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Iomega Patents 850GB DVD Nano-Technology

Posted by CmdrTaco on

Mike writes "US Patent & Trademark Office recently issued a patent to Iomega Corp. for its work with nano-technology and optical data storage. New technology, called Articulated Optical - DVD will allow 40-100 times more data (upto 850 Gb) to be stored on a DVD with data transfer rates 5-30 times faster than today's DVDs, and at similarly low costs. AO - DVD is a novel technique of encoding data on the surface of a DVD by using reflective nano-structures to encode data in a highly multi-level format."

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  1. Hey by macaulay805 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, thats aboue two VW Beetle's worth of Library of Congresses to the hogs head!!!!

  2. Finally! by Valiss · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can fit my pr0n collection onto only 6 DVDs with this new tech! Horray!

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  3. That's a problem! .... by TomDLux · · Score: 2, Funny

    I son't HAVE that much prOn!

    1. Re:That's a problem! .... by niko9 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I son't HAVE that much prOn!

      Don't worry. I'm sure you could fill up the rest with a spell checker, dictionary, or any one of the freely available typing tutors. ;)

  4. Did they also patent... by ad0gg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Making a clicking noise when it dies?

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    1. Re:Did they also patent... by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 2, Funny

      Now it's nano-clicking. The sound is so small you can't even hear it.

    2. Re:Did they also patent... by dr_dank · · Score: 2, Funny

      These are much more advanced than that old iomega media of yesteryear.

      Now it'll say "Anon, I am slain" before it shits itself and takes your precious data with it.

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    3. Re:Did they also patent... by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 2, Funny
      Making a clicking noise when it dies?

      Yes. From the patent:

      17. The disk storage system of claim 16, where said stored data may be lost to read/write head operation failure.

      18. The disk storage system of claim 17, where said operation failure is further caused by read/write head encountering dirt or debris on underprotected cheap media format.

      19. The disk storage system of claim 18, where driver software further issues a plurality of reset commands to said read/write head in response to operation errors.

      20. The disk storage system of claim 19, where said driver software reset function further slams read/write head against mechanical stops.

      21. The disk storage system of claim 20, where said mechanical stop action further causes prominent audible clicking, thereby notifying human operator that they are SOL.
  5. Oh boy.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    My fat finger print just erased 138 Gigs of data from my DVD!

  6. Yea well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got a patent pending for a terrabyte DVD drive and a 100 terrabyte DVD drive. So, there!

    Of course, just like the Iomega vaporware, you can't get one of my drives yet either but, I'll have the patent Real Soon (tm). I think I'll release Duke Nukem as the first title on my new world dominating format.

    TTFN

    1. Re:Yea well... by ultramk · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...even better, these new discs will be a critical tool in the War on Terra.

      Or something.

      m-

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  7. Imagine a DVD... by voss · · Score: 2, Funny

    That could hold 280,000 MP3s or
    150 full length movies at 480 progressive.

    I could store my entire media collection on
    one disc and still not be able to find anything ;-)

    Thats pretty cool.

  8. Since it's Iomega.... by Slashcrap · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...allow me to translate the press release into reality :

    New technology, called Articulated Optical - DVD will allow 40-100 times more data (upto 850 Gb) to be lost from a DVD at a speed 5-30 times faster than today's DVDs, and at a truly ridiculous cost. AO - DVD is a novel technique of destroying data on the surface of a DVD by using reflective nano-structures to completely fuck up your data beyond any means of recovery in a highly multi-level format.

    Click, click, click, grrinnd, crrruunnncchh. FUCK!

  9. Re:Space abundance by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 3, Funny
    The inevitable situation is that we will have unlimited space -- that is, more than we can fill. So what happens when we can quite easily put every piece of digital media we've ever even thought about owning -- all the movies, all the games -- on a single disk, without ever having to delete anything?

    850gb is more than anyone will ever need...

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  10. Will it include their patented "Click of Death" t? by melted · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will it include their patented "Click of Death" technology?

  11. Re:Integrity by Rei · · Score: 2, Funny

    Cue the server room fire in three... two... one...

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  12. So Much For Obviousness by John+Hasler · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok. All you guys downloading MP3's to your Ipods have to stop. You're infringing Iomega's patents:

    "The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed that Iomega invented the broad concept of exchanging data between a computer and another digital device using removable data storage."

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  13. Re:Simply NOT true... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Obiviously they must have meant the production costs. Perhaps someone just accidentally slipped in a slide from the presentation they made for the managers.

  14. Re:Scratched discs? by Axiom_1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, these things are nanotech, and operate at the quantum level. If the disk is scratched, your data will quantum probability cloud. Solving Schrodinger's equation for the disc will reveal a 50% probability that your data is still there, and a 50% probability that your data is now a dead cat.