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.

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.

Pioneer has announced that it's started shipping the world's first optical personal computer drive capable of reading and writing to the new BDXL Blu-ray format.

The partnership between Sony and Google is bearing fruit in the form of Sony Internet TV, powered by Google TV.

Zotac’s Zbox Blu-ray series are the world’s first mini-PCs with an integrated Blu-ray drive.