Tech Ramblings 08/03/2008

1- Meet the TerraDisk

We have all heard of Blu-Ray discs aswell as HD-DVD’s, especially the way they are optimised for large disc usage and capacity. But with the new 1 Terrabyte Disk could be the new replacement to standard dvd and a competitor to Blu-Ray & HD-DVD.

“It is called the TeraDisk and it is really small, like a ordinary CD/DVD. But it?s really huge in terms of space. 1 TB (1000 GB). How can this be done? The process is easy (or not). All existing optical media record data on semitransparent layers. A regular CD has 1 layer and a Blu-Ray disk has up to 8. The reason nobody can add more layers on a regular CD/DVD/Blu-Ray disk is because when the light passes through these layers it becomes distorted and by the time it reaches the final layers it becomes almost impossible to read/write on the disk.”

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2 - Facebook worth 1.5 Billion US Dollars

Sajal Kayan wrote an interesting post on the genius behind facebook which utilizes unique web technology to drive millions of users to it every day. He states Facebook is valued at 1.5 US Billion Dollars!

“Worth 1.5 billion dollars, the young man has made a debut in this years Forbes magazine?s list of the World?s Billionaires where he has secured the 785th rank.”

3- Sony “in talks” with Microsoft about a Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive

About 48 milliseconds after the format war was officially over, rumors started running rampant (again) about Blu-ray making its way over to Microsoft’s latest console. Now, however, those rumors actually have some legs — well, at least a leg. According to Stan Glasgow, Sony Electronics US president, “Sony is in talks with console rival Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360.”

Do you think its true? More on Engadget

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