CHIBA, Japan – Sony Corp. (SNE) said on Tuesday it will launch its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in Japan in December, in time for the peak of the year-end shopping season but about a ...

Sharp Corp. said it will put its first Blu-ray Disc recorder on sale in Japan next month. The BD-HD100 will be the third recorder on the market to support the Blu-ray Disc format, which is one of two ...

Sony Corp. said it will launch four models of new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in November in Japan, as its format battle with the HD DVD camp heats up. Sony, along with Panasonic ...

DVD recorder drives are at the top of the food chain until drives based on Blu-ray or HD-DVD start showing up. HP’s DVD 740i Writer drive supports double-layer media and LightScribe technology, ...

The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.

Two years from now the world’s smallest optical disc will let your cellphone store five two-hour movies, squirrel away 25,000 digital photos or hoard 48 hours of MP3 music. New Scientist has learned ...

LAS VEGAS — The backers of two competing formats for next-generation optical video disc systems spent the weeks leading up to International CES jockeying for position by releasing a spate of strategic ...

The HD-DVD (High Definition/High Density-DVD) next-generation optical disc format got a boost Monday with the announcement by Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. that they plan to launch compatible products ...

Japanese electronics makers Sony Corp and NEC Corp said on Thursday they had agreed to set up a joint venture for optical disk drives, aiming to better weather intense price competition. Sony and NEC ...

LG and Millenniata, a new startup, plan to launch a new storage format with optical discs that far exceed the average life expectancy of your average optical disc, hard drive, flash storage – or human ...