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Microboards Announces End-of-Life for Legacy Printers and Publishers

Sometimes in life, a new technology comes along and displaces an old one, leaving users no choice but to go forward. Think of the transition from cassette tapes to CDs, or from analog to digital television broadcasting. Like it or not, these technologies became the new standards for their industries. The disc printing industry is [...]

Epson Releases Total Disc Maker v4.01 Software Update for DiscProducer

Attention DiscProducer owners! A new verion of Total Disc Maker software has been released for all Epson DiscProducer printers and publishers.
The latest version is v4.01 and was released on December 27, 2011. This release includes compatibility and drivers for new machines as well as some compatibility and bug fixes.
Changes from version 3.51 are as follows:

Added [...]

Epson to Release PP-50BD Blu-ray DiscProducer in Early 2012

There is a buzz in the industry that Epson is preparing to round out its Discproducer product line with a new model. Expected to debut in early 2012, the new machine will support recording on single and dual-layer Blu-ray discs. If it is true, this move would give Epson a major competitive advantage in the [...]

Pioneer Introduces BDR-PR1 Archival Blu-ray Drive

Less than a month after Pioneer announced two new Blu-ray writers for the consumer market, they are back with another new Blu ray burner – though this one is aimed at archival users.
While an average computer user has little use for archival products, the need for archival storage has been growing steadily during the past [...]

Imation Showcases Blu-ray XL at CES 2012 [VIDEO]

The folks at the Imation booth were eager to tell us about their Blu-ray XL products on display at CES 2012. Check out our video for the latest scoop on Blu-ray XL writers and media from Imation!