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Boutique DIY Hi-Fi solution lets you repurpose your old IDE optical drives as a standalone audio player
A stylish new product encourages the repurposing of old IDE optical drives as standalone audio players.
GitHub thumbs nose at Sony's controversial end to physical media with its introduction of Repo CDs
GitHub has announced that it will be giving developers a way to obtain their public repo on a CD-ROM. Context is provided by Sony's recent decision to abandon game discs.
Hardcore SpongeBob speedrunners smudged Xbox optical disks with sweat and grease to exploit 'lag clip' trick
A grease smear-induced optical disc reading quirk can save speedrunners lots of time in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom on Xbox.
Another major Japanese electronics firm exits the Blu-ray market
Japanese PC peripherals and accessories stalwart Elecom has announced that it is pulling out of the Blu-ray drive market.
Microscopes can clearly see the video on the surface of a CED 'LaserDisc,' discovers Techtuber
Images representing the contents can clearly be seen when studying the surface of a CED ‘LaserDisc’ under a microscope.
Six-month rewritable DVD endurance test crowns winner with 1,000 rewrites, shows the best discs are no longer manufactured
A tech enthusiast has shared their DVD rewritable durability findings, following six months of testing.
Portable USB DVD writer with 2.5-inch SATA and SD card dock slashed by 30% to $21 — optical drive can read and write CDs at 24X, and DVDs at 8X
Deals Optical drives can still be handy in 2026, though desktop and PC laptop makers very rarely offer them. Here's a USB-attached device that is also a SATA dock, and more, for under $21.
Sony will ship its final Blu-ray recorders this month
Another rampart of the consumer optical media market has crumbled away with Sony closing down its Blu-ray disk recorder business.
