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  • Blu-ray disc spec approved

    A group promoting and developing a format for a next-generation DVD technology announced on Wednesday the completion of the first version of the specification, paving the way for disc production.

  • Sony pushes paper Blu-ray disc

    Sony and Toppan Printing are making a new mark on Blu-ray disc technology.

  • Blu-ray group gets behind Microsoft tech

    Backers of the Blu-ray DVD format are adopting Microsoft's video compression technology, giving the software giant a secure foothold in each of the two major camps battling to establish a successor to DVDs.

  • Microsoft on every DVD?

    An industry standards group has made a preliminary decision to include Microsoft's video compression technology in a next-generation DVD format, giving the company a key boost in the digital media arena.

  • 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.

Features and Case Studies (1)

  • 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.

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