Optical disc by Hitachi Maxell Ltd

It seems every time we turn around, some new piece of technology is coming out. Hitachi Maxell Ltd has developed an optical disc thinner then current storage devices such as CDs and DVDs. If this device is successful, it will allow more data to be stored in even smaller amounts of space. The whole technology market to change itself around something like this as the very nature of technology is an attempt to have the best and newest product on the market. Companies which currently make and sell other storage devices may need to look into shifting their product lines or developing an even better storage device themselves. With a shift in technology which essentially makes the difference in millimeters of space, jobs could be lost, created, or changed.

How much do you think this device could change the market?

An article about the new disc can be found at: http://storage.itworld.com/4653/061004hitachimaxell/page_1.html