Are the TX/RX data rates on wusb devices high enough to support monitors such as this. Reason being I'll like to add one these in my kitchen or side table in my living room for reading stuff like emails, text messages, etc when im away from pc.

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If it solely about piracy they're worried about then why not simply (waterstamp, track, etc) each individual file created.

Movies on small flash cards is more convenient and hotter (style wise) than HD downloads and the current compact disc format. This trend will lead to slimmer and sleeker hardware devices as well. I really think this idea will be well accepted in the consumer market. Hey I like it =D

@JBDragon
You're right about DRM and Blu-Ray, but I want to share with you why I am still a BD fanboy. A good majority of us see this as a big problem with the format but it is a problem we can deal with for now. With some electronics I have to compromise you know. BD has a bright future in my eyes so I am willing to deal with the DRM BS for now.

It would be nice if someone at Imagine Communications can explain how this 2nd look MPEG2 encoder works. I dont think they'll cram channels like CBS, Fox, ESPN, etc on that type of bandwidth. Maybe channels like DiscoveryHD, TBSHD, NatGeoHD, etc will be better suited for this like you've stated in your comment.

@ Philometalist

These business execs know this and are greeting these new guards with heavy resistance. Little do they know that they are only prolonging the inevitable. Only those artists that truly in it for the music will have a place in this new digital era.
“Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time” and what is art "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others."

Wow Im going to get gamefly to send this game back to me. If they keep updating it then I'll flat out buy it.

JLTate....now that’s real talk ;-) You know now and days I just don’t even bother entertaining these cats anymore by playing these games. I like apple products but for the longest time I opted not to get caught up with iTunes because I knew how they wanted me to play that game and I didn’t like it at all. Apple did catch me being lazy tho 3-4 months ago. While I was at home that night I said to myself "OK its not 2002 anymore, maybe these guys have wised up with the whole DRM thing and I'll support Mr. Jobs and my favorite artists by buying some albums off of iTunes. After all, I work now so I'll show iTunes some love" All I can say is I enjoyed the simplicity of the user interface and the fact that some albums even came with a digital booklet and a music video. But man I was QUICKLY reminded why I had such a strong stance against buying music from iTunes. I mean unless the songs I BOUGHT played thru my iPod no other device would recognize the file format. And they really expect people to build whole music libraries off of this mess. I mean can they honestly be for real when they say the future is getting rid of all physical media like CDs and DVDs. Highly doubt it, the competition is so fierce that its obviously clouding their thoughts. No one is going to deal with building music of video libraries out of "Duh 1,000 different proprietary file formats!!!”
Calling the iPod + iTunes bond monopolistic is too strong of a term I'll say a better term to describe that bond is unfair. It would be monopolistic I think if no one else in the market was able to make a profit from it.

HD-DVD players can be handed out for free on Black Friday, Xmas, etc and it still wont kill Blu-Ray. As long as there are ppl buying PS3's there will always be a demand for BD's. Same goes for HD-DVD once they start making internal HD-DVD drives a standard in all 360's.

Nice!!!! Just imagine what leaps and bounds F@H will make once the holiday season is over, especially now since there is $299 40gb PS3 out there.