Taiyo Yuden announced the sale of the second-generation version of its popular "Raku-Raku Storage Series," a storage box for packaging the company's "That's" brand products that features improved search capability and portability. Taiyo Yuden came out in February 2005 with a new easy-to-use storage box format, the "Raku-Raku Storage Series." While the first generation emphasized easy disc access and space savings, the second generation product now coming into the market offers the following features.



- Eliminates need to purchase storage cases
In bulk cases it is hard to extract the disc wanted. Previously, the solution was to separately purchase special storage cases. Now the product packaging itself serves as the storage box, eliminating the need to purchase special storage cases. This is the basic concept behind the "Raku-Raku Storage Series."

- Easy searches of recorded media
In bulk cases searching for the recording media wanted is a problem. The new product packaging features V-shaped openings front and back that allow easy searches with quick access to label surfaces and of titles written on the plastic cases.

- Convenient carrying function for improved portability
Plastic cases and bulk cases are not convenient for carrying recording media around while keeping them neat. The new product includes a handle on the side of the storage box, for quick portability in carrying media from home to the car.

The CD-R 20-disc pack, with 5mm plastic cases and 48x data recording speed, is to go on sale on July 21. The DVD-R version, with 5mm plastic cases and 8x video and data recording speed, will go on sale in September (open prices for both products).