Nuon

Background: Created by VM Labs in 2000, Nuon is a technology used for smooth animation and zoom-ins on DVD players by Samsung, Toshiba, and RCA, similar to 3DO being a technology used in gaming platforms by Panasonic, Sanyo, and GoldStar (now LG). Not only could you watch movies on it, you could play video games on it as well (like PS2, only that was marketed as a gaming system with DVD capabilities, Nuon was the other way around). Unfortunately, there were only eight games released for the system (seven in America, one in Korea), and only four movies (such as the Planet of the Apes remake from 2001) supported the technology, so it was gone rather quickly.

1st (only) Logo (2000-2002)

Logo: We see, on a black background, an odd-looking shape (made to read "Nuon"), with "NUON" underneath it. A copyright for the game is underneath it

Variant: On some games, there is an animated variant-- a bright flash brings in the odd shape, which is just forming, from the left, and the "NUON" letters turn via a bright light. Again, there is a copyright below.

Technique: A still logo for the first logo, the bright lights in the variant.

Music/Sounds: None in the original, a Moog synth sound and "ping" in the variant

Availability: Ultra rare, this can be seen on the eight games for the system, which is extremely hard to find.