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Philip's SFFO 3cm 4Gig Optical Discs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-i-use-it-in-vending-machines dept.

JL writes "New Scientist reports that Philips has a demonstration in Japan recently of a 3cm rewritable optical disc that can store four gigabytes. The drive is small too!" Interesting that they note that 4 gigs can store 5 2 hour movies on the thing :)

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  1. Pics by thebudda · · Score: 5, Informative

    found a Japanese site with pics http://www.zdnet.co.jp/news/0210/04/nj00_sffo.html

    1. Re:Pics by Alsee · · Score: 5, Informative

      Direct links to large version of images.

      3 cm discs and cases, CDs show scale. They are tiny!

      Close-up of drives.

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  2. Ah, I see... by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Informative

    First versions of the disc will be:

    a) Ready for sale in two years.
    b) Store only 1 Gb.
    c) Expected to cost £70 / drive.

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  3. Pictures to look at by terrencefw · · Score: 3, Informative

    There are some nice pictures at: http://www.zdnet.co.jp/mobile/0210/04/n_sffo.html James

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  4. Re:nice tech but when will it be available? by PinkStainlessTail · · Score: 3, Informative

    Fletcher at Philips's Southampton lab says SFFO will be ready for sale in two years.
    Didn't Duke Nukem Forever have a relase date at one point? My rule of thumb is that until you can actually buy it, it's just a concept.

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