Optera Data is working on a new optical storage technology with its sights on 10TB capacities for as low as $1.

Scientists at the University of Shanghai have unveiled a new form of optical disc that can hold up to 200,000 gigabytes of data. For reference, the current 4K Blu-ray discs in circulation carry up ...

The most common types are CD, DVD and Blu-ray. As removable media, optical discs superseded the earlier magnetic disk cartridges because they weigh less, have higher capacities and are not subject ...

Blu-ray discs have been part of the digital media landscape for almost 20 years, but fewer and fewer people have optical drives to use them. As such, Sony doesn't see the need to keep pumping out ...

Sony has announced it is ending Blu-ray media production, along with MiniDiscs, MiniDiscs data and miniDV tape, just months after it got rid of its 5.5TB Optical Disc Archive cartridge.

However, reports in the Japanese media suggest the industrial giant will “gradually cease production of optical disc storage media,” including Blu-Ray products. Regardless, for now ...

But fear not, data hoarders. Two companies have stepped up to reassure the Japanese market that they'll keep producing high-quality optical media: Verbatim and I-O Data.

Sony to end production of Blu-ray and MD - GIGAZINE In light of this situation, Verbatim stated, 'The domestic optical disc market is currently undergoing a major turning point, with some ...

Dynabook and NEC revive optical drives in modern laptops, blending nostalgia with high-performance processors, high-res ...

the phase change technology was subsequently employed in all major optical drives, including CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, UDO and Blu-ray. The phase change disc technology was invented by ...