The prototype device is packed with four hard disk drives providing storage with two additional slots capable of holding 8 discs. Each disc contains multiple recording layers. The device runs automatic back-ups where it transfers little used data from the hard disks to the cartridges.
The cartridges are loaded with RFID chips which can be scanned with a handheld scanner, allowing users to quickly find out what a cartridge contains.
The prototype was shown off at CEATEC in Japan and the company hopes to put it on the market in 2011.
Written by: James Delahunty @ 9 Oct 2010 23:24