Since the time recorders got widely spread, users have faced the problem of marking recorded discs. There used to be many solutions, from primitive markers to special ink-jet printers. And here is the logical conclusion of this quest - the Lightscribe technology, created by HP. The idea of the new technology is very simple: we have an optical system that can write data by burning pits in the recordable layer with a laser. What if we use the same laser to burn labels on the back of a disc?



Link: Digit Life