Panasonic Corporation announced that it will launch six new Blu-ray Disc (BD) / DVD recorders compatible with the new BDXL format. According to the statement, the new DMR-BWT3100 (2TB HDD), DMR-BWT2100 (1TB HDD), DMR-BWT1100 (500GB HDD), DMR-BW890 (1TB HDD), DMR-BW690 (500GB HDD) and DMR-BR590 (500GB HDD) will be available in Japan on September 15, 2010.
Panasonic Corporation announced that it will introduce a BD-R XL 100 GB triple-layer (TL) disc in Japan on September 15, 2010. According to the statement, Panasonic’s BD-R XL (LM-BR100LW) conforms to the new BDXL format specification (BD-R v.3) that extends the storage capacity of writable Blu-ray Discs to 100GB, twice the 50 GB storage capacity …
Panasonic Corporation announced that the company will move a part of plasma display panel (PDP) production facilities at its third Japanese PDP plant in Amagasaki City, near Osaka, to Panasonic Plasma Display (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (PPDS) in Shanghai, China, to better respond to demand for flat-panel TVs in China.
The New York State Attorney General announced that it has filed an antitrust action against several major technology companies for allegedly illegally fixing prices for Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screens used in computers, televisions and cell phones. According to the statement, the lawsuit seeks to recover damages suffered from 1996 to 2006 by New York …
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Singulus Technologies AG announced that it sold one of its BLULINE II Blu-ray Disc (BD) production lines to Memory-Tech Corporation in Japan. According to the statement, the BLULINE II is designed for the economical production of prerecorded (BD-ROM) 25 GB single-layer (SL) and 50 GB dual-layer (DL) discs according to the specifications issued by the …
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Verbatim announced that it expects to offer BD-R XL 100 GB discs in spring 2011. According to the statement, the triple-layer (TL) 100GB capacity discs will be produced by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media’s Mizushima factory. Verbatim also announced that it is now shipping inkjet printable single-layer (SL) 6x BD-R discs in Europe.
The CEATEC Japan Organizing Committee announced that CEATEC Japan 2010 will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture from Tuesday October 5, to Saturday October 9, 2010.
The RDX Storage Alliance announced it is expanding the alliance community internationally and will begin with the launch of the RDX Storage Alliance website in Japanese.
Sharp Corporation announced that it will introduce two new AQUOS Blu-ray Disc recorders featuring support for Blu-ray 3D playback as well as the new BDXL format. The BD-HDW700 and BD-HDW70 recorders will be available in Japan beginning July 30, 2010. According to the statement, in addition to Blu-ray 3D, the BD-HDW700 and BD-HDW70 are the …
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Sharp Corporation announced that it will introduce the world’s first BD-R XL 100 GB triple-layer (TL) disc in Japan on July 30, 2010. According to the statement, Sharp’s BD-R XL (VR-100BR1) conforms to the new BDXL format specification that extends the storage capacity of writable Blu-ray Discs to 100GB, twice the 50 GB storage capacity …
Spectra Systems Corporation announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the Japanese Patent and Trademark Office for a new patent, “System for Applying Markings to Optical Media,” related to the Company’s MediaCoat technology, which allows the graphical labeling of optical media across the entire play side of a disc (CD or DVD).