Glass CD developed
Does not warp, distort, looks nice
By Nick Farrell: Monday 23 October 2006, 07:09
A JAPANESE SOUND boffin has come up with a glass CD which he
reckons does not warp, distort, and looks and sounds nicer than
those nasty plastic creations.
Speaking to Mainichi magazine, inventor Suenori Fukui said that by
imprinting the data onto handmade glass the CD lasts much
longer.
He said that he wanted to make a CD which could be passed onto his
grand children, assuming of course they have the players to read
the formats in the future.
He said that plastic CDs were not completely transparent,
information on them cannot be read perfectly. They are also
susceptible to bending or warping if left in sunlight or humid
areas, which leads to sound distortion.
The main market he is flogging them to are audiophiles who are more
likely to notice the sound difference, or at least think they can.
The first thing to be released on a glass CD is an audio recording
of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Air on a G String".
Doesnt that fellow know that glass shatters? 
But then glass DVDs sounds interesting..............you can throw
at your friends like shurikens....
