Optical Media

Intel's Light Peak technology--slated to debut in Q1 2010--could combine current connectors such as USB, HDMI, and Ethernet using fiber optics.

Say hello to optical.

A cool, upcoming Blu-ray drive uses only a single USB connection.

We all remember the great format war that was HD DVD versus Blu-ray, and we all know how it turned out. However, it seems Toshiba could finally be about to concede defeat and release a Blu-ray player later this year.

In this case, being backed up is a good thing.

Sunglasses that conceal a 4 GB USB stick is not quite what we mean by 'optical storage,' but ok.

Blu-ray adoption is still unsatisfying, price wars eliminated profit margins and the crisis hit hard. In a short interview with Sony Optiarc we learned their about their recipe to succeed.

1.6 Terabytes on a single disc.

Some people still think standard-def DVD is "good enough" compared to Blu-ray Disc.

Selling any sort of media is tough in China due to piracy.

General Electronics this week announced a breakthrough in holographic storage technology which could allow us to store up to 500 GB of data on one disc. In other words, ten Blu-ray Discs in one.

Earlier today, Pioneer introduced the BDR-2203, its internal 8x dual-layer Blu-ray writer, however general consumers may tremble at the knees by the sight of its monstrous pricetag.

OCZ is adding Mac compatible solid state drives to its Vertex series of SSDs, and also debuted several different Apple specific memory kits.

For a whopping $449.99, you too can own the luxurious LaCie d2 Blu-ray drive, capable of writing up to eight times standard data writing rates.

Panasonic at CES introduced the world’s first portable Blu-ray Disc player. Sure, Blu-ray on-the-go isn’t completely new thanks to high-end laptops, but this one’s purpose-built for watching movies.

Samsung's new Blu-ray player looks like a space-age device.

Japanese developer Pony/Canon has successfully created a Blu-ray hybid disc that will work in standard definition DVD players.