We keep hoping that Toshiba will come to its senses and just let this whole thing die, but no. Apparently insistent on keeping the last-generation format alive for as long as it possibly can, it seems the outfit is getting ever-closer to a super-resolution DVD player that would reportedly upscale DVD content……

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Fast turn-around duplication from RapidDuplication.co.uk ~ A new emergency CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and USB copying service ~

RapidDuplication is a new digital media copying service offering 24 hour turnaround on high volume production of discs and USB drives. Ideal for situations when CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray disc or USB drives need to be duplicated fast RapidDuplication.co.uk is your emergency duplication partner.

Helene Zorzi from RapidDuplication Ltd had this to say ” Our new service is the answer to an increasing need from our customers to get their product to market quickly. Digital media has become a very time sensitive commodity and the value of content can depreciate quickly. With RapidDuplication our customers are guaranteed to get their product on the streets fast, giving them a competitive advantage”

She added, “Typical customers of the fast turn-around service would be, live event recording specialists, conference organisers, church AV specialists, recording artists, marketing or press agencies, trade exhibitors or any business that is about to miss their deadline. We're offering a premium service to a growing customer base who need their product fast. ”

Duplication and disc production is becoming increasingly specialised as physcial media competes and compliments digital distribution channels.
Delivering content to customers faster than your competitors is an obvious advantage. Combine this with a premium service like RapidDuplication, and you get an instant unique selling point for your product.

RapidDuplication – number one for high speed duplication.

RapidDuplication.co.uk is a trading style of CD-writer.com Ltd, a leading UK supplier of digital media technology and services.

To find more information and contact details visit www.rapidduplication.co.uk or call 020 8293 0777 or view browse over 70'000 product lines at www.cd-writer.com.

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Although the €9.99 Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on over in Ireland is likely still the cheapest way to snag one from a retail location, that flight to Dublin is apt to offset any potential savings. Nevertheless, those in Canada can come awfully close to said deal by visiting FutureShop, which is currently offeri……

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All those still hanging onto your obsolete vintage first generation HD DVD players have a reason to plug in the network cable and turn them on one more time, as Toshiba has issued a version 3.0 firmware update for the HD-A1, HD-XA1 and HD-D1. Similar to an earlier update for the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, the p……

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And you thought $49.99 was cheap. Word on the street has it that Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, which has been seen as slightly less valuable since Toshiba pulled the plug on the once mighty red format, has stooped to €9.99 across the pond at GameStop (among other locales). For those not savvy ……

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Fast, economical and automatic CD and DVD printing

StorDigital’s DP50 disc printer is easy to use and reliable

The new DP50 DVD/CD Printer from StorDigital offers out-of-the-box automated printing for in-house CD and DVD production.

With its capable 50 disc capacity the StorDigital DP50 DVD/CD Printer offers out-of-the-box printing of 100's of discs per day. The first automated printer from StorDigital will prove to be the new benchmark for in-house disc printing solutions. Using the industry standard HP print engine and a patent-pending disc loading system, the DP50 offers support for artwork created on a range of applications meaning that the DP50 is the most flexible solution on the market.

The DP50 offers fast full colour hi-resolution printing, allowing customers to produce discs costing from just a few pence to print. Using its own intuitive disc labeling software the StorDigital DP50 CD and DVD printer can even produce glossy, water resistant prints, when used with WaterShield discs from Taiyo Yuden or Dri-Gloss discs from CD-writer.com.

Nic Ranshaw (MD of CD-writer.com and CEO of StorDigital Systems) had this to say; “Over the last 7 years we have helped many 1000's of our customers enter and develop their businesses within the CD and DVD production marketplace. We feel that the DP50 fills a gap in the market for a well designed and robust automated solution, that is cheap to run and easy to maintain.” He added, “The StorDigital DP50’s simple design, robust build and low ink costs will all be very attractive to customers. This is the perfect time to upgrade or invest in a new disc printing solution”.

The StorDigital DP50 DVD/CD Printer will be available to trade customers and end users from CD-writer.com Ltd and their partners. To register for a CD-writer.com trade account log on to http://reseller.cd-writer.com.

Retail customers can get more information and buy online CD Printer

June has seen MicroBoards release their new 50 disc capacity auto CD and DVD disc printer. The GX AutoPrinter supports Mac and PC host and uses the patentented singulator disc loading system. The GX Autoprinter is the only plug and play disc pinter to offer 50 disc capacity out of the box and the price is attractive.
Alternative products include the Primera Bravo 2 disc printer, that offers 50 disc capacity via a kisok kit and the the opportunity to print 8cm disc and business cards via an adaptor. We'll bring you more on these 2 products in our Disc Printer Burn Out tests on the ProBurner website.

Ok so its not a transformer, but it is a movable ROBOT that also functions as a USB pen drive. SO not only do you get your own fully functional 70's style Swiss swiss desidned robot but you also get flash storage capacity up to a blistering 256Mb. That's why humans rule the world.

Avid Technology today announced that its Consumer division, Pinnacle Systems, has introduced the Pinnacle HD DVD Authoring Pack as the newest feature available within Pinnacle Studio Plus. Read more

The Japan Recording-Media Industries Association, announced its forecasts for global demand and production of recording media products based on its estimates for 2006. Read more