Tag: Toshiba

HD-DVD goes beyond 50GB with new disc

Tags: HD-DVD + Toshiba

elliot
Posted by elliot 2 years 10 months ago; via dvdtown.com/news/hddvdgoe...

Toshiba has announced a new 51GB HD-DVD Rom disc at this year's CES.

Beating Blu-ray by 1GB, Toshiba today said that they had successfully created a triple layer HD-DVD disc that could contain 51GB worth of data with 17GB on each layer.

"Continued improvement in disc mastering technology has achieved further minimization in the recording pit, supporting a further boost in capacity to 17GB in single layer and a full 51GB on a single-sided triple-layer disc. Toshiba has confirmed the disc structure and its successful operation." said the...

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IBM’s Cell Processor: Not Just for PS3 Anymore

Tags: IBM + Cell Processor + Toshiba + Sony + PS3 + QS20 + Bladeserver

Kenshi
Posted by Kenshi 3 years 2 months ago; via techfreep.com/ibms-cell-p...

IBM has begun to distribute it’s new line of high-powered QS20 Blade Servers based on the same Cell Processor that will be used in the upcoming PS3.

Today IBM announced a new line of high-powered QS20 Blade Servers intended for use in seismic research, encryption, digital image rendering and military surveillance applications. Each QS20 will include two nine-cored Cell Processors clocked at 3.2Ghz apiece, which were developed by IBM along with Sony and Toshiba for Sony’s upcoming Playstation 3 console, among other things. Toshiba will...

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High-definition DVD market facing static

Tags: High-definition + High-def + Sony + Blu-ray + Toshiba + HD-DVD + DVD

Kenshi
Posted by Kenshi 3 years 2 months ago; via today.reuters.com/news/ar...

Hollywood is hoping high-definition DVDs will reignite a slowing market for movies at home, but they have drawn mixed reviews from retailers and analysts due to technical issues and a bitter format war.

The competing formats, Sony Corp.-backed Blu-ray and Toshiba Corp.-championed HD-DVD, aim to provide better picture quality and interactive features, but some early viewers have been underwhelmed.

"Neither format is selling well or at the level I had expected. I had expected early adopters to step up and other retailers have had the same...

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Japanese Cos. Plan Web TV Joint Standard

Tags: IPTV + Sony + Matsushita + Sharp + Toshiba + Hitachi + TV Portal Service

Kenshi
Posted by Kenshi 3 years 3 months ago

Matsushita and three other Japanese electronics makers plan to develop a join standard for new Internet televisions that will make it easier for people to see video available on the Web.

The Internet TVs will features a remote control that allows online access with the touch of a button and will also eliminate the need for a personal computer keyboard to make the gadget more user-friendly.

The new televisions will use Linux operating systems instead of Microsoft Windows, it added. That feature is aimed at cutting the time needed to boot...

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