Reports of UFOs are true. Laserdiscs have been flying out of the stores this year. The uninitiated mistake them for unidentified flying objects, since their silvery surfaces spin rapidly. Those in the ...

The first laser videodisc players cost $1,000. The first CD players cost $1,000. The cost of viewing near-perfect pictures and listening to stunning sound was a steep $2,000. Then Pioneer, savior of ...