Comments on: Another big step forward in GE’s holographic data storage program

By: thiviliaGlono

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Il CD da 500 Giga!Realtà o pura fantasia? | — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:27:53 +0000

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By: Aussies cram 2,000 movies onto single DVD | Online Reviews

Aussies cram 2,000 movies onto single DVD | Online Reviews — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:33:22 +0000

[...] month, GE revealed that its research scientists had discovered a way, using holographic technology, to store 100 DVDs [...]

By: LRL Mag

LRL Mag — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:51:10 +0000

Brian–
Belated congrats on a big achievement! Land Rover Lifestyle (LRL) magazine would like to do a short blurb on your holographic disc prototype in our Revolutions section of the next issue of the magazine. Is there any way we could get our hands on a high resolution printable photo image of it 1 meg or larger? Thanks for any help you can give.
Stacey Hollebeek
Editor, LRL Magazine
http://www.LRLmagazine.com

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Aussies cram 2,000 movies onto single DVD | Orbital Shopper — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:01:22 +0000

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Aussies cram 2,000 movies onto single DVD | Product Review Blog — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:05:03 +0000

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By: Ranjit

Ranjit — Sat, 09 May 2009 03:55:30 +0000

Dear Mr Brian Lawrence,
Congratulations on developing the Holographic Data Storage Disc with an amazing 500GB of data on a single disc.
May I seek some answers, please:
What would be the actual size of the disc?
What would be the life span of the disc?
Will it be scratch, mould, etc, proof?
How could the disc be used, eg: in computers, disc players, etc? Can the disc be used in currant computers and media players, etc?
How much would a single disc cost?
Will there be plans for higher capacity discs in future, eg: 1TB or higher capacity, recordable on both sides, etc?
When would the disc be mass produced?
When will the disc be available in Singapore.
Any other question that I may not have thought of?

Thank you for your patience and hoping to be enlightened.

God Bless.

Ranjit

By: Pankaj Jethwani

Pankaj Jethwani — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:26:27 +0000

Hi,
Excellent, However we could create unscratchable discs with read only restriction.

Thanks and Regards

Pankaj

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:33:37 +0000

Interesting news. The Space Industry is preparing to go to the Moon in 2012 and eventually to Mars in 2020. Any new technology that can help reduce the amount of weight of the Spacecraft will be great as there will be more room to take extra water and food, just in case the Food Supply Rocket fails.

By: hans

hans — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:09:32 +0000

Congratulation
maybe my computer shop (Double Dragon Computer)
will sell your innovation someday.
just curious is possible to use in Notebook HDD?

can’t hardly wait.
good luck

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:42:45 +0000

i don’t think people will torrent if the game is 500 gigs

the ultimate solution make better games

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:31:35 +0000

Hi,

Who will buy it from you?

Anyone?

By: mostafa

mostafa — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:14:56 +0000

its very very very good

By: ArsTechnica Misses the Point

ArsTechnica Misses the Point — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:41:04 +0000

[...] multi-layer storage on a special material that I’m assuming is a variant of plastic. You can read the tech specs on it if you want. But here’s a quote from the Ars piece: If anyone can make the case for a 500GB optical [...]

By: Werner Glinka

Werner Glinka — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:51:39 +0000

Hi Brian,
Congratulations to the latest breakthrough in your research. I wanted to briefly introduce myself. I am chairman of ECMA TC44 a standards group that has developed a first set of holographic disk standards within ECMA. I am also working with a Japanese consortium called the HSDF – Holography System Development Forum. This a group of Japanese companies that do mostly research on materials. I would be happy to talk with you about past activites if these groups if you are interested.
Best regards,
Werner Glinka

By: Hafiz Waqas Zaki

Hafiz Waqas Zaki — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:40:33 +0000

Certainly thats a huge breakthrough,but there are some questions;
(1) Is it vulnrable to sratches as in case of usual CDs and DVDs,because scratches make CDs useless and they appear sooner than we expect.
(2)will its price be economical for a home user?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:32:17 +0000

I hope this technology really, really becomes a reality
Hope you don’t sell it to the big brothers in the dark
Anyway, solid hds and even electromagnetic oldies might eat your chances if you hesitate long
Please do something good for mankind and make it happen
I’m sick and stuck with nearly 1000 dvds in my studio

By: Arman Aquino

Arman Aquino — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:55:47 +0000

What a breakthrough….Nice job….

By: GE’s 500GB optical discs: who is going to use them? | Brave New Geek

GE’s 500GB optical discs: who is going to use them? | Brave New Geek — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:56:38 +0000

[...] discs, but these holograms didn’t reflect enough light to be easily read. The most recent breakthrough came with the use of a new material that’s reflective enough to make the holograms readable. [...]

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By: Nazir Ahamed M

Nazir Ahamed M — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:51:26 +0000

Hi Brian,
This sounds really interesting to me, I wish it to be more sooner than expected to the market.
Hats Off!

By: Phyxius

Phyxius — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:46:59 +0000

Simply amazing! Keep going strong GE!

By: Discos HologrÃƒÂ¡ficos mÃƒÂ¡s cerca que nunca | SwordFishCode

Discos HologrÃƒÂ¡ficos mÃƒÂ¡s cerca que nunca | SwordFishCode — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:48:44 +0000

[...] es el caso de GEGlobal Research, una division de General Electrics que recientemente ha dado a conocer sus avances en el desarrollo [...]

By: GE’s 500GB optical discs: who is going to use them? | Wilsonbroadcast

GE’s 500GB optical discs: who is going to use them? | Wilsonbroadcast — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:31:55 +0000

By: Disc that stores 500gb.

Disc that stores 500gb. — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:48:51 +0000

[...] disc that stores information in the disc’s entire density, not just the surface. Another big step forward in GE’s holographic data storage program at From Edison’s Desk … ______________________ Formerly known as [...]

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By: Hubbert Smith

Hubbert Smith — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:14:57 +0000

Hi Brian.
I read your announcement with great interest.
Are you interested in trading ideas on how to market?
Hubbert Smith

By: GE takes another stab at Holographic Memory | Leo Burnett - Cultural Fuel

GE takes another stab at Holographic Memory | Leo Burnett - Cultural Fuel — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:01:40 +0000

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By: Varun

Varun — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Hi, Brian!

This is a brilliant thing and sounds really fascinating. I have a few questions-

1. Because the technology involves using up the entire volume of the disc will it need expensive, stronger lasers to probe the entire contents of the disc?

2. Are you guys coming up with the solution of surface scratches? That is, suppose the surface of the disc gets so scratched that no data can be read, will the data at the ‘deeper’ layers of the disc still be accessible?

By: Tom at Showcase Technologies

Tom at Showcase Technologies — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:34 +0000

Wow… perfect solution for offsite backup. Is there a beta program? Our company would be perfect. We store many tb’s of data for real estate offices and groups around the country and Canada. It’d be a great real world test bed. We store movie clips, talking tours, and a vast array of various media. Congratulations on this evolving achievement. Unbelievable!

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By: dennisMe

dennisMe — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:31:44 +0000

Who wants a 500 GB rotating noisy unstable disc with a large contaminable surface area? Time to lose the moving parts, I say! Give us the “Holostick”!

By: beamq

beamq — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:34:35 +0000

Good jobs. Thanks for sharing. We’re waiting for read more update.

By: David-Sarah Hopwood

David-Sarah Hopwood — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:46:49 +0000

Congratulations!

I’d also like to commend your group on the approach of publishing your past work in scientific journals; it’s a welcome change from the almost paranoid secrecy of some industry-sponsored research. Can you give a hint (obviously with no commitment) as to whether this latest development is likely to be published?

By: Jim Connolly

Jim Connolly — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:44:41 +0000

Great work guys – well done!!

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By: Jose de la Hoz

Jose de la Hoz — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:38:47 +0000

Brian, how great to see you in charge of this incredible project. Congratulations! We definitely need to catch up.

Jose

By: Noah Brier

Noah Brier — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:24:37 +0000

Congrats. That’s great. May have to come up for another trip to see the latest developments

- Noah
http://geadventure.com

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Holographics x New York Times « GE Adventure — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:08:57 +0000

[...] One of our stops at the Global Research Center, holographic data storage, got a little writeup in the New York Times yesterday as well as a nice roundup over at the Global Research Center Blog. [...]