http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/ Engadget Comments for Vmedia's cellphone optical disk system is probably not the next big thing http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/






in 1991]]>Feb 11th 2008 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/]]>Feb 11th 2008 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
Overall it's much cheaper though. They're already standard in many phones and the readers are very cheap to produce compared to what I assume a blue laser reader would cost. Spinning a disc consumes a ton more power too. Also, flash is only going to get cheaper; this attempt at a new/retro storage medium is really a dumb move. Stick with flash. ]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/one of the things that it comes down to is have the consuper pay 5$ per minidisc thing or well over 5 for an SD card. The second is locking the content down, its a lot harder for someone to make bootlegs of this than anything they can do no sd.]]>Feb 12th 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
Probably will tomorrow.
In fact: http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-SDSDB-1024-A10-Secure-Digital-Package/dp/B000I5ZC3W/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1202837103&sr=8-2]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/sounds like fail]]>Feb 11th 2008 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
I think these guys might be onto something... another dead format.]]>Feb 12th 2008 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
I uh, I've moved on. You see after you let me down in the 90's I decided that optical just wasn't working anymore and I've found a new format, Flash.

It's not you Mini-Disc; it's me... It's just flash is faster and more resilient. I guess I've move on. I hope we can still be friends.]]>Feb 11th 2008 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
I mean the look is futuristic and everything but rususeruru is right, it's mini disk and flash, oh boy, flash is my shizzle now boi!!!! So yea, in review, futuristic looking, but about one 90's scifi movie too late and it's friggin minidisc... so yea..]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/20/1gb-write-once-sandisk-memory-cards-to-cost-5-99]]>Feb 11th 2008 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
I suppose this is for content distribution to skip the whole DRM and delivery infrastructure required to do so on every network, for every phone.

I guess making read only memory cards was out of the question? it's not like every phone already comes with an expansion slot for memory. But no, lets make a clunky add on for a disc that can spin a motor, power a laser, and suck up more of my precious battery life.]]>Feb 11th 2008 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 11th 2008 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
I have a PSP, and I have to say that UMD failed, hard.

So will this.]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
I have a PSP, I enjoy it, but I hate the fact that everything is geared towards UMD.

I just bought large memory sticks and load everything I want on them. So much better.]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
Which is does, quite well.

UMD just seemed like failure to me when the demo unit at the store kept breaking and the disc had to be replaced. Not to mention that a flash stick was so much smaller, and faster.

Nope. Fail. Bye bye.]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/

This could be the biggest thing since sliced bread. ;)]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Please tell me it's just a joke, right?

So instead of using a tiny flash card like MicroSD, or even better just stream it over the air on a 3G network, they want to incorporate a drive complete with caddy, motor and laser in my cellphone?

Whatever these guys are smoking, Just don't smoke it at work, ey? :)
By the way... can anyone else smell UMD's remains? ]]>Feb 12th 2008 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
History's repeating again. ]]>Feb 12th 2008 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Are these people ***** serious? hahhaa. Stupidest thing I've seen in years...]]>Feb 12th 2008 5:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
Sorry, But Ive seen too many vaporware microdrives than I can count, almost invested in one too, damn glad I didn't. I could wallpaper my bathroom with the stock certificates if I did.

Maybe the engineers should stop drinking from the water fountain in the marketing department and remember that spinning disks, no mater how small kill battery life. ]]>Feb 12th 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/Feb 12th 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/vmedias-cellphone-optical-disk-system-is-probably-not-the-next/
it sounds cool, but in practice, it's stupid.

also, i want MORE battery life on my phone please.


wrong time, wrong market]]>Feb 12th 2008 11:22PM