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Camcorder Jamming Devices Announced
Adam Carrington writes "I'm definitely not behind things like DRM, but Virginia-based Cinea has an idea that I do support... jamming camcorders in movie theaters. CNET has some interesting details on how they plan on going about it. They even throw an unrelated jab at Microsoft." This might be the technology that drives the stake in analog projection.
I would go to movies if people knew how to SHUT THEIR DAMN MOUTHS! I went to see Spiderman and I had a jack-ass next to me who wanted to impress his friends that were across the theatre, by talking all through the movie... putting in his comments and thoughts. I leaned over and said "Excuse me, could you shut the hell up?" and he said "OH sorry!" and kept talking. Went to see Star Wars Episode 2... Baby started crying.. for 2 minutes until people starting shouting at the parents! Went to see Lord of the Rings. Jerk sitting next to me kept talking. On and on... EVERY movie I go to is spoiled by jack assses talking. This is why I've stopped going to the movies. It's not about price. It's not about the "evil" movie companies. It's about enjoyment. I get more enjoyment by sitting in my room and watching a grainy pirated copy of "the others"... because no one is talking and interupting my movie!
I live in southern california and our local edwards theater shows approximately 20 mins of commercials before the movie ?!?! this pisses me off since i'm still paying $8.50 for tickets, $3.00 for a coke, and $4.50 for a box of popcorn
Yeah, but I always found IRC much better than the P2P programs for big downloads. I know all the P2P apps that exist.
If you had nuts on your chin, would they be chin nuts?
I wonder if the cops will adopt a similar technology to stop people from videotaping their brutality ^h^h^h^h^h^h^h arrests.
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This will never work. FCC approval will be needed and they'll never get it.
Technology to block cellphones have been around for years, but it would be illegal to use it in a theatre (or any other public place).
I can't wait until (through legislation or broad agreement) all portable electronics manufacturers install bluetooth chips in their products. Then all the theatre needs is a bluetooth transmitter that sends a "be quiet" signal. Of course this could be expanded and a "do not record" signal could be broadcase as well. But either way (this Cinea tech or bluetooth), people with camcorders will find a way around it (think Faraday cage).