Facebook's cold storage today is entirely on spinning disks. The prototype Blu-ray system is estimated to be 50 percent cheaper than the disk-based cold storage, and 80 percent more energy efficient.

Blu-ray is merely a more reliable medium for storage, and it can hold more than regular DVDs and CDs, Schellong said. What makes Facebook’s appliance notable is its sheer scale, of holding a ...

Although 200GB storage discs for Blu-ray have been out and about for a while, no player can actually read them. However, Hitachi's just raised the bar of ...

Facebook has developed a prototype Blu-ray storage system capable of holding 1 petabyte of data, a move that could revitalise the Blu-ray industry. The social media giant is about to step on toes ...

Blu-ray Digital Storage System Review Published: Dec. 22, 2011, 2:07 p.m. It’s amazing how times change, we have come a long, long way since the days of VHS tapes!

Toshiba said Monday it is planning a lineup of products that support the Blu-ray storage format. Toshiba was one of the leading companies behind HD DVD, a standard that lost to Blu-ray.

New optical tech could slash archival costs by 10x or even more Optera Data’s discs could hit 10TB for just $1 - cheaper than tape! The low-power, high-density storage has data centers in mind A ...

This week Sony launched its first Blu-ray recording device for the masses, the Sony BWU-100A, a standard 5.25-in., half-height internal box with a parallel ATA connection that writes and reads a ...

Dell, a strong supporter of the Blu-ray Disc format since companies started choosing sides a few years ago, is ramping up its first high-end notebook with Blu-ray storage and playback capabilities.

Addonics' unique Sapphire Combo Blu-ray, eSATA, USB 3.0 storage enclosure gives you optical and HDD or SSD external storage in one. Let's take a look.

As demand for Blu-ray players (and high definition entertainment) rises and the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens, Sony and Panasonic announce an upgraded standard that will beef up the ...