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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.

  • Printers get a glimpse of OLED tech

    Seiko Epson is bringing emerging OLED technology to one of the more staid pieces of office equipment, the printer.

  • 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.

  • Next-generation DVD moves ahead

    A standards body has pushed a next-generation DVD format forward, endorsing Microsoft's video technology along the way.

  • JVC previews Blu-ray DVD combo

    A new Blu-ray and DVD hybrid disc could bring some relief to consumers weary of the format war, but will it be enough for the increasingly fractured market?

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  • Will green mean go for mobile projectors?

    Green laser diodes might just be the ticket to making video more watchable on handheld devices -- once the technology is more fully developed.

  • 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.

  • 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 (27)

  • 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.

  • Reviews News: Holiday Cheer

    As we head into Christmas, staff begin to lose concentration at work, and begin surfing the Net for bargains to buy their loved ones for the special day. Check out this week's newest product announcements.

  • Newest storage tech--holographic DVD

    3D storage for digital video steps into the future with the development of a holographic recorder that can hold 100GB of data - enough for 20 full-length movies.

  • 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.

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