Pioneer Unveils BDR-211UBK Blu-ray Writer With 4K Ultra HD Playback

Pioneer Electronics (USA) announced its new internal BDR-211UBK Blu-ray Disc (BD) BDXL writer, which plays 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

CD-E: Call It Erasable, Call It Rewritable, But Will It Fly?

This article was the first serious public look at the technical aspects of and market potential for CD-ReWritable (CD-RW). Known during its development as CD-Erasable (CD-E), CD-RW is an interesting chapter in the history of optical storage and, fanciful expectations of its promoters aside, continues to endure, long outliving most of its contemporaries.

Pioneer Launches BDR-209JBK and BDR-XD05J Blu-ray Recorders

Pioneer Japan announced its new BDR-209JBK 5.25″ internal half-height and BDR-XD05J external portable Blu-ray BDXL recorders.

Pioneer BDR-2208 Takes Blu-ray Writing to 15x Speed

Pioneer Electronics (USA) announced its new BDR-2208 5.25″ internal half-height Blu-ray BDXL recorder, which writes select BD-R SL (25GB) discs at 15x speed.

Ritek Settles Rewritable Optical Disc Patent Dispute

Acacia Research announced that its Optical Memory Storage subsidiary has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Ritek Corporation covering a portfolio of patents that apply to rewritable phase change optical discs (CD-RW, DVD±RW, BD-RE).

Moser Baer Settles Rewritable Optical Disc Patent Dispute

Acacia Research announced that its Optical Memory Storage subsidiary has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Moser Baer India covering a portfolio of patents that apply to rewritable phase change optical discs (CD-RW, DVD±RW, BD-RE).