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TDK Cracks 200GB Blu-ray Discs
News Technology manufacturing company TDK has managed to push Blu-ray's capacity even higher, to create a 200GB prototype disc. Previously, TDK's Blu-ray discs had a capacity of 25GB per layer, but it has now managed to raise this to 33GB.
[September 1, 2006, 15:10]
TDK-Grey Cell Buy To Fuel GSM, PC Card, Software Comms
News The purchase announced today of London-based Grey Cell buys TDK's System Group expertise in GSM, LAN, modem and combination cards and paves the way for an ambitious strategy to become the world number one in mobile communications.
[September 2, 1997, 14:17]
TDK Grey Cell Ships Software GSM Package
News TDK Grey Cell has begun shipping GlobalPulse (£149 list), a software suite that provides GSM, fax, data and SMS comms when used with Ericsson, Nokia or other specified handsets. It will] undoubtedly change the way people use GSM," said David Heppe...
[January 12, 1998, 11:13]
TDK Strikes PC Card Deal With Nokia
News The deal extends TDK's boundaries for its PC cards by giving the company access to all GSM based telephony standards. This will put TDK at the forefront of European-wide compatible PC card development.
[January 22, 1997, 17:18]
Nuggets: TDK Unveils Sexy VeloCD
News TDK, perhaps better known for its audio tapes than its CD writers, is showing off its sexy VeloCD rewriter range at Comdex this week. The VeloCD will rip a CD at 20X and TDK confidently predicts that any CD created on it will "play anywhere" even...
[November 16, 1999, 16:29]
TDK CD-R Technology
White Papers This paper presents data that reflect TDK's decade-long research and development efforts in the field of optical recording media. This paper shows very clearly that raw cyanine dye is a terrible material to use in the recording layer of a CD-R.
[May 7, 2004, 0:00]
Psion, TDK Bleak On 56K Modem Prospects
News Guy Tweedale, marketing manager for the PC Card division of TDK, said that take-up of 56Kbits/sec modems may be slower than expected. "Psion Dacom doesn't plan to release 56K products anytime soon," said Dave Curl, marketing manager for the firm.
[April 22, 1997, 16:49]
One Year Ago Today: Psion, TDK Bleak On 56K Modem Prospects
News Guy Tweedale, marketing manager for the PC Card division of TDK, said that take-up of 56Kbits/sec modems may be slower than expected. 56Kbits/sec modems are imminent but lingering doubts over standards, performance and bugs mean that not everybody...
[April 23, 1998, 7:00]
Nuggets: SmartMedia Adapter From TDK
News Enter the TDK SmartMedia: FC301 adapter which makes transferring data from the SmartMedia to your PC a cinch. It's Smart and little too. Heard of SmartMedia? Tiny little floppies that can store up to 64Mb of data, and, like all digital media, can...
[May 6, 1999, 15:35]
Five Years Ago: Psion, TDK Bleak On 56K Modem Prospects
News Guy Tweedale, marketing manager for the PC Card division of TDK, said that take-up of 56Kbits/sec modems may be slower than expected. First published 21 April, 1997. Psion Dacom doesn't plan to release 56K products anytime soon," said Dave Curl...
[April 19, 2002, 7:01]
SUPANugget: Tosh, Fuji And TDK Get Graphic
News TDK has also cottoned onto the idea that this SmartMedia stuff is cool. After a bit of checking and a lot of apologies the TDK gang finally admitted it had got things wrong -- the company makes adapters, not the actual media!
[June 4, 1999, 16:19]
Nuggets: Palm Gets Connected With TDK
News This could become history thanks to TDK's new software modem, GlobalPulse. Palm on the GSM. The lack of PC card slots on Palm connected organisers mean that if you want to hook it up with a mobile to send email and access the Web you have to clip...
[May 25, 1999, 11:15]
TDK Grey Cell To Launch 56K GSM Card
News Called the Global 5660, the card is ITU upgradable and offers multi standard GSM. Pricing has yet to be confirmed.
[February 19, 1998, 16:59]
TDK-Grey Cell To Push Soft GSM Card
News TDK-Grey Cell will launch its first product next week, since the two companies merged PC card operations last September. The company will release Global Pulse, a GSM application that eliminates the need for a PC card.
[November 7, 1997, 16:38]
News Burst: IBM And TDK Team Up On Bluetooth
News The two companies will jointly develop Bluetooth technology, such as PC Cards, for IBM's upcoming ThinkPad notebook PCs. Full story to follow. Let Rupert Goodwins demystify pulse radio, Bluetooth, UMTS, and PAN's for you at AnchorDesk UK.
[March 23, 2000, 9:56]
Xircom, TDK Prep GSM/ISDN Combo Cards
News TDK also anticipates a launch for a GSM/ISDN combo card later this year. Launching its first GSM PC Card at CeBit today - a data-only card supporting Ericsson and Philips handsets - Xircom president and CEO Dirk Gates said that a standard 56kbps...
[March 14, 1997, 10:12]
IBM Changes Directions In Magnetic Memory
News IBM has linked with Japan's TDK to develop so-called spin torque transfer RAM (random access memory) or STT-RAM. Under the current plan, IBM and TDK, an integral player in magnetic recording components for hard drives, will develop a 65nm...
[August 20, 2007, 9:45]
Blank Blu-ray Disks Shipping
News Japan's TDK has started shipping blank Blu-ray discs to retailers, and they cost about as much as a first-run movie on DVD. Later this year, TDK will come out with a Blu-ray disc that records on both sides and holds 50GB.
[April 11, 2006, 10:40]
Bluetooth Bites Back At BT Home Wireless System
News TDK's Bluetooth division criticised BT's move into wireless home networking Tuesday for using dated and inflexible technology it says will be inordinately expensive for consumers when it arrives next year.
[September 7, 1999, 16:40]
New Palm Handhelds Get Bluetooth
News TDK Systems will launch its latest Palm Bluetooth attachment at Comdex next week, bringing the wireless networking standard to any Palm device with the recently introduced universal connector. TDK sees Bluetooth's main applications for handheld...
[November 8, 2001, 14:37]
