Sony Optiarc Launches BDX-S500U 6x Blu-ray Disc Writer

Sony Optiarc Europe GmbH announced its new BDX-S500U 6x Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer. According to the statement, the external mobile BDX-S500U features a tray-loading design as well as USB 2.0 interface and writes BD-R SL discs at up to 6x speed, BD-R DL discs at 4x, DVD±R SL at 8x, DVD±R DL at 4x, DVD-RAM …

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Sony Optiarc Unveils BWU-500S 12x Blu-ray Disc Writer

Sony Optiarc Europe GmbH announced its new BWU-500S 12x Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer. According to the statement, the internal half-height (HH) BWU-500S features a SATA interface and writes BD-R SL discs at up to 12x speed, BD-R DL discs at 8x, DVD±R SL at 16x, DVD±R DL at 8x, DVD-RAM at 12x and CD-R at …

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DVD6C Revises DVD Patent Licensing Program

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that it has revised its worldwide patent licensing program beginning on and after January 1, 2010, including offering a new license agreement (New DVD6C License Agreement), which offers reduced royalty rates on certain products and additional licensing options.

Apricorn Launches EZ Writer II DVD Burner

Apricorn announced that it has released its EZ Writer II, a dual-layer DVD burner with integrated USB 2.0 cable offering a portable solution for burning and playing DVDs and CDs. According to the statement, the EZ Writer II weighs 11.7 oz, measures 0.84″ (H) x 5.75″ (W) x 5.95″ (L) and reads and writes all …

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CyberLink Launches Power2Go 7

CyberLink Corp. announced Power2Go 7, the latest version of its optical disc burning software. According to the statement, Power2Go can burn any media to any disc, including Blu-rays, DVDs and CDs, as well as the latest BDXL format that holds up to 128GB of data on a single disc.

GEAR Adds Video Encoder to SDK

GEAR Software announced the addition of a digital video-to-MPEG encoder to its GEARWorks SDK for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. According to the statement, GEARWorks SDK is a DVD and CD authoring and burning engine that is licensed by GEAR to software development companies. The GEAR encoder will be made available to GEAR’s existing …

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