Acacia Acquires Optical Recording Patents

Acacia Research Corporation announced that a subsidiary has acquired patents for optical recording technology. According to the statement, this patented technology generally relates to optical data storage devices and optical recording media, such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.

Kammann Reboots

Kammann announced that it has successfully completed its restructuring and continues its business as of April 1st, 2010 under the name of Kammann Maschinenbau GmbH. According to the statement, Perusa GmbH, a German private equity firm located in Munich, and the existing management purchased the assets from Werner Kammann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG and …

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LG Super Multi Blue Rewriter GGW-H20L Review

Available by itself or as part of a retail kit, LG Electronics’ Super Multi Blue Rewriter GGW-H20L offers the greatest bang for the buck of any currently available Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder. With a street price currently running around $275, not only is the GGW-H20L a comparatively economical choice, it’s a peppy feature-leader supporting a …

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Pioneer BDC-2202 Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive Review

In official circles, Pioneer Electronics’ BDC-2202 ($199) is known as a “BD Combo Drive.” To the rest of the world, it’s an internal computer device that reads Blu-ray Discs (BDs), DVDs, and CDs, as well as writes DVDs and CDs. Offered as a retail kit, the BDC-2202 is available with either a black or beige …

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