Disc of Joy: Twenty years ago, a large coalition of technology manufacturers backed a potentially revolutionary optical disc format. Like VHS and Betamax before it, the technology had to fight through ...

Encoders are a vital component in many applications that require motion control and feedback information. Whether a system’s requirement is speed, direction, or distance, an encoder produces control ...

Shane Limbaugh (He/Him) is a Contributor from the US. While he hasn't been writing about games for very long he has certainly been playing them. His degree in Game Design and Criticism let him better ...

Holographic disk drives have long promised to eclipse even the latest high-density optical storage media. Now finally, as Duncan Graham-Rowe reports, the promising three-dimensional approach to ...

Finding Grounded 2's brittle quartzite is an essential part of progression after you've got your first optical disk all tucked away. You need the stone not just to ...

Those old CD games that have been sitting on your shelf for eternity? Linux can run them.

As we enter a new year, the demand for CD player has suddenly spiked, with brands such as Quad, Pro-Ject and FiiO all unveiling brand new disc spinners at various prices. If you're a CD fan, that's ...