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US West Coast port dispute’s impact on Taiwan electronics parts industry limited
With US dockworkers ordered back to work, the fallout from the West Coast port lockout on Taiwan’s electronics component makers... -
Disc Makers debuts "Elite Series" of CD duplicating systems at 2002 AES convention
The increasing affordability of high-quality, state-of-the-art equipment for recording studios has blurred the line between the high and low end... -
Sony DRU-500A makes its appearance at Japan!
Sony's DRU-500A (DVD-RW/+RW) super DVD combo recorder hits the Japanese market. The retail price of the drive is around 49,799... -
Plextor returns "back to the roots"!
Many users (including us) believed that Plextor will never ship a drive with SCSI interface again. However as it seems,... -
Manufacturers push DVD-Audio, SACD as next generation CDs but will buyers bite?
Anyone old enough to remember spinning vinyl records also remembers relegating them to the nostalgia pile when CDs became the... -
U.S. takes on Taiwan for poor copyright protection...
A senior U.S. trade official on Friday accused Taiwan's government of failing to fight against rampant piracy of Hollywood movies... -
Adaptec Helps Notebook Computer Users Easily Connect and Manage Up to Four USB 2.0/USB 1.1 Devices Through a Single Port
Adaptec, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADPT), a leading supplier of PC solutions for connectivity, storage and multimedia, today announced an easy, fast and... -
Mitsubishi Chemicals warns Sony DRU-500A users about compatibility problems...
Mitsubishi Chemicals posted today a warning for Sony DRU-500A users. It seems that when Sony user will try to burn... -
Sharp announces new notebooks with DVD-R/RW/RAM recorders!
Sharp Japan, announced a new series of notebooks ("Mebius"), that includes slim type DVD recorders. The specs are: 1X DVD-R,... -
DVD and Video game theft reduced by "Red Tag" security device
The Tag Company, a leading provider of electronic security tagging solutions, has launched the Red Tag® DVD and Game Security... -
Sony, Pioneer resolve DVD patent dispute in China
Sony Corp. (SNE or 6758), Pioneer Corp. (PIO or 6773) and the Netherlands' Philips Electronics N.V. have agreed with a... -
Pulstec to sell DVD, optical disk tester in China
Pulstec Industrial Co said Wednesday it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary in December in Tianjin, China, to sell testers... -
Global sales of recorded music down 9.2% in the first half of 2002
World sales of recorded music fell by 9.2% in value and by 11.2% in units in the first half of... -
DVD business subscribing to cable
Want to see the latest DVD special editions for $3.99 instead of $39? Just turn to pay-per-view channels on DirecTV... -
Dat Optic announces ComboDUP- stand alone CD/DVD duplicator
DAT Optic Inc, developer and manufacturer of MegaDVD a thirty drives DVD Duplicator, FireWire and USB products unveils its first... -
NTI Backup NOW! adds support for DVD-RAM/R OEM drive from Panasonic
NewTech Infosystems, Inc. (NTI) and Panasonic Industrial Company announced today the compatibility of NTI Backup NOW!® 3.0 Deluxe, NTI's award-winning... -
Shattered: This CD's in tatters?
If you hear an intense vibrating noise or a bang from your superfast 48X CD-ROM or CD-RW drive, beware: Your... -
Plextor expands product range by adding CD-R Media (discs)
Plextor Europa, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of CD-ROM and CD-ReWriteable drives, is proud to present a new product... -
DVD Forum will adopt similar technology with Mt. Rainier (DRT-DM) for DVD-RW format!
The DVD forum is in the middle of deciding the fate of "DRT-DM" (Distributed Read Time Defect Management) for DVD-RW... -
Microsoft eases copy protection in XP
Microsoft Corp. is easing up on its copy protection technology in the upcoming release of its Windows XP Media Center...
