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Disposable DVDs Rise From The Dead

It wasn’t a good idea in 1999 when we buried Circuit City-backed Digital Video Express (Divx). It wasn’t a good idea in 2006 when MovieKlub failed to launch. And it’s not a good idea now:

DVD-D Germany Ltd?s ?Einmal? (German for ?once?) - discs incorporate a self-destruct chemical coating to render them unreadable after a pre-set time. The process begins as soon as the discs are removed from vacuum-sealed packaging. After 48 hours (or longer, depending on the price) […]

Are the Days of Microsoft Points Numbered?

Microsoft Points Card I recently listened to the March 31, 2008 EGM Live Podcast (download) where Garnett Lee interviewed Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft?s Director of Product Management for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live. Among other topics, Aaron had the unenviable job of defending the concept of Microsoft Points (time index 17:40).

TiVo Gets A Little Bit Social (On Facebook)

HD Bandwagon at NAB 2008

HDTV just never gets old. According to a friend at the NAB show, companies are still shouting HD from the rooftops. Or in this case, from their booth displays.

Weather and traffic are in on the game. AccuWeather was showing off HD content for all types of displays and platforms. Here are some photos of the “CinemaLive HD Weather Display System”. Can’t tell much about the actual scenery, but the graphics sure look good! There’s lots more detail on the Accuweather site showing 3D graphics, Microsoft VirtualEarth integration and more.

Comcastic Insecurity!

Dave Winer’s Internet service was recently shut down by Comcast without warning. Apparently, he’s in the top percentile of bandwidth usage and Dave feels that Comcast has singled him out as a criminal. While I don’t know how he’s using his Internet connectivity, I do agree that the way Comcast handles these matters isn’t very consumer friendly.

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