SAN FRANCISCO — Sony Corp., which late last year began selling the first hand-held CD-ROM player, plans to release a second, more powerful device in the United States this fall that will play ...

Sony added to its multimedia presence last summer when it introduced a line of sexy computer speakers. Now from its $7 billion electronics division comes a truly portable player dubbed the Sony CD-… ...

As production increases, prices will decrease, but CD-ROM drives already are priced as hard-disk systems were two years ago. Grolier began marketing a CD-player package in January for $1,495–the ...

CD-ROM, a technology that used to be as exciting as a 10,000-page statistical data base, is trying to enter the consumer and education markets on the coattails of its flashier cousin, the audio com… ...

A CD-ROM player can turn any 386- or 486-class PC or Macintosh into a multimedia workstation. Stepping up to CD-ROM is like switching from black and white television to color. The CD-ROM software ...

CD-ROM players have been available for several years, but they are increasing in popularity because of the merchandising of two-leading players, Creative Labs Inc., and Media Vision.

In a move that could greatly expand the number of people who can view digital images, Kodak announced a plan to allow people to view photo CDs on televisions via DVD players.

A modified CD and CD-ROM player could be used for simple blood tests at a patient’s home or in hospital. Marc Madou of Ohio State University thinks there are several advantages to using a CD ...