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Pioneer announced this week that it was halting the production of its line of Laserdisc players. If you are shocked that the electronics giant was still making Laserdisc players, you are not alone.

Remember Laserdiscs? Those large-size video mediums almost no one outside Japan bought in the 1980s and 1990s? I never thought I would write another post on LDs after the one in January this year in ...

Using know-how gained by making laserdiscs of yesteryear, Pioneer is developing a 3D LIDAR (light detection and ranging) sensor that could be a fraction of the cost of current systems. The company ...

...but its not in 100% working order. Allow me to explain. The unit does play discs, and when it plays them, it plays them well. However, I have had a few problems with the unit. First off, sometimes ...