Optically
rewritable LCDs are durable and cheap to manufacture because of their simple structure.
UK national statistical institute the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its Consumer Price Inflation Basket of Goods and Services: 2016 report on Tuesday, which revealed that CD Roms and
rewritable DVDs have been taken out of the ONS 'shopping basket' of items that make up the suite of consumer price inflation indices (CPI, CPIH, RPIJ and RPI), which are reviewed annually.
In the
rewritable SLIM tokens by Protectimus, the secret key can be changed easily.
The new drives can record up to 50GB of data for random access storage and backup on BD-R (write once) or BD-RE (
rewritable) discs, or up to 220 minutes of high-definition 24M bps MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video on a BD-R/RE 50GB disc.
Hideo Takezoe, who led the research, said: "This is the first
rewritable memory device utilizing anchoring transition."
These new specifications, for BDXL (High Capacity Recordable and
Rewritable discs) and IH-BD (Intra-Hybrid discs), are expected to provide targeted functionality for commercial and consumer applications.
The SP25 Plus printer offers full-color and
rewritable card printing and is designed for low-volume, manual-feed applications.
Finally, Ultra HydroShield
rewritable CDs have a unique surface that dries instantly to a glossy surface that locks in ink to protect the image from smudging, humidity and small spills.
Various technologies have vied to replace the venerable, but slow and low-capacity, floppy drive, from Zip drives to
rewritable CD and DVD drives.
Flash drives are hardier than floppy disks, hard drives, and
rewritable CD and DVD discs, better able to withstand scratches, dust, drops, and spills.
These products have implemented Write Once functionality through a mix of software and/or firmware that emulates Write Once capabilities on
rewritable magnetic media.
A
rewritable IC tag is attached to every cloth, so it records a material code as well as the cloth's width and the remaining length in meter.