Soon, you could watch a collection of movies on your cellphone –
just like popping in a DVD into your disc player – thanks to a new
optical drive created by US-based Vmedia Research.
The technology consists of the ‘Vmedia disc’ that plays on the world’s smallest
blue laser optical drive, the ‘Vmedia drive’.
The
disc – 32mm in diameter and cased in a slim cartridge – would retail at
the same price as a DVD and have the same release dates.
“Consumers
today are mobile and people want the same entertainment choices they
have at home available for their mobile phones and portable media
players” said Steve Volk, CEO and founder of Vmedia Research, which
unveiled its innovative renewable miniature-optical disc format at the
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.
Despite the tiny
size, the company claimed that there wouldn’t be a loss in quality: A
single disc can hold a complete feature-length movie at 576p resolution
by combining blue laser technology with advanced video (H.264) and
audio codecs (AAC).
The first generation of the single-layer
Vmedia disc has a capacity of 1GB, which will hold the typical movie
plus extra features such as out-takes, mobile phone wallpapers and
ringtones. The storage could go up to 2GB once the company comes out
with dual-layer discs in 2009.
Designed to withstand the rigours
of today’s mobile applications, the Vmedia drives are resistant to
shock and vibration, and also feature low power consumption, company
officials said.
Vmedia has tied up with Indian mobile company,
Spice Mobile. The company’s chairman Dr B K Modi introduced the Spice
Movie Phone – the world’s first Vmedia-enabled mobile phone – at the
Mobile World Congress yesterday.
Spice will be distributing Indian and Hollywood content on Vmedia throughout
South Asia.
“We
believe the Movie Phone will become the most popular multimedia
communications platform worldwide and may even change the way we all
view movies, just as the iPod changed the way we listen to music.” he
said.
The launch date and price of the Spice Movie Phone, however, was not announced.
VMedia
is still looking to do more. While the VMedia drive is shipping to
manufacturers, the company is working on a slim drive with a reduced
height of 9.5mm. The company also said that a recordable Vmedia disc is
under development.
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