It turns out the optical lens in your (or any, really) DVD player can be removed and repurposed as a macro lens for most smartphone cameras, and all you need is a screwdriver and some mounting ...

Commercialization of First Slim HD DVD Writer Supporting Read and Write to All Main Optical Discs. TOKYO — Toshiba announced the world’s first slim HD DVD drive for notebook PCs that can read and ...

Generally, a new optical disk drive is nothing to write home about, but how about one that's specifically purposed for tablets and Ultrabooks? That's the pitch Samsung is selling for its SE-218BB ...

Samsung just announced a new slot-in, slim portable DVD writer, the SE-B18AB optical disc drive (ODD). The slot-in system allows easier loading and unloading of discs. Without the need to open or ...

The optical drive can burn dual layer DVDs and has an integrated USB cable. The little drive weighs 11.7 ounces, measures 0.84" H x 5.75 "W x 5.95" L, and can burn both CDs and DVDs.

How do you improve upon a DVD-based camcorder that's already near the top of its class? If you're Panasonic, you jack up the optical zoom on the Leica lens from 10x to an impressive 20x, but hold ...