Blu-ray Capacity Increase Via Firmware

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @05:08PM from the best-stuff-happens-in-software dept.

LordofEntropy writes "Blu-ray.com reports that Sony and Panasonic have announced a new optical disc evaluation technology that increases capacity from 25GB to 33.4GB. The tech uses existing Blu-ray diodes and is accomplished via firmware upgrade. The article says it is not known if and when the upgrade will be adopted into the Blu-ray spec. However, given that Sony and Panasonic are behind it, 'it will likely happen later this year.'"

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Re:There's a likelyhood I'm about to post this. (Score:2, Funny)

by maxume ( 22995 ) writes: on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @05:16PM (#30675008)

That's the best you could come up with in 3 minutes?

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Re:Also announced new encryption that needs it (Score:4, Funny)

by LostCluster ( 625375 ) * writes: on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @05:24PM (#30675110)

I'm all for them upgrading their encryption rather than have them crying to courts that solving their encryption puzzle is illegal.

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The next development... (Score:5, Funny)

by MiniMike ( 234881 ) writes: on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @05:26PM (#30675128)

Microsoft also wants to participate in Blu-ray development- I heard the next release will be capable of 2 GB.

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And in other exciting news, IBM... (Score:3, Funny)

by dpbsmith ( 263124 ) writes: on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @07:30PM (#30676722) Homepage

And in other exciting news, IBM has announced a way to squeeze 96 columns onto a punched card.

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Re:The diodes can stay, but the processor's gotta (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @10:03PM (#30678032)

+1 "Oh Snap!"

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