I'm surprised this wasn't created sooner
Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:39 pm
What will they think of next?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040419/od_afp/japan_it_sony_toppan_040419154919
Sony develops paper DVD
Mon Apr 19,11:49 AM ET Add Offbeat - AFP to My Yahoo!
TOKYO (AFP) - Electronics giant Sony and another Japanese company have developed a "paper disc" that can record more than two hours of high-definition images and be destroyed with scissors for foolproof data security, officials said.
The 25-gigabite Blu-ray optical disc is 51 percent paper and was developed jointly with Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. of Japan.
"Since a paper disc can be cut by scissors easily, it is simple to preserve data security when disposing of the disc," Toppan managing director Hideaki Kawai said in a joint statement with Sony.
Masanobu Yamamoto, senior managing director at optical disc development division of Sony, said the firms were able to use paper in the new disc as the Blu-ray technology does not require laser light to travel through the substrate.
The technical details of how it is possible to use paper as a data storage disc would be disclosed Tuesday at a conference in Monterey, California, according to Sony.
The combination of paper material and printing technology is also expected to lead to a reduction in cost per disc and will expand usage, the two partners said. It has yet to be decided when the disc will be commercially available.
The use of paper in electronics products is not new for Sony.
In 1950 when Japan was still struggling to rise from the ashes of World War II, Sony, then called Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, made magnetic tapes using a similar grade of paper to that used for ordinary envelopes.
Sony used racoon hair brushes to daub magnetic powder over the paper to produce what it cally "SONI TAPE", starting its history as an audio-video products maker.
The Blu-ray disc format allows high-capacity optical-disc storage to be used for such technologies as high-definition televisions.
A group of manufacturers was set up in 2002 to promote a common standard for the disc format comprising Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electronics Industrial, Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Pioneer Corp, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp Corp, Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news) (news - web sites) and Thomson.
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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040419/od_afp/japan_it_sony_toppan_040419154919
Sony develops paper DVD
Mon Apr 19,11:49 AM ET Add Offbeat - AFP to My Yahoo!
TOKYO (AFP) - Electronics giant Sony and another Japanese company have developed a "paper disc" that can record more than two hours of high-definition images and be destroyed with scissors for foolproof data security, officials said.
The 25-gigabite Blu-ray optical disc is 51 percent paper and was developed jointly with Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. of Japan.
"Since a paper disc can be cut by scissors easily, it is simple to preserve data security when disposing of the disc," Toppan managing director Hideaki Kawai said in a joint statement with Sony.
Masanobu Yamamoto, senior managing director at optical disc development division of Sony, said the firms were able to use paper in the new disc as the Blu-ray technology does not require laser light to travel through the substrate.
The technical details of how it is possible to use paper as a data storage disc would be disclosed Tuesday at a conference in Monterey, California, according to Sony.
The combination of paper material and printing technology is also expected to lead to a reduction in cost per disc and will expand usage, the two partners said. It has yet to be decided when the disc will be commercially available.
The use of paper in electronics products is not new for Sony.
In 1950 when Japan was still struggling to rise from the ashes of World War II, Sony, then called Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, made magnetic tapes using a similar grade of paper to that used for ordinary envelopes.
Sony used racoon hair brushes to daub magnetic powder over the paper to produce what it cally "SONI TAPE", starting its history as an audio-video products maker.
The Blu-ray disc format allows high-capacity optical-disc storage to be used for such technologies as high-definition televisions.
A group of manufacturers was set up in 2002 to promote a common standard for the disc format comprising Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electronics Industrial, Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Pioneer Corp, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp Corp, Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news) (news - web sites) and Thomson.
EDIT: For other wacky stories visit this link
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index&cid=757
Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:49 pm
Beh, want your data safe, toss your CD into the microwave for 5 seconds. Poof. No more data.
Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:15 pm
Originally posted by Murgatroyd
Beh, want your data safe, toss your CD into the microwave for 5 seconds. Poof. No more data.
Would that melt the disk? And can it work for Hard Drives too?
Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:30 pm
Just buy a big ass magnet... just dont pull out any metalic body parts....
Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:38 pm
Trying to conserve the Earth's natural resources and were using trees for this stuff? It sounds like a good new innovation but not worthy enough for more useful things, just stick to making the cars guys...
Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:53 pm
Step one: Light Fire
Step two: Throw offending objects in fire
Simple data secutiry
Step two: Throw offending objects in fire
Simple data secutiry
Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:57 pm
microwaves are EXCELLENT fun with cds/dvds. no melting, but VERY cool....you must go try it now!
Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:32 pm
Originally posted by Bullhead
microwaves are EXCELLENT fun with cds/dvds. no melting, but VERY cool....you must go try it now!
any good PS 2.0 effects?
wow I can't believe i just said that
Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:40 pm
Originally posted by Optimus_Prime
Trying to conserve the Earth's natural resources and were using trees for this stuff? It sounds like a good new innovation but not worthy enough for more useful things, just stick to making the cars guys...
I agree. After paper cd's will they make cd's make of dirt?
Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:52 pm
Originally posted by Rand0m
I agree. After paper cd's will they make cd's make of dirt?
Water...
When you open the water drive there is a little glass where you pour your data...and it will load...
When you no longer need your data, you can quenche your thirst!
Also comes in cool-aid, and lemonade
