Dataplay is a digital
storage medium created by the company of the same name. According to the
FAQs on the website (http://www.dataplay.com) the devices which support this technology will be released starting in 2001 (
now). Each DataPlay disk is the size of a
quarter and can store up to 500
megabytes. The disks are
write-once. Dataplay also created a reader (which is to be incorporated into other
consumer devices) called "
Dataplay micro-optical engine" which is supposed to have a "very-large"
buffer and work 10 hours on a single
AA battery. As far as I can tell there are no real devices out there at his point in time that use this technology, even though it has been show-cased on 2001
CES -
vapourware.
More info @ www.dataplay.com