Hands-on: Sony shows off prototype 400-disc Blu-ray Mega Changer

Posted in News by Nicr on the September 11th, 2008

Once again, Sony’s booth was front and center upon entering the CEDIA floor, and while most everything there was as advertised, this one particular unit stuck out. Yeah, maybe it just caught out eye because it’s around the size of a small refrigerator, but upon speaking with a company representative,……

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Canon debuts Selphy ES3, ES30 portable photo printers

Posted in News by Nicr on the August 28th, 2008

Does having a handle instantly make something portable? Canon sure seems to think so, and it’s hoping the lug-ability of its new ES3 and ES30 Selphy printers will be enough to rope you into buying its special integrated ink and paper cartridges for years to come. For the most part, two printers are ident……

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IOGEAR's USB Laptop KVM Switch provides your portable with impressive new powers

Posted in News by Nicr on the August 28th, 2008

Despite the best attempts of computer manufacturers, most of us still need two computers to make it through the week: perhaps a laptop for the daily grind and a desktop for transcoding h.264 files… whatever works for you. IOGEAR is looking to cash in on this trend with its new USB Laptop KVM Switch, which,……

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Casio introduces PCP-1200 and PCP-250 touchscreen photo printers with flip-down keyboards

Posted in News by Nicr on the August 21st, 2008

Photo printers don’t really do it for us, but Casio’s two newest models pack in enough bells and whistles to make us at least pay attention, if not actually print out photos — the PCP-1200 (pictured) and PCP-250 both feature fold-down keyboards for titling, print 2400 x 1200 dpi res on up to A6-size……

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Pioneer finds 20-layer 500GB Blu-ray Disc “feasible”

Posted in News by Nicr on the August 7th, 2008

Now here’s a rate of progress we could get used to. Nary a month after Pioneer trumpeted a 400GB Blu-ray Disc, out pops another press release from the firm boasting about a 500 gigger with a score of layers. Based on research at its Tokyo headquarters, specifications have been drafted for an incredibly ca……

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China's Blu-ray competitor CBHD brings HD DVD back from the dead

Posted in News by Nicr on the July 31st, 2008

CBHD, née CH-DVD — the Chinese version of the now-deceased HD DVD format — is in production, gearing up for a fourth quarter launch. DigiTimes cites reports from enorth.com.cn that Shanghai United Optical Disc has laid out the first production line, although Taiwanese disc makers (already burned by ……

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Pioneer's Blu-ray disc hits 400GB across 16-layers

Posted in News by Nicr on the July 10th, 2008

16-layers — that’s how many layers it takes to the hit the center of a 400GB Blu-ray disc, pops. That’s 25GB per layer just like those dual-layer 50GB discs available for retail. Best of all, the technique used by Pioneer is expected to be backward compatible with existing Blu-ray gear since the spe……

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Sanwa's CD-RE1AT repairs beat up discs

Posted in News by Nicr on the July 3rd, 2008

We understand that not everyone practices safe spinning, so for those of you who’ve been burned by neglecting those disc condoms, Sanwa’s cranked out what amounts to your morning after pill. The CD-RE1AT actually looks like a Sony Discman circa 1986, but instead of playing back your favorite Gin Blos……

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Japan gets 6x BD-R media, US has 6x burners: someday the two shall meet

Posted in News by Nicr on the June 27th, 2008

So, you picked up a 6x Blu-ray burner earlier this month did you? Too bad there isn’t any media available to cope with that write speed. Oh sure, TDK has been kicking a 6x disc around trade shows for years, but Panasonic will apparently be the first to market when its 25GB and 50GB 6x BD-R discs hit Japa……

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Metal Gear Solid 4 plays favorites with dig at Xbox 360

Posted in News by Nicr on the June 12th, 2008

We've already seen some of the product placement to be found in the soon-to-be-released Metal Gear Solid 4, and it looks like PlayStation 3 users are in store for a bit of reinforcement about their console buying decision as well. As you can see for yourself in the video after the break, at one point dur……

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