Iomega Patents 850GB DVD Nano-Technology 422
Mike writes "US Patent & Trademark Office recently issued a patent to Iomega Corp. for its work with nano-technology and optical data storage. New technology, called Articulated Optical - DVD will allow 40-100 times more data (upto 850 Gb) to be stored on a DVD with data transfer rates 5-30 times faster than today's DVDs, and at similarly low costs. AO - DVD is a novel technique of encoding data on the surface of a DVD by using reflective nano-structures to encode data in a highly multi-level format."
Hey (Score:3, Funny)
Finally! (Score:1, Funny)
That's a problem! .... (Score:3, Funny)
Did they also patent... (Score:4, Funny)
Oh boy.. (Score:3, Funny)
Yea well... (Score:5, Funny)
Of course, just like the Iomega vaporware, you can't get one of my drives yet either but, I'll have the patent Real Soon (tm). I think I'll release Duke Nukem as the first title on my new world dominating format.
TTFN
Imagine a DVD... (Score:3, Funny)
150 full length movies at 480 progressive.
I could store my entire media collection on
one disc and still not be able to find anything
Thats pretty cool.
Re:Did they also patent... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Did they also patent... (Score:3, Funny)
Now it'll say "Anon, I am slain" before it shits itself and takes your precious data with it.
Since it's Iomega.... (Score:5, Funny)
New technology, called Articulated Optical - DVD will allow 40-100 times more data (upto 850 Gb) to be lost from a DVD at a speed 5-30 times faster than today's DVDs, and at a truly ridiculous cost. AO - DVD is a novel technique of destroying data on the surface of a DVD by using reflective nano-structures to completely fuck up your data beyond any means of recovery in a highly multi-level format.
Click, click, click, grrinnd, crrruunnncchh. FUCK!
Re:Space abundance (Score:4, Funny)
850gb is more than anyone will ever need...
Re:Did they also patent... (Score:2, Funny)
Yes. From the patent:
Will it include their patented "Click of Death" t? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Integrity (Score:3, Funny)
Re:That's a problem! .... (Score:3, Funny)
Don't worry. I'm sure you could fill up the rest with a spell checker, dictionary, or any one of the freely available typing tutors.
So Much For Obviousness (Score:3, Funny)
"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed that Iomega invented the broad concept of exchanging data between a computer and another digital device using removable data storage."
Re:Simply NOT true... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Yea well... (Score:3, Funny)
Or something.
m-
Re:Scratched discs? (Score:3, Funny)