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Vmedia Research has announced a new blue laser optical disc technology that will allow users to watch movies on mobile consumer devices, such as phones. While only 32mm in size, the Vmedia disc can hold 1GB of data or an entire feature length movie at 576p resolution.

A Vmedia disc is a new removable optical media for mobile devices that puts the latest movies and TV series into consumers’ pockets for personal viewing any time, anywhere. Entertainment on Vmedia is equivalent in quality to DVD, it sells for the same price and has the same release dates, but Vmedia gives consumers the advantage of a single media that will play on both mobile and home entertainment systems. Vmedia discs are played in Vmedia optical drives - the world’s smallest blue laser optical drives. Consumers everywhere are familiar with the benefits and use of optical discs. Vmedia discs are simple to use - just insert the disc and click "play." There are no restrictions on the number of devices or screens on which Vmedia discs can be viewed. And with 576p image quality consumers can enjoy Vmedia entertainment on every screen in the house from mobile phones to the big screen TVs in their living rooms.

Vmedia expects to ship dual layer 2GB discs some time in 2009 and a recordable disc is under development for future release. More information is available on Vmedia's website.