Sunday, 23 August 2009

Blackberries and Blu-Rays - Technology Defies Recession

RIM - Blackberry Curve is top-selling smartphone in US.

Sigma Designs ("Powering the Digital Media Generation") is a successful chipmaker for Blu-ray players. One catchphrase they use is "SoC" solutions ("system-on-chip"). Why would you buy Blu-Ray instead of normal DVD - well, it has 5 times the storage capacity of DVD - which makes it suitable for storing HD video. Blu-ray has industry support, since it was developed by manufacturers like Apple, Dell, Hitachi, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK. Where does the name Blu-Ray come from? It comes from the blue laser, as opposed to red laser used for DVD. The light from blue laser has a much shorter wavelength so the laser spot can be focused with greater precision.

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