Companies like Wicked Lasers will sell you a Blu-ray diode laser. But this DIY keychain looks flat-out deadly in this photo, like a mini one-shot pistol of the future ...

Sony has developed a new cheaper Blu-ray laser unit that is only 3mm thick. The laser unit is one of the most expensive parts in the Blu-ray drive. The cost of the laser unit is one of the major ...

We recently told you about Wicked Laser’s new Sonar model, a pocket laser made from the Blu-ray diode (ripped from the still-beating heart of a Blu-ray DVD player ...

Sony and Nichia have jointly developed a smaller, less costly Blu-ray reader/writer module. The company expects the new laser unit, which is just 3mm thick, to appear in the company's 9.5mm laptop ...

Sanyo Electric has developed a blue laser diode that will help lay the ground toward higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems. Sanyo’s new blue laser diode can output a 450mW beam The laser can ...

In brief: Even though Blu-ray players have been mostly replaced by streaming and video-on-demand services, they can still serve a purpose. A resourceful YouTuber shows he could turn said player into a ...

Blu-rays never quite managed to usurp DVDs entirely. Recent estimates, based on data gathered by Nielsen VideoScan and MediaPlayNews, suggest that as of Q2 2022, DVDs still controlled 51.4 percent of ...

Sony said Monday it will launch a new medical device that uses its Blu-ray optics technology to analyze and sort different types of cells. The company said its “Cell Sorter SH800” is a low-cost flow ...

Sharp will be introducing a higher-power blue-violet laser soon, intended for use in Blu-ray and HD DVD drives. The greater output power of the laser will enable it to read discs spinning at a faster ...

Sanyo Electric Co. has developed a blue-laser diode that will help lay the foundation for higher-capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems. The laser can emit a beam of 450 milliwatts, which is about ...