Finally, a big enough backup disk

I stumbled across this press release from Maxell and In-Phase announcing their new holographic media:

Holographic recording technology utilizes intersecting signal and reference laser beams to store data in a number of 3D hologram images capable of saving hundreds of data pages in a single location. One 5 1/4 inch-diameter optical disc can store up to 150 million pages– more than 63 times the capacity of DVD, the companies claim.

Also, with holographic recording, a multiple of form factors, such as discs, cards, and laser wavelengths (red, green, and blue) can be used.

The companies plan to bring holographic media to market by Sept. 2006.

It’s about time removable media got out ahead of fixed media. A 1.6 terabyte backup disk? I’ll take two!