Most optical discs are a standard 12cm in diameter, are round, and besides some potential manufacturing incompatibilities with certain optical drives, are expected to load and be recognized in most ...
The Mini-Disc never caught on in the U.S. But during the 1990s, the format did in its native Japan, where MD isn’t yet dead. Launching in 1991, MD was the coolest format. It was like a compact disc, ...
Apple iPod chief Tony Fadell has develop a collapsable hardware solution that would allow his company to reduce shipping and packaging costs by selling software on smaller discs which could then be ...
Two Blu-ray developments from TDK today. The first is a 200GB, six-layer Blu-ray disc that can hold four times the amount of “movie” that you get with the current Blu-ray dual-layer discs. The other ...
In today’s Tech Bytes, it’s the end of an era for Sony. The company has announced that it will cease production of blank Blu-ray discs after 18 years. Joining them on the chopping block are mini discs ...
Reader Lynn did the bad thing. She writes: I accidentally inserted a mini disc into my MacBook’s media slot. I can’t remove it. What should I do? If, like your MacBook, you had the ability to go back ...