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LaserDisc HD listing

Prototype LaserDisc HD media sells for $1,000 — despite disc rot and unknown contents

By Mark Tyson published

It isn't only retro computer prices that are getting out of hand.

Retro Gaming
bestbuy

Best Buy Quits Physical Media Business: No More Blu-rays, DVDs

By Anton Shilov published

Starting from 2024, Best Buy will no longer sell movies on physical media.

Tech Industry
Arch Mission Foundation projects

Billion-Year Data Archive Goes Multi-Planetary: Next Stop, Mars

By Mark Tyson published

The AMF has already begun disseminating a billion-year archive of human culture and knowledge in orbit and on the moon, and has plans for Mars in 2025.

Storage
Timelapse or vehicles on a freeway

Optical Data Transmission World Record Broken, 1.8 Petabit per Second

By Francisco Pires published

That's roughly double the global network use right now.

Manufacturing
Pioneer

These Blu-Ray Discs Are Guaranteed to Last 100 Years

By Anton Shilov published

Pioneer's BDR-WX01DM optical disc drive and IPS-BD11J03P BD-R are compliant with the Japanese JIS X6257 standard, promise to last for a century.

Maker and STEM