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New Blu-ray Disk Writer Introduced by Pioneer

Looks like Pioneer has completed a new optical disk drive unit, one that supports pretty much every disk format out there, down to the latest and most capacious Blu-ray. For those that don't remember, the newest and baddest Blu-ray format is called BDXL and, depending on how many layers a disk has, it offers 10...

3 February 2012
10:48 GMT

Pioneer Reveals Smallest and Lightest BDXL Blu-ray Player

Remember the BDXL Blu-ray disk format? That didn't at any point in time stop being a real thing. Turns out that Pioneer definitely did not forget about it and, to prove it, made what it calls the world's smallest and lightest BD/DVD/CD portable burner supporting BDXL. It measures 5.2 (W) x 0.55 (H) x 5.2 ...

5 January 2012
10:12 GMT

Pioneer Blu-Ray Burner Writes BDXL Disks at 6X

Anyone looking for a new optical drive, even though USB-based external storage seems more popular nowadays, the Pioneer BDR-207JBK may be just the thing for them.This is one of those optical units that could convince people that they should still look into upgrading their CD or DVD drive.After all, not often do Blu-r...

19 December 2011
15:51 GMT

Steez Boom-Box by Pioneer Is the Ultimate Tool for Street Dancers

Street dance may never be the same again now that Pioneer has introduced the Steez line of portable music players, a sort of modern-day boom-box that was designed to relieve you from the tyranny of static music.Unlike most of their portable counterparts, Pioneer's new creations are not just music players but por...

19 October 2011
03:39 GMT

New Trio of Pioneer Blu-ray Players Launched

Blu-ray players are more or less the most advanced form of media players to date, especially when they have HDDs as well, and while Pioneer's newest creations don't have this built-in storage, they do have everything else. Pioneer seems to be doing something similar to what it did back in September, whe...

12 October 2011
03:31 GMT

Three New Pioneer Blu-ray Players Unveiled

Pioneer is showing its own assets on the multimedia front, although its own new products are going to show their worth in the US instead of Europe, where ASUS released its own, newest device.Though the PC market seems to be getting the most attention when it comes to consumer technology, consumer electronics aren�...

9 September 2011
11:00 GMT

Pioneer Intros New AirPlay-Enabled Music Tap Stations

Pioneer Electronics Inc., one of the leaders in digital entertainment, have announced the expansion of their AirPlay-compatible range of products by introducing two networked AirPlay music systems called Music Tap.AirPlay is an Apple-developed technology that lets you stream music throughout your entire house, wirele...

8 September 2011
15:01 GMT

Why the Pioneer Spacecraft Drift Off Course

Years ago, NASA mission controllers managing the Pioneer spacecraft detected a faint anomaly in the telemetry data the probes were relaying back to Earth. It appeared as if they were drifting slightly off course, although no clear reasons for these events were made obvious. A new study clears the mystery.Investigator...

27 July 2011
05:51 GMT

Pioneer Reveals Two New Speaker Systems

Pioneer seems to be quite active on the audio market lately, as its recent unveiling of new headphones has now been followed by the release of two speaker systems for personal computers.The audio solutions market is one that has not been in the least suffering from a shortage of new product releases.Even though it h...

7 July 2011
10:32 GMT

Waterproof Earphones from Pioneer Formally Announced

There are certain issues that might interfere with the operation and lifespan of earphones, such as perspiration, so Pioneer decided to make some earbuds with resistance to humidity and dust.When it comes to audio solutions, one could say that this particular market segment has not been ignored in the slightest rece...

6 July 2011
11:05 GMT

Pioneer Rolls Out New SE-NC31C-K Noise Canceling Headphones

It seems that Pioneer's quite on roll lately, since, after taking a quick look at the company's new speakers a few days ago, it's now about time to check out some of their other novelties, including here the brand-new SE-NC31C-K noise canceling earbud stereo headphones.According to Pioneer, their brand...

28 March 2011
04:50 GMT

New Speaker from Pioneer Boasts HVT Technology

With all the hype surrounding the new graphics cards, other products might go by unnoticed, or at least less scrutinized than they would otherwise be, but it looks like Pioneer still managed to get its new speaker some spotlight. This week, speakers have definitely not received much attention, if any, what with t...

26 March 2011
06:37 GMT

Pioneer Launches Three NavGate Car Navigation Solutions

Pioneer has quite a long history as far as the manufacturer of car infotainment and navigation solutions are concerned, and now, the company's back with three new products of this type, namely the NavGate AVIC-F930BT, AVIC-F9310BT and AVIC-F30BT, providing a comprehensive set of features, fit to match most high-...

9 February 2011
14:11 GMT

Pioneer 7-Inch Tablet Available For $200, Uses Dual-Core CPU

With all the news about tablets making the web recently, it is not overly surprising to hear that Pioneer Computers has also joined the fray, although the low cost of its slate may take people off guard. Tablets only established themselves as a market segment in their own right just last year, but they are already b...

9 February 2011
08:58 GMT

Sharp Licenses Elite Brand Name from Pioneer

Pioneer's decision to halt the product of Kuro plasma displays has left many customers disappointed (after all, they offered a very good level of quality), but it seems that the Elite brand, associated to the respective displays, might be back, following a licensing deal between Sharp and Pioneer.Unfortunately, ...

28 January 2011
15:11 GMT

Pioneer's New 3D Blu-ray Player Line Becomes Available, Features Streaming Support

Unveiled in September at the CEDIA Expo, Pioneer's latest line of 3D Blu-ray players has finally made it out, the Japanese company just announcing that it has commenced shipping of the BDP-430, BDP-41FD and BDP-43FD models, all of them featuring the new BD-J resume function and video streaming capabilities. C...

22 December 2010
14:21 GMT

Pioneer's DJ Digital Player and Mixer Are Now Available in Stylish Pearl White

Ever since it was first introduced, Pioneer's entry-level DJ system comprising of two CDJ-350-W digital media players and a DJM-350-W 2-channel mixer made quite a name for itself, so the company plans to capitalize on its reputation by creating a new, limited edition, pearl white version of the system. Just ...

22 December 2010
13:21 GMT

Blu-ray XL Disc Burner from Pioneer, the BDR-206MBK, Now Shipping

While Pioneer's BDR-206MBK BDXL writer for Windows desktop PCs is not exactly a huge novelty, since it's been initially announced back in late October, it seems that the company's finally decided to start shipping it, just in time for the holidays.The Pioneer BDR-206MBK, BDXL writer is the company'...

14 December 2010
10:05 GMT

Writing BDXL Disks Possible with Pioneer's New Blu-Ray Writer

Since it is just a matter of time before the BDXL format becomes more accessible to the masses, Pioneer figured it would speed things up by a tiny bit by bringing out what it calls the first Blu-ray writer that can scribe onto them (though Buffalo might disagree).For those that do not remember or have not yet learne...

10 December 2010
05:33 GMT

Intel Core i7 Powers Pioneer's New Multi-Touch Interactive 'Discussion Table'

Without a doubt, multi-touch enabled tables providing enhanced collaboration and accessibility features will become extremely popular with the business segment on the future, and that's exactly the reason why the people over at Pioneer have developed exactly such a product, namely the “Discussion Table&rdq...

9 December 2010
09:05 GMT

Pioneer Intros the iPhone Friendly X-HM50 Hi-Fi Micro System

A new trend seems to be emerging in the Hi-Fi micro system world since, after Onkyo, Pioneers is the second manufacturer to add an iPhone dock to such a system, the X-HM50 just being released across Europe for all the iPhone loving audiophiles out there.Available in a silver or black finish, the X-HM50 is said to fea...

26 November 2010
08:36 GMT

Pioneer Also Releases a Blu-ray XL Burner

It must be tough for Pioneer to lose the world's first title for its new BDR-206MBK Blu-ray XL burner, but the Japanese manufacturer has to let this one go, since Buffalo has managed to best them just by a few hours, although that certainly doesn't make their drive any less impressive since they both share ...

25 October 2010
08:44 GMT

Pioneer HDJ-1000 Get Redesigned as a Limited Edition Offer

Eager to build upon the popularity of one of its series of headphones, Pioneer Electronics has unleashed the Limited Edition HDJ-1000 professional DJ headphones, available in black and gold colors and set to start selling in December.Even though it did not actually do a massive overhaul of the specifications, the li...

14 October 2010
07:49 GMT

Pioneer Shows Off High-End Speakers for Professionals

After various companies revealed their respective speakers and headphones for consumers, Pioneer is now catering to the needs of the professional market, bringing out two sets of high-end speakers known as S-DJ08 and S-DJ05.Though speakers come in many shapes, sizes and performance capabilities, Pioneer tried to hav...

29 September 2010
05:52 GMT

Pioneer Readies New 12x Internal Blu-Ray Writer

With the increase in video details, better multimedia playback and recording solutions are always welcome, and Pioneer has just revealed the impending arrival of the BDR-S06J, a new internal Blu-ray writer that can reach 12x speeds when scribing.Though many desktops and laptops still settle for DVD players and write...

14 September 2010
08:31 GMT

Pioneer Releases Music and Home Theater Speakers

Having already unveiled its latest headphones, Pioneer has issued a press release to announce the availability of a number of new music and home theater speakers, namely the bookshelf SP-BS21-LR, SP-BS41-LR, the floorstanding SP-FS51-LR, the center channel SP-C21 and the SW-8 subwoofer.Since Pioneer first made itsel...

8 September 2010
10:59 GMT

Pioneer HDJ-500 Headphones Address DJ and Enthusiast Markets

The past months have seen the rise of a fair number of headphones, and Pioneer has just made its contribution to this market by revealing the HDJ-500, a headset which seeks to fit every possible need of enthusiasts and, especially, DJs. The new headphones that Pioneer introduced have not exactly become available, bu...

8 September 2010
04:16 GMT

Pioneer's ePad is a Windows-Loaded Tablet

PC maker based in Australia, Pioneer Computer, appears to be experimenting with both hardware and software platforms, as if trying to find the middle way. Just last month, the company decided to show off a slightly odd product known as the DreamBook Lite E10. Now, the same outfit appears to be doing something simila...

1 July 2010
05:07 GMT

Pioneer Offers ARM-Powered, Super-Light, $173 Netbook

The ARM architecture has been trying to get into the laptop business for a long time, but whatever attempts were made quickly met failure when they couldn't compete with systems based on Intel or AMD CPUs in terms of performance. The most recent of ARM's plans revolve around the possibility of getting hold ...

18 May 2010
04:00 GMT

Pioneer Plans ION 2-Powered Netbook

Pioneer Computers has already tackled the mobile-computing front, having made available an ARM-powered smartbook not long ago, but it seems that the company isn't going to limit itself to just that one small device. Aiming to tackle a larger part of the mobile computing segment, the PC vendor has started working...

22 February 2010
05:11 GMT

Pioneer Starts Selling Windows-Running ARM Smartbook

No doubt end-users have already reached a point where a new Intel Atom-powered netbook, tablet or smartbook would no longer be any sort of surprise. Willing to offer some variety, the Australia-based Pioneer Computers has put together a smartbook based on the Samsung 533 MHz ARM central processing unit. By combining ...

22 February 2010
03:31 GMT

Pioneer's Internal DVD Writer DVR-S17J to Hit Japanese Stores This Week

Even with the rapid ascension of Blu-ray media and Blu-ray drives on today's market, consumers still keep interest in DVD burners, as they are more accessible and DVDs have already a large-enough data capacity for reliable and efficient data storage. Pioneer's latest DVD burner, the DVR-S17J, not only p...

7 December 2009
11:10 GMT

Pioneer's BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Writer Reaches Write Speeds of 12x

The Blu-ray optical drive is slowly becoming a standard solution for computer systems and home entertainment devices, as technology improvements enable lower prices consequently providing a more affordable solution for consumers. On that note, Pioneer Electronics, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer e...

1 October 2009
06:18 GMT

Pioneer Launches Its First iPhone App - AVIC FEEDS

Pioneer has released its first application for Apple’s iPhone. Created for use with its new AVIC-U310BT and AVIC-Z110BT in-dash navigation systems, Pioneer’s AVIC FEEDS app establishes a link between the Apple and in-dash Pioneer products. According to the corporation that specializes in digital entertai...

21 September 2009
10:38 GMT

Pioneer Intros New A/V Receivers for iPhone and iPod

Pioneer Electronics, a big name in high-definition home theater equipment, has announced the availability of A/V Receivers that seamlessly integrate Apple's iPhones and iPods into a customer's home theater. According to the company, the receivers use proprietary technologies designed to restore compressed a...

26 May 2009
09:58 GMT

Pioneer Intros Its First Blu-Ray Writer for PCs with 8X Speed

Pioneer Europe has unveiled today its latest Blu-ray writer designed for personal computer systems and built to provide PC users with a speed of 8X for single-layer and dual-layer BD-R discs. As expected, the new drive comes in a combo package as it offers writing and reading support for other media types, such as th...

25 February 2009
08:39 GMT

Pioneer New 8x Blu-ray Burner Announced

Blu-ray players or burners are still considered a high-performance upgrade to today's computer systems, as most consumer PCs continue to be featured with the traditional CD/DVD combo optical drives. However, technology is advancing at a fast pace and Blu-ray solutions will slowly take over the market as the stan...

27 November 2008
09:23 GMT

Microsoft Jumps in the Driver Seat with Pioneer

Pioneer is the latest addition on Microsoft's collection of Intellectual Property partners. The two companies announced on September 16, 2008 a cross-licensing patent agreement focused on consumer technology. In the past year, the Redmond giant signed similar partnerships with Kenwood and Alpine Electronics, and...

17 September 2008
06:20 GMT

CEDIA 2008: Pioneer's Elite BDP-09FD Blu-ray Player Up-Converts DVDs, Is Very Expensive

Since this year's CEDIA expo in Denver is in full swing, it's no wonder that the biggest names in the A/V industry are coming out with their latest and most advanced products to date. And that's also the case with Pioneer, which has just unveiled its Elite BDP-09FD flagship Blu-ray Disc player, which i...

5 September 2008
03:41 GMT

Pioneer's Got 4 New Standalone Blu-ray Players for Your Viewing Pleasure

People over at pioneer decided that it was about time to shake things a little bit and announced the release of no less than four new models, three of which (BDP-LX08, BDP-LX71 and BDP-51FD) are compliant with the BonusView / Profile 1.1 specification, while the fourth (BDP-LX91) actually supports the latest developm...

26 June 2008
05:51 GMT

Pioneer Combines the Power of Voice and GPS Navigation

It's no secret that Pioneer's in-dash GPS navigation/infotainment systems designed especially for automobiles are among the most expensive, but at the same time, advanced products of this type are released in this specific market segment. However, it seems that the company has decided to take things even fu...

22 April 2008
13:56 GMT

New Low-priced Pioneer Receivers: Nifty and Affordable

Pioneer have just released their new series of audio/video receivers with the VSX codename, three models which are sworn to deliver all the great multimedia integration and the acclaimed pristine Pioneer sound in your home or office. These three new AVRs can be used as the core of a complex multimedia rack, comprisin...

11 April 2008
04:17 GMT

Intel's Centrino 2 Mobile Platform, Previewed Ahead of its Time

Intel's Centrino 2 mobile platform, previously known as Montevina, just got a sneak preview from the Australia-based PC vendor Pioneer. The new platform is an upgrade to Intel's existing Centrino architecture and is due to release this June. The preview was based on Pioneer's DreamBook Style 9008 Centr...

11 April 2008
03:00 GMT

Get Ready for the Pioneer KURO Invasion of High-Definition!

Pioneer has provided quite a pleasant surprise when it released the KURO line of high-end PDPs a while back. However, it seems that the Japanese company is keen on maintaining its products in the spotlight and that's why it has announced quite an important overhaul of the KURO family, which will also include a f...

9 April 2008
10:31 GMT

Nanotubes Could Convert Radiation Directly into Electricity

Usually, nuclear reactors use multiple stages to turn radiation into electrical energy. For example, first, uranium nuclei are split through nuclear fission, when energy is released in the form of heat and additional radiation. The heat resulted from the nuclear reaction is then used to turn water into steam, which i...

28 March 2008
05:16 GMT

Venus: Mysterious Haze Replaced by Violent Hurricane

Just a few days ago, ESAs Venus Express spacecraft reported the observation of a weird haze developing into the Venusian atmosphere for no apparent reason. The question about what really determined the appearance of the feature still remains, albeit the ESA has shifted its attention back to the eye of a hurricane rav...

13 March 2008
10:27 GMT

Laws of the Universe Not Working Properly Anymore?

On the 2nd of March 1972, NASA launched the first of the spacecrafts in the Pioneer space exploration program, Pioneer 10. All went incredibly well, with only one exception. After traveling about 20 astronomical units, NASA engineers observed what seemed to be an anomalous Doppler effect suggesting that the spacecraf...

1 March 2008
03:59 GMT

New Asus Eee PC Killer Spotted In the Wild: the Pioneer DreamBook Light IL1

If you thought that the ultra-mobile PC market could not be any crowded than it is being now, you were wrong. Eee PC clones are everywhere, in a desperate attempt to seize control over as many users as possible. Well, things are different with the new DreamBook Light IL1 from Pioneer Computers - it is not a clone, bu...

8 February 2008
06:14 GMT

CES 2008: Pioneer's "Project Kuro" Concepts Bring 9mm-Thick Displays, Absolute Black Plasma Panels

The International CES from Las Vegas is not only the place where most companies showcase their latest developments, but also a very good launchpad for future technologies, which, at some point, will become an integral part of commercially-available products. And in order to prep us for great things to come, Pioneer h...

7 January 2008
11:06 GMT

CES 2008: Pioneer Rocks with Volcanic Stone-Loaded Speaker Cones

Pioneer has announced at the CES 2008 their new line of in-car loudspeakers, the TS-D series, sworn to deliver even better audio than before, boasting new technologies and coming with intriguing manufacturing. Indeed, the new TS-D series loudspeakers have taken the cone-craftsmanship to a whole new level. If up until...

7 January 2008
06:13 GMT


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