". The codename includes... -
Interactive spec on tap for high-end DVD players
The DVD Forum is quietly working on an optional format for enhanced DVD-Video and DVD players that would deliver advanced... -
A TV That Does It All
Every now and then you run across a product that combines two different types of gadgets into one nice neat... -
Sony Electronics Has Cut 300 Jobs
Sony Electronics said on Friday it had cut about 300 jobs in the United States and Mexico, or 1.25 percent... -
EU ends probe of CD prices in Europe :(
"...The European Commission said on Friday it was ending an investigation into whether the world's five biggest music companies were... -
TTR Technologies/MacroVision alliance with Sonopress
"...TTR Technologies announced today that its strategic alliance partner, Macrovision has signed an agreement with Sonopress to be the first... -
Plextor USA offers $20 rebate!
"...Purchase a PlexWrite 12/10/32A or PlexWrite 16/10/40A and receive a $20 rebate!. Offer good on purchases... -
Prodisc DVD-RAM media awarded from DVD Forum
"...Prodisc's DVD-RAM 4.7/9.4 /1.46/2.92 GB has been awarded recognition from the Class A Lab of the DVD Forum of May... -
CMC to acquire Mitsubishi Chemical’s Ireland subsidiary
"...CMC Magnetics on August 14 decided to acquire MC Infonics Ireland (MCII), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC). Through... -
Philips to outsource VCR production
"...As new technologies in video recording and playback are rapidly emerging, Philips’ Consumer Electronics Mainstream division is to refocus its... -
Creative announces 16/10/40 recorder
"...Creative Technology introduced its high performance drive solution, the CD-RW Blaster 161040, which ships this week at an estimated street...
