Kamikaze1414779018 Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 Optware Corp., a developer of holographic data storage systems, is planning to release a Holographic Versatile Card (HVC) media product around the end of 2006. The card capacity is expected to be 30 GB. The company aims to price the product around ¥100. Optware also intends to set the price of a reader device lower than ¥200,000 and a reader/writer device lower than ¥1 million. The launch of these HVC-related products is planned to coincide with the standardization of the technology, expected in December, 2006, by Ecma International, an organization promoting standardization of information and communication technologies. The company also revealed photos of mockups. Dimensions of the card are almost the same as those of a credit card, while the drive system is designed to be the size of a surface-mounted hard disc drive system.Article - http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20050608/105586/Currency ConversionThe 30GB card = $1The reader = $1,798The reader/writer = $ 8,987The reader/writer is kinda pricey but once you have one 30GB of storage only cost one dollar.Since holographic data storage is basically a fancier version of optical data storage (like CDs and DVDs), electrostatic discharge (ESD) should not be an issue. I'm concerned about robustness to scratches because holography distributes information throughout the storage medium, whereas information is localized to individual pits on the track of a CD or DVD. Thus I'm pretty sure the error-correcting schemes that are used to handle scratches on CDs and DVDs cannot be applied to holographic storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Barbarino Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 well is this the end to flash systems??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze1414779018 Posted August 4 Author Report Share Posted August 4 well is this the end to flash systems???Not until they find a cheaper way to produce the reader.The reader = $1,798 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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