Blu-ray

Diamond is a promising material for data storage, and now scientists have demonstrated a new way to cram more data onto it, down to a single atom. The technique bypasses a physical limit by writing data to the same spots in different-colored light.

​Last week Samsung revealed it would cease production on Blu-ray players for the US market. Despite 2018 recording all-time high home entertainment spending, sales of physical media such have been dramatically declining over the past few years. Is this the beginning of the end for physical media?​

Samsung's new player supports 4K Blu-ray playback, giving users a whole lot more to watch on their glossy new panels. The product will also support upscaling, as well as streaming services. It was announced at the IFA show in Berlin.

Panasonic has unveiled its next generation Blu-Ray player at CES, capable of full 4K resolution playback at 60 frames per second. It’s designed to support video processing technologies that are expected to be included in the upcoming Ultra HD Blu-Ray standards.

According to researchers from Northwestern University, Blu-ray discs are not only superior to DVDs in capacity and definition, they could also help markedly improve the efficiency of solar cells when their etched information patterns are repurposed for use as light concentrators.

The first ultra-high-resolution televisions (UHDTV), one from LG and one from Sony and both costing US$20K or more, have been introduced to the market.

Formlabs has created a desktop 3D printer that uses SLA (stereolithography) technology normally reserved for high-end printers.

Researchers have developed a technology that converts conventional 3D Blu-rays in real-time, making them compatible with wide-angle autostereoscopic displays.

The Unity Home Theater System unveiled at CES 2012 is a home theater in a TV stand that allows a TV to be connected via a single HDMI 1.4a cable.

The Nintento Wii U will not feature a Blu-ray drive and will stick to a proprietary disc format, but it's faster than PS3 and Xbox 360.

Plextor's new Blu-ray writer offers a 12x write speed for single-layer Blu-ray media and 8x for double layer, and benefits from USB 3.0 and eSATA connectivity

Audiovox Corporation is set to release the industry's first automotive Blu-ray Disc player.