Even though the lack of space on the Wii to store downloadale games, content, and channels have been a persistent issue since the console's launch, Nintendo may finally be considering an approach - although unconventional - to solve the problem. An excerpt from a filed patent hints that Nintendo may be considering a holographic storage solution, in conjunction with InPhase Technologies, for Wii.
EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.
EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.
Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.
This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.
SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space
Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.
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Holographic data storage captures information using an optical inference pattern within a thick, photosensitive optical material. Light from a single laser beam is divided into two separate beams, a reference beam and an object or signal beam; a spatial light modulator is used to encode the object beam with the data for storage. An optical inference pattern results from the crossing of the beams’ paths, creating a chemical and/or physical change in the photosensitive medium; the resulting data is represented in an optical pattern of dark and light pixels. By adjusting the reference beam angle, wavelength, or media position, a multitude of holograms (theoretically, several thousand) can be stored on a single volume. The theoretical limits for the storage density of this technique are approximately tens of terabits (1 terabyte = 1,000 gigabytes) per cubic centimeter. In 2006, InPhase technologies published a white paper reporting an achievement of 500 Gb/in.
That totally owns blu-ray. I'm not comparing just saying.
Holographic data storage can provide companies a method to preserve and archive information. The write-once, read many (WORM) approach to data storage would ensure content security, preventing the information from being overwritten or modified.
Now I see why Nintendo is interested, they want to protect their stuff.
It's viable or cost effective at this point. But, it would be ironic if Nintendo used an really expensive storage solution after going cheap with older tech on the Wii. I just don't think it's going happen.
This could mean they will use HVD next generation, 3.9 terabyte(3900GB, no typo) storage capacity on one disk
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@ BrotherNick, I does totally pwn bluray(only 400GB per disk, its capacity has increased)
But they may only be using it like a hard drive, using it only to store extra information like DLC, not the game itself
I was wondering who was going to use HVD next generation, I was expecting SONY since every year they introduced a new format intoo gaming but it looks like its Nintendo's turn.
next console. Nintendo is a shifty beast. while msft and sony try to shift to the casual market. I can see nintendo shifting back to the hardcore in about 2 to 3 more years.
wow thats pretty cool. though i honestly cant even begin to imagine the kinda stuff we will be able to do on 400 gb per disk