PC Vendors Hesitant Over Optical Drive Market
Published on December 18, 2007 to Business & LawInternational PC vendors, including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Sony and Taiwan-based Acer and Asustek Computer, have had Blu-ray Disc (BD) or HD DVD optical disc drives on their roadmaps to launch in... Read more
Intel Sells Optical Storage Assets, Connects Cables Business
Published on April 10, 2008 to Business & LawIntel has sold one more technology asset as well as one more business as part of its ongoing streamlining process. Read more
IBM Comes Closer to Optical Computers
Published on December 7, 2007 to Desktop ComputersIBM researchers hit a significant milestone on the path toward optical computers. New electro-optical modulators now enable 100x more bandwidth on 10x less power. Read more
Lite-On IT And Quanta Storage Plan To Hike Optical Drive Pricing In Q3
Published on May 22, 2008 to Business & LawLite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of half-height and slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs), respectively, are planning to increase their ODM/OEM pricing by... Read more
Did $400 Million Decide The Format HD War?
Published on February 25, 2008 to Digital Entertainment MiscellaneousGlobeandMail.com is running a story that it may have cost Sony $400 million to convince Warner that Blu-ray is better than HD format. Read more
Archos PMA 400: Pushing the Handheld Envelope?
Published on April 28, 2005 to Home TheaterArchos' AV 400 already did it all: digital recording, TV capabilities, MP3 play and more. Now, for $300 more, you also get wireless, game console and PDA capabilities - which don't necessarily add up to justify the PMA 400's $799.95 price tag. Read more
Finally, An Optical Lens Cleaner That Really Works!
Published on December 27, 2006 to Digital Still Cameras
The Archos Gmini 400 Portable Media Player: (Small) Size Matters
Published on October 21, 2004 to Home TheaterListen to music. Watch movies. Play video games. All in a 20 GB portable media player that fits in the palm of your hand. Does Archos' Gmini 400 really manage to get it all right, in such a small package? Read more
Archos' AV 400 Nine-Ounce Personal Video Recorder, TV and More
Published on July 6, 2004 to Home TheaterConvergence has been on the lips of OEMs for years, but Archos' AV 400 lends credence to the concept. Here is a nine-ounce handheld device that offers more-than-just respectable digital recording and playback, TV capabilities, music-file playback and more. Read more
Kodak EasyShare V610: Stylish Design With 10X Optical Zoom
Published on September 5, 2006 to Digital Still CamerasThe Kodak EasyShare V 610 delivers on its promise of being the smallest 10X optical camera on the market. But unless you need the 10X optical zoom in a shirt-pocket sized camera, the list price of $449 is a hefty price to pay for a 6 Megapixel camera. Read more
