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| CDs ’could be history in five years’ |
| 2003-11-12 |
| Compact discs could be history within five years, superseded by a new generation of fingertip-sized memory tabs with no moving parts. Scientists say each paper-thin device could store more than a gigabyte of information - equivalent to 1,000 high quality images - in one cubic centimetre of space. Experts have developed the technology by melding together organic and inorganic materials in a unique way. They say it could be used to produce a single-use memory card that permanently stores data and is faster and easier to operate than a CD. Oh, great. Another format change, and I still have over 700 LP’s my wife won’t live without. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Bomb, This is how they will settle DRM and fair use. (as in we have all the digital rights management and you have fair use but you can't exercise it without violating the DCMA....). You can bet these memory tabs will be chock full of DRM and encryption features from the get-go. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-11-12 6:37:30 PM |
| #3 The nagging issue of DRM/fair use needs to be settled first. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-11-12 5:43:09 PM |
| #2 Penguin, that would require musicians and vocalists to have talent, rather than special effects. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-12 5:29:53 PM |
| #1 I guess it's too much to ask that they hold off on improving music storage and concentrate on making better music. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2003-11-12 5:02:50 PM |