TDK and Primera Announce Inkjet-Printable Blu-ray Media

TDK and Primera today announced the introduction of the world's first inkjet printable Blu-ray media. The media is coated with a special inkjet-optimized surface that not only delivers extremely bright, high-resolution full color images and text, but also prevents warping. "Primera is pleased to partner with TDK to bring the first inkjet printable BD-R to market," said Mark D. Strobel, Primera Technology's vice president of sales and marketing. "TDK BD-R is the perfect solution for our customers who will be using high-capacity BD-R media for backup and archival, data storage, high-definition video and a host of other cutting-edge applications." TDK and Primera will introduce the inkjet-printable BD-R media in the third quarter of 2006. TDK also announced it has developed the world's first thermal printable Blu-ray media compatible with thermal disc publishing and duplication systems.