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Pioneer DVD drives are too hot to handle
News Pioneer Electronics said on Tuesday that its DVD rewritable drives can cause PCs or DVD players to overheat when recording on certain high-speed disks. The update is available on the Pioneer Web site.
[September 18, 2002, 7:30]
Pioneer backtracks on DVD-Audio launch
News Pioneer has bowed to public demand and decided to release its DVD-Audio players on schedule. But Pioneer has now reneged on its former position, claiming that previous launch announcements had heightened consumer demand.
[December 14, 1999, 12:07]
Pioneer launches first Blu-ray drive
News Pioneer Electronics announced its first Blu-ray Disc drive on Tuesday, the BDR-101A, which will store as much as 25GB of data when it goes on sale in the first quarter of 2006. The drive isn't expected to appeal to everyone, Pioneer said.
[December 28, 2005, 10:50]
Comdex: Pioneer shows off DVD-RW
News A prototype DVD-RW drive is being demonstrated at Comdex this week but Pioneer officials concede the machine may never see the light of day if the industry fails to agree on a format that protects the rights of film makers.
[November 17, 1998, 8:06]
Pioneer sets recordable DVD ball rolling
News On Friday Pioneer announced the world's first recordable DVD player, a move that could push forward the digital discs' replacement of traditional video recording technology. The new video machines allow recording of up to six hours and will be...
[November 26, 1999, 8:38]
Pioneer debuts "world's first" DVD-R and RW PC drive
News US manufacturer Pioneer announced Tuesday what it claims is the world's first combination DVD recordable and re-recordable drive for PCs. Pioneer's drive can also record to DVD-R disks at twice the normal speed, and should ship in the first quarter...
[November 16, 2000, 6:09]
Pioneer expands DVD-rewritable support
News Pioneer Electronics is aiming to reduce confusion in the DVD rewritable market by incorporating support for several major formats with its next-generation drive. Parsons said that Pioneer is not joining the DVD+RW Alliance but is paying royalties...
[May 19, 2003, 7:49]
Pioneer cuts the cost of recording DVDs
News Pioneer Electronics is spinning out a faster and lower cost version of its popular DVD-recordable drive. Pioneer's A03 drive can be found in Apple, Sony and Compaq PCs. Getting to a low price has been our highest priority with this model because we...
[March 21, 2002, 10:32]
Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies
News In 1991, he was presented with a Computer Pioneer Award from the Computing Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Bob Evans, an IBM computer scientist who helped to develop the modern mainframe computer, died on Thursday.
[September 6, 2004, 8:45]
Pen pioneer sues Microsoft
News The founder of pen computing pioneer Go filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft, claiming that the software giant violated antitrust laws by trying to thwart Go's attempt to enter the PC operating system market.
[July 4, 2005, 9:20]
Gnutella pioneer Gene Kan dies
News Programmer and peer-to-peer pioneer Gene Kan has passed away. Kan, 25, rose to prominence online as one of the most articulate spokesmen for the Gnutella file-swapping community at the height of the Internet's love affair with peer-to-peer software.
[July 9, 2002, 8:28]
Net may run out of IP space - TCP/IP pioneer
News Comments Monday by Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf raised the question, as he condemned the industry's reluctance to adopt the latest version of Internet Protocol, the system for assigning Net addresses that are the numerical reference points for any...
[February 10, 1998, 13:31]
The Day Ahead: Web pioneer Spyglass dies happy
News America Online paid a hefty price for Netscape, another Web pioneer that was trampled by Microsoft. Not a bad deal for a fading Web pioneer. OpenTV paid a hefty premium for Spyglass, the company that helped create the Web browser, in a stock deal...
[March 27, 2000, 13:09]
Pioneer weighs in with rival DVD format
News The battle between manufacturers over rival DVD formats has stepped up a notch with the announcement of a brand new format from electronics giant Pioneer. The format, DVD-R/W, was unveiled at the Internationale Funkausstellung 99 show in Germany...
[September 7, 1999, 16:28]
Who Wants To Be A Quiz Pioneer
Downloads Who Wants To Be A Quiz Pioneer (known as Quiz Pioneer ) lets you test your worldly quiz power in an interesting and fun game environment within your handheld device. Whether you are traveling, relaxing on your sofa or got few minutes before next...
[June 20, 2001, 8:00]
Nuggets: Fast DVD from Pioneer
News Pioneer is upping the stakes in the DVD-ROM drive market, with the promise of its 10x DVD-A04SZ drive -- the fastest DVD drive yet. As a little bonus and to convince gamers that DVD really is the future of gaming, Pioneer is chucking in DVD...
[July 28, 1999, 11:47]
Pioneer DVR-A08XL review
Reviews All in all, Pioneer has put together an adept and easy-to-use software package. Also, although Pioneer includes four mounting screws, there are no cables. Pioneer provides a one-year warranty on the DVR-A08XL, along with phone support via a...
[January 18, 2005, 12:08]
Genome pioneer wins inventor prize
News Leroy Hood, a pioneer of the project that mapped out the complete set of human genes, was awarded the $500,000 (about £320,000) Lemelson-MIT Prize on Thursday for inventing "four instruments that have unlocked much of the mystery of human biology".
[April 25, 2003, 7:54]
Blade server pioneer RLX boosts power
News RLX Technologies, a pioneer of thin "blade" servers, will announce new two-processor models Monday that catch the company part way up to its larger competitors. RLX got its start with a 3.5-inch tall chassis that could accommodate as many as 24...
[February 17, 2003, 8:37]
HP buys blade pioneer
News HP is adding to its server arsenal with the purchase of blade pioneer RLX Technologies. With the acquisition, HP gains the RLX Control Tower, a software suite designed for managing Linux-based blade server environments.
[October 4, 2005, 16:10]
