There’s a whole lot of interesting mechanics, optics, and electronics inside a Blu-ray drive, and [scanlime] a.k.a. [Micah Scott] thinks those bits can be reused for some interesting project.… ...

Companies like Wicked Lasers will sell you a Blu-ray diode laser.But this DIY keychain looks flat-out deadly in this photo, like a mini one-shot pistol of the future…that can fire for a whole ...

We recently told you about Wicked Laser’s new Sonar model, a pocket laser made from the Blu-ray diode (ripped from the still-beating heart of a Blu-ray DVD player).

As spotted by Hackster.io this week, a YouTuber named Doctor Volt recently detailed their two-part journey of turning a Samsung BD-J5900 Blu-ray player into a laser-scanning microscope.

Blu-ray players work in a similar way: the "blue" diode beams a 405 nm laser onto a Blu-ray disc surface, and then an optical sensor converts the reflected light into a binary digit ("1" or "0 ...

A new Blu-ray laser has been created that could significantly lower the cost of production as well as look a lot cooler than the fatty laser being used currently. This is, of course, assuming Sony ...

Taiwan-based makers of game consoles and components say that the coming end of Blu-ray laser packaging shortages should result in a PlayStation 3 price cut, perhaps as much as $100.

In addition to a Blu-Ray lasers, he also has versions with a 200mW red diode. Related: Laser projector zippo Posted in Laser Hacks , News Tagged blu-ray , bluray , electronics , keychain , laser ...

Nevertheless, Sony is now helping to advance Blu-ray into the next level, teaming with Tohoku University in order to develop a blue-violet laser with a 100W output.

The parts eliminate the need for an external driver by integrating the high-current output that directly drives current into the blue-violet laser. The EL6900C enables up to 3× Blu-Ray Disc write ...

As for the light output of the new blue-violet laser, that would be over 100x that of a normal laser. The results would be something like 20x more capacity than the standard Blu-ray disc now. That ...

A new blue laser diode, developed by Sanyo, could help increase the capacity of Blu-ray discs. Even if it does, however, we’re still a few years away from seeing any such discs. The new diode ...