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Toshiba’s Sneak Peek At The Future
Now that the war is over, you may be wondering what the future will hold for Toshiba. You may not, too, but yesterday at the local press event for HD DVD’s demise, Toshiba’s Australian General Manager Mark Whittard dropped some pretty big hints as to which direction Toshiba will be looking to move post-HD DVD.…
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Tightening the noose — Toshiba cuts HD DVD player prices in Oz
Sure, it’s nothing new for our US friends, but Toshiba’s Australian arm has just announced that it will be slashing the price of HD DVD players down under as well. It’s surprising that they took this long to announce the price cuts, but hey, this is Australia. The only thing we get before the rest…
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Toshiba sub $500 on HD-E1, plus discs too
Tosh is ramping up the HD DVD push this festive season, with the announcement of price drops across their range. The entry point for the HD-E1 is now $599 ($50 off), and drops to $499 with a cashback scheme through the Toshiba website. For $100 more you can have the HD-EP10 ($180 off) which steps…
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500GB Discs En Route Via Microholographics
Here’s another spin on how many bits can be fit on a disc. Some tech heads in European universities have figured out how to squash 500GB of data onto a regular HD DVD or Blu-ray disc. The Microholas project have developed a microholographic technique that utilises “periodic nanostructures in the disk volume rather than on…