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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

ECMA Updates Optical Media Archival Lifetime Standard

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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.

Samsung Ships SE-S084D Slim External DVD Writer

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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 Unveils 12X Blu-ray Writer

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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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Panasonic to Double Production of DVD Lasers

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Panasonic Corporation announced it will double its current production of dual-wavelength high-power lasers for DVD recorders to 25 million units per month. According to the statement, a dual-wavelength high-power laser offers several advantages over a single-wavelength design as it combines two light wavelengths (780 nm infrared for CD and 650 nm red for DVD) in …

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