Plexiglass-like DVD to Hold 1TB of Data 166
jcatcw writes "Lucas Mearian at ComputerWorld has a story about a company that plans to demonstrate a new DVD-format at the January CES conference. The .6mm thick disc stores 500GB of data by writing 5GB of data on each of 100 layers within a polymer material similar to Plexiglass. The Israel-based company, Mempile Inc., said its TeraDisc DVDs will offer 1TB of storage for consumers in the next few years, but it's also targeting corporate data archive needs with the new technology that write bits at the molecular level on the florescent-colored polymer. The company plans to sell its first product, a 700GB disc for $30."
Dammit (Score:3, Insightful)
Bloody typical.
Every one of these formats are worth jack (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Dammit (Score:4, Insightful)
Is it just me or (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:DVD/CD (Score:2, Insightful)
Oh for goodness sakes... (Score:3, Insightful)
but no........
Most of us enthusiasts and techs on this site have been reading about 'magical future disc formats'!!! since about when the CD came out for PC's well over 10 years ago, it's all bloody rubbish until their is one on shelves, period.
Fluorescent-colored? (Score:4, Insightful)
Hmmm, what color is that exactly?
Re:I only have one wish... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:I only have one wish... (Score:1, Insightful)
Um, slower than what, exactly? (Score:3, Insightful)
Slow....boo hoo hoo - slower than what?