My Eye Media announced it will meet growing demand for its services by doubling its footprint to a total of 12,000 square feet in the heart of the postproduction industry in Southern California.
According to the statement, Michael Kadenacy, My Eye Media’s founder and CEO, said the additional space, a mirror-image, multi-use building that is physically [...]
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Demand Growth Fuels My Eye Media Expansion
Verbatim to Offer BD-R XL 100 GB Blu-ray Discs
Verbatim announced that it expects to offer BD-R XL 100 GB discs in spring 2011.
According to the statement, the triple-layer (TL) 100GB capacity discs will be produced by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media’s Mizushima factory. Verbatim also announced that it is now shipping inkjet printable single-layer (SL) 6x BD-R discs in Europe.
Panasonic Unveils DMP-BDT100 Blu-ray 3D Player
Panasonic announced that it has expanded its line of Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc players to include the new DMP-BDT100.
According to the statement, the DMP-BDT100, available in August, joins the DMP-BDT300 and DMP-BDT350 in providing superior 2D and 3D picture quality, as well as innovative features such as VIERA CAST internet functionality.
Virage Launches Blu-ray Audio Processor
Virage Logic Corporation announced its new ARC Sound AS221BD dual-core processor for High Definition (HD) Audio System-on-Chips (SoCs) targeting Blu-ray Disc 7.1 channel 192kHz/24-bit output HD Audio processing applications.
No Blu-ray for Latest Apple Mac Pro
Apple announced its new Mac Pro line with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50% greater performance than the previous generation. Staying true to form, Apple does not offer build-to-order options for Blu-ray Disc drives (BD-ROM) and recorders (BD-R/RE).
According to the statement, featuring the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI [...]
Apple Ignores Blu-ray in Latest iMac Update
Apple announced that it has updated its all-in-one iMac line with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and new graphics. However, once again and still indefensibly absent from the refresh are build-to-order options for Blu-ray Disc drives (BD-ROM) and recorders (BD-R/RE).
According to the statement, the new iMac line is the [...]
DLNA Certified Blu-ray Players on the Rise
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) announced that the number of DLNA Certified Blu-ray Disc (BD) players has nearly doubled in 2010, bringing the total to 105.
According to the statement, DLNA Certified Blu-ray players adhere to DLNA Interoperability Guidelines and have met rigorous interoperability tests. They join the more than 7,500 DLNA Certified products in [...]
Styron Improves Optical Disc Polycarbonate Resin
Styron LLC today announced the availability of its CALIBRE 1060 DVD polycarbonate resin in the Americas and Europe.
According to the statement, CALIBRE 1060 DVD resin offers the quality and processing characteristics of CALIBRE 1080 DVD resin with improved ductility and toughness. CALIBRE 1060 DVD resin can be used for all optical disc applications including CD, [...]
Mitsubishi Unifies Under Verbatim Brand
Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd. (MKM) announced that it will unify all of its recordable and rewritable optical disc products (BD, DVD, CD) under its Verbatim brand.
LucidPort Ships 2nd Gen USB 3.0 to SATA Bridge
LucidPort Technology announced its USB302, a second generation USB 3.0 to SATA 3Gb/s bridge designed for external USB storage devices.
According to the statement, the LucidPort USB302 is physically smaller and consumes less power than any other chip of its kind. Its support for USB Attached SCSI Protocol (UASP) allows it to run 20 to 100% [...]
Anwell Signs MOU to Deliver Blu-ray Replication Equipment
Anwell Technologies Limited announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a global media manufacturer to deliver a significant number of prerecorded Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) manufacturing equipment.
According to the statement, under the MOU, Anwell will develop prototype equipment for BD manufacturing and collaborate with the customer to optimize the manufacturing process [...]
US CE Industry to Surpass $174 Billion in 2010
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that the consumer electronics industry will exceed initial revenue projections for 2010, with growth of 3% over 2009 and overall shipment revenues of $174.9 billion in the United States.
According to the statement, the CEA’s semi-annual U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecast (July 2010) also projects that industry shipment revenues [...]