Blu-ray DiscTM is the next-generation optical disc format for high definition audio-video and high-capacity data software applications.

ENGADGET: Blu-ray Discs expand to 128GB under new BDXL spec

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is responsible for promoting and developing business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc - the next-generation optical disc format for storing high-definition movies, games, photos and other digital content.

ENGADGET: Blu-ray Discs expand to 128GB under new BDXL spec

As the carrier market continues to consolidate and focus on global expansion, it will increasingly turn to companies like Alcatel that are uniquely qualified to build the next generation global optical Internet.

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While its optical design is carried over from the previous-generation model, the new-generation lens features Sony's proprietary Nano AR Coating on optical surfaces.

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Rather, TRW is working with Nortel Networks to build signal-splitting chip sets fast enough to eliminate bottlenecks on the next generation of long-distance optical telecom networks.

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According to the same article, it is claimed that Microsoft has decided to do the same as Sony and include an optical drive as part of its next-generation games console, widely expected to be called the Xbox 720.

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It's this separation of layers and horizontal flow of current that gives OLET its efficiency and it's believed that it could not only be used for (next) next-generation displays but also for on-chip optical interconnects.

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"Pepper's ghost" isn't the sort of phrase you hear very often at a show like SXSW. In amongst all the latest generation technology, there aren't too many folks discussing hundreds years old optical concepts.

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By including a Blu-ray optical drive in the PlayStation 3, it hopes to promote its own standard for the next generation of DVDs, and the console as a device for playing them.

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