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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. Click of death ... on remote control? by guyfromindia · · Score: 0, Redundant

    IO Mega was notoriously famous for the 'click of death' on its zip and jazz removable drives Check out http://grc.com/tip/codfaq1.htm this site.
    I stopped using IOMega stuff a long time ago. Since this patent is just a technology, I may buy the product (if affordable) ONLY if it is manufactured by somebody other than IOMEga.

  2. Don't be surprised by RealProgrammer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... if the drive it's in starts to make a certain clicking sound.

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  3. Good 'ol Iomega ... by Fookin · · Score: 0, Redundant
    So what's the equivalent of the "click-of-death" for optical devices? Some sort of "permament-scratch-on-a-lens" or a "blink-of-death"?

    Good stuff to look forward to ...

  4. What's that sound? by FirstTimeCaller · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Let's hope this new drive never emits a "click, click, click" sound.

    Actually, I'm shocked to see some innovation from IoMega -- I had written them off as dead. I hope it works out well for them.

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