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SilverStone Releases Slim Slot-Loading Blu-ray Burner For Mini-ITX Enclosures

Apr 22, 2013 - in News

Silverstone released a thin form factor Blu-Ray drive, which is no different from the alternatives except that it is slot-loading.

Asus Releases Ultra-Slim External DVD Writer for Ultrabooks

Mar 27, 2013 - in News

Asus has introduced its new SDRW-08U5S-U external DVD writer with details not found on more common competing products.

Pioneer Rolls Out Portable Blu-ray Drive

Mar 17, 2013 - in News

Pioneer releases a sleek Blu-ray burner.

Sony Will Cease Shipping MiniDisc Devices in March

Feb 7, 2013 - in News

Sony will cease shipping MiniDisc devices in March.

Rumor: Xbox Infinity Will Have Blu-ray, DVR

Nov 23, 2012 - in News

The Xbox Infinity may have a Blu-ray optical drive, DVR capabilities, 8 GB of RAM and more.

Apple Says Optical Drives Were Holding It Back

Oct 30, 2012 - in News

Senior VP of global marketing stressed that competitors are afraid to ditch optical drives technology.

Transcend Debuts 13.9-mm High Portable CD/DVD Writer

Oct 19, 2012 - in News

Here's the perfect companion to your Ultrabook or super-thin notebook that doesn't have a built-in DVD burner.

Hitachi Says Data Lives Forever in Quartz Glass

Sep 24, 2012 - in News

Hitachi has found a way to store data in quartz glass.

Sony Bailing Out of Optical Drive Market

Aug 28, 2012 - in News

Sony is closing Sony Optiarc Inc. by March 2013 due to fierce competition.

Fujitsu Recycles Old CDs and DVDs Into Notebook PCs

Aug 20, 2012 - in News

Finally putting those AOL trial discs to good use!

IBM Patents Optical Disc With Embedded Flash Memory

Aug 3, 2012 - in News

Just about when the HD wars were settled between HD DVD and Blu-ray, IBM submitted a patent for yet another disc format.

Google: We Really Didn't Delete All Street View Data

Jul 27, 2012 - in News

Google has admitted that it hasn't completely eradicated the personal data it collected via Street View cars.

Self-Assembling Chips Could Push Production Limits

Jul 25, 2012 - in News

Researchers have found a way to enable the creation of circuitry with self-assembling rectangles.

Asus Teases Stylish BDXL Burner with 6x Max Write

May 15, 2012 - in News

Asus teased a new 6x Blu-ray burner supporting BDXL on Facebook.

Samsung Intros ''World's Thinnest'' Optical Disc Drive

Apr 25, 2012 - in News

Here's the world's slimmest optical disc drive, ideal for ultrabooks without an optical drive, and tablets for watching movies on the go.

Intel HDCP Cracked Using $350 Hardware Kit

Nov 29, 2011 - in News

An FPGA development board was used in a man-in-the-middle attack in obtaining and transmitting an encrypted signal from an HDMI port.

Useless Fact: Each Sperm Carries 37.5 MB of DNA Data

Nov 26, 2011 - in News

Did you know that each sperm carries the equivalent of 37.5 MB of DNA data? Imagine the throughput of hundreds of million sperm!

Sony Announces External 100 GB Blu-ray Burner

Oct 22, 2011 - in News

Sony just announced an external Blu-ray writer that is compatible with 100 GB BD XL discs.

Flooding in Thailand Disrupts Tech Supply Chain

Oct 13, 2011 - in News

The ongoing severe flooding in Thailand appears to have impact on the availability on the overall supply in the region.

Q2 HDD, SSD and ODD Shipments Climb Slightly

Oct 13, 2011 - in News

Hard drive (HDD), optical disk drive (ODD) and solid state disk drive (SSD) manufacturers shipped 248.8 million storage devices in the second quarter of this year, 4.5% more than in Q1 and 5.6% more than in the second quarter of 2010, according to IHS.

Three External USB And eSATA Blu-ray Burners Tested

Sep 5, 2011 - in Reviews

The advent of affordable, high-capacity media could bring a renaissance in optical storage, but only if the performance is adequate. We tested a few of today’s fastest drives with USB and eSATA connectivity to find out where this technology stands.