AltF2@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 年前What was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped?message-squaremessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWhat was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped?AltF2@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 年前message-square119linkfedilink
minus-squareX51@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 年前There was supposed to be a disc the size of a quarter to replace DVD’s.
minus-squarepoVoq@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 年前microSD cards exist and are much better than optical disks.
minus-squareX51@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 年前I haven’t seen an article on them in over 20 years. They were announced around the time Blu-ray disc were being released. I assume that mobile phones killed the potential market for them. People shifted from desktop computers to phones and tablets.
There was supposed to be a disc the size of a quarter to replace DVD’s.
I’m curios about this!
microSD cards exist and are much better than optical disks.
I haven’t seen an article on them in over 20 years. They were announced around the time Blu-ray disc were being released. I assume that mobile phones killed the potential market for them. People shifted from desktop computers to phones and tablets.