Pioneer Unveils BDR-206MBK Blu-ray BDXL Writer

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announced its new BDR-206MBK Blu-ray Disc recorder ($199), which reads, writes and rewrites all CD, DVD and Blu-ray formats including BD-R XL and BD-RE XL.

Panasonic, Philips, Sony and TDK Honored for Blu-ray

Panasonic Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, Sony Corporation and TDK Corporation announced that they will be honored with the 62nd annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for their contributions to the development of Blu-ray Disc (BD).

Singulus Cuts 2010 Sales Target

Singulus Technologies AG announced that it posed an operating loss of €5.0 million (US $7 million) in its third quarter and has reduced its 2010 sales outlook from €130-€135 million (US $180-187 million) to €118-€125 million (US $164-$173 million). Additionally, Singulus will continue to consolidate its optical disc business in Kahl am Main (Germany) by …

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Pioneer Launches Blu-ray BDXL Burner

Pioneer Japan announced its new BDR-206MBK, a PC-based Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder compatible with the new BDXL format. According to the statement, in addition to BD-R and BD-RE 25GB (single-layer) and 50GB (dual-layer) discs, the BDR-206MBK reads and writes BD-R XL 100GB (triple-layer) and 128GB (quadruple-layer) as well as BD-RE XL 100GB (triple-layer) discs.