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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.
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.
Open source IDE-ATAPI drive emulator launches for vintage computers
PicoIDE is touted as 'an open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers.'
Windows Media Player’s ‘find album information’ functionality has been removed
Microsoft has quietly removed ‘find album information’ and ‘update album info online’ tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11.
Blu-ray hits 20 years old, and it isn't dead yet — optical disc format was introduced to the public at CES 2006
20 years ago today, the CES in Las Vegas was buzzing with talk of Blu-ray technology, players, and media, and the format isn't dead yet.
Cooler Master's new PC case with 5.25-inch drive bay launches in Japan as optical drive boom hits in wake of Windows 10 upgrade cycle
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