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  • Toshiba, NEC see blue in DVD future

    Toshiba and NEC are demonstrating a new DVD recording technology that promises a significantly higher storage capacity without a major investment in new production facilities.

  • Iomega debuts DVD combo drive

    Iomega unveiled on Wednesday a drive that will be able to read and write numerous DVD formats, but Sony responded with a rebate on its competing product, which currently has the market to itself.

  • DVD drive marries red and blue lasers

    NEC has developed technology to record and read both current and next-generation DVDs with a single optical head, adding to the momentum of blue-laser DVD products.

  • Maxell focuses on holographic storage

    Information storage media company Maxell has said it will launch its first holographic storage products in September 2006. The first removable drive will have a capacity of 300GB and a throughput of 160mbps.

  • HP strikes Blu note for DVDs, talks of fat storage

    PC buyers can look forward to DVDs with up to 10 times the storage they now have when Hewlett-Packard rolls out machines supporting next-generation DVD technology next year.

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  • Photos: Dell launches Vostro range for small business

    Dell has introduced its new Vostro range, aimed at small businesses that require minimal IT support. Here's the full line-up available in Australia at launch.

  • Blu-ray burns for interactive content

    The next generation in DVD technology will let consumers carry the equivalent of a hard drive on a disc, but what are they supposed to do with all that capacity? Interact, supporters say.

  • Tape backup: 9 drives tested

    With storage capacities growing by leaps and bounds, the need for effective backup is even more important. We look at your options.

  • Celebrating three decades of Apple

    In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.

  • Tape backup

    With storage capacities growing by leaps and bounds, the need for effective backup is even more important. We look at your options.

Reviews (18)

  • Toshiba, NEC see blue in DVD future

    Toshiba and NEC are demonstrating a new DVD recording technology that promises a significantly higher storage capacity without a major investment in new production facilities.

  • Blue laser format gets green light

    A consortium of companies developing Blu-ray Disc technology, a recordable DVD format using blue-violet lasers, announces the start date for the licensing of the technology.

  • Pioneer DVR-A06

    Pioneer's DVR-A06 offers a great out-of-the-box DVD burning experience, with a solid software selection and speedy reliable writing to boot. Check out our Australian review.

  • Tech Guide: Buying a CD/DVD burner

    From discs to drives, our Tech Guide has everything you need to know about burning CDs and DVDs.

  • Tech Guide: DVD-writeable formats

    Confused about the plethora of DVD-writeable formats on the market? Our Australian Tech Guide will explain everything you need to know about DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-RAM.

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