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 …
Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd. (MKM) announced that it will unify all of its recordable and rewritable optical disc products (BD, DVD, CD) under its Verbatim brand.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Federal Enforcement Section announced that it executed a search warrant at a Markham, Ontario, Canada residence where a counterfeit DVD manufacturing laboratory was located. According to the statement, in the early morning hours of July 12, 2010, York Regional Police (YRP) were contacted by a family stating they were …
Microboards Technology announced that Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess has upgraded his studio with a new G3 Disc Publisher. According to the statement, Rudess will incorporate his G3 Disc Publisher in the production of his next solo project, scheduled for release in 2011. In addition, Rudess will be burning his next and other future music …
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Lite-On announced the immediate availability of its iHAS524 internal DVD writer. According to the statement, the iHAS524 ($39.99 MSRP) delivers a maximum write speed of 24X on select DVD recordable media, which is among the fastest available drives in the in the market. The iHAS524 also features Lite-On’s latest patented LabelTag technology, a unique disc-labeling …
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MAM-A Inc. announced that it has expanded its made in USA recordable optical disc product line. According to the statement, the company now offers the full range of its silver and 24kt gold archival CD-R and DVD-R/+R discs with a made in the USA option. Completion of MAM-A’s 2010 capacity expansion at its Colorado Springs …
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ECMA International announced that its 99th General Assembly, held in Tokyo, June 17, 2010, has approved updates to its ECMA-379 standard (3rd edition) for estimating the archival lifetime of optical media as well as ECMA-382 (2nd edition), which defines the physical parameters of DVD-R Dual-Layer (DL) discs.
Buffalo Technology announced its new MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0 Blu-ray Writer. According to the statement, this new MediaStation drive offers 12x Blu-ray write speeds making it suitable for users who want optimal playback and writing performance of Blu-ray discs, DVDs, or CDs on their PCs or notebooks or for those who want to archive …
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced its new Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo, the SH-B123 optical disc drive (ODD), which reads BD-ROMs at up to 12X, CDs at up to 48X, and DVDs at a maximum speed of 16X. According to the statement, with Samsung’s new internal Blu-ray drive, users can watch HD movies on their PCs …
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that its new slim external DVD writer, the SE-S084D optical disc drive (ODD), is now available worldwide. According to the statement, featuring a sleek design with a stylish metallic centerline, the SE-S084D won an iF Product Award Design, sponsored out of Hannover, Germany. The SE-S084D features a rounded shape and …
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Lite-On Europe announced its new 12X Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer, the iHBS212. According to the statement, this PC-compatible Blu-ray writer is capable of recording and playing back the most popular media formats including Blu-ray, DVD and CD. In addition to writing BD-R single-layer (SL) discs at 12X, the iHBS212 writes double-layer (DL) BD-R media at …
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