Portable Media Players (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
With a five-CD/dual-deck capacity and 4x dubbing speed, the Sony RCD-W500C does much more than merely play your favorite CDs–it lets you mix and burn your own. The device records on both CD-R and CD-RW formats, and is compatible with CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 playback. To improve the recording quality, the RCD-W500C [...]
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MUMBAI: Compact Disc India has signed a joint venture deal with BBC Films to co-produce Blame It On The Bhangra. Written and directed by Paul Angunawela, the budget of the film is pegged at Rs...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/27/2009
The writer, Fridolim Kamulacamwe, sold various poetry works recorded in compact disks and signed autographs on Thursday in northern Malnaje province.
Businessofcinema.com (Free subscription) | 04/15/2009
MUMBAI: Compact Disc India will be launching its animation film on football with legendary Brazilian football player Pele at this year's Cannes Film Festival.The festival is slated to be held from 13 - 24 May, 2009. The animation film on football will be launched on 14 May.This will be first ever feature film produced on football game in the world. Pele will also ...
Pop Culture for the Cultured (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Thats right, the CD turned 30 years old over the weekend. How much longer do you think the old timer has left?
Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Apparently, yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the first-ever demonstration of the original CD prototype. Okay, so this is a pretty silly milestone, since nobody much cares about some long-ago technology demo (won't the 2012 anniversary of the first commercially...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Over at Gizmodo , they've noticed (with some sarcasm) that the compact disc is now 30 year old. If that seems a bit premature, it's because it's really only the technology that's turning 30. The first actual compact disc didn't ship until Oct. 1, 1982. That disc, as they note, was Billy Joel's "52nd Street." It was only after then that the audiophiles of the '80s started dumping their albums...
Geekologie (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
That's right, March 8th marked the "historic demonstration of the first CD prototype codenamed 'Pinkeltje' on March 8th, 1979." Well congratulations, compact disc , I almost forgot you were still here . While many would argue that the CD is on its way out in favor of smaller, highly portable MP3 files, the disc has definitely left a lasting mark on the industry. To date, over 3.5 billion...
The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Compact discs weren’t always impromptu drink coasters. Once, in the not-so-distant past, they played music, contained pictures, and let people play video games with tacked-on FMV sequences. And today, the venerable CD turned 30. Happy birthday! 1979–2009.Thirty years. Pretty amazing that it’s been that long since those crazy Dutchmen at Philips spun the technology off of laser discs...
Switched (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Filed under: Audio/Video We're not quite sure how much related celebrating went on this past weekend, but the iconic Compact Disc managed to hit the big three-oh. The IEEE was credited with presenting its prestigious IEEE Milestone Award to Royal Philips Electronics for its contribution to the development of the CD, and as the story goes, the award coincides with the 30th anniversary of the "historic...
Gadgets9.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
We're not quite sure how much related celebrating went on this past weekend, but the iconic Compact Disc managed to hit the big three-oh. The IEEE was credited with presenting its prestigious IEEE Milestone Award to Royal Philips Electronics for its contribution to the development of the CD, and as the story goes, the award coincides with the 30th anniversary of the "historic demonstration of...
PalmAddicts (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
[From Hans] Can you believe that it is 30 years of the CD? Thanks Hans for the heads up. "Compact discs weren't always impromptu drink coasters. Once, in the not-so-distant past, they played music, contained pictures, and let people play...
Dissensus (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
Image: http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/cmarakasu/tsymisyfront.jpg YES!!! AFTER TRIUMPHING OVER GREAT ADVERSITY, IT CAN FINALLY BE RELEASED!!! TSYMISY!!! COMPRISED OF BUSY ELECTRICITY PATTERNS BOTH TURGID AND LISSOM, IT IS PERHAPS THE ULTIMATE PROFOUND EXPRESSION OF LISSAJOU...
Thought Search Articles (Free subscription) | 03/03/2009
Author : Bercle George People who are new to computers and duplication, will sometims confuse CD-R music media with CD-R data media While confusing them is easy to do, the two are different indeed ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Thought Search Articles (Free subscription) | 03/02/2009
Author : Bercle George Many years ago, owning a copy of your favorite singer or band would mean going to a retail store or buying from an online website With the average song count, you would spend... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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robertoms2003 | 05/10/2008
A typical CD will have a diameter of just 12 cm and about 80 minutes audio data can be stored on it. Smaller CDs are also manufactured for storing single songs (called CD singles). They are 8 cm in diameter and can store 24 minutes of audio data. The major research and development work was done by Phillips and Sony. One of the first CDs came in market way back in the year 1982 and till date, remains...
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