this doesnt seem to be happening anytime soon
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I remember seeing an article in a technology magazine a few years ago about electronic books with electronic paper and electronic ink. Apparently, this ink, when charged, would flip from black to white (or something like that). So you could buy the electronic book, download a text from the net for a nominal fee, and have the book automatically typeset itself for the novel. They also touted its ability to do fancy things like animation, font size changes, etc. Never heard anything more about this though (not that I know of at least, but I may have missed something). Sounds like quite the concept, but the technology for some reason hasn't materialized into something mainstream yet.
crackdown on pirated MP3s?? HAH. yeah, that'll happen. "mp3" has quickly become a standard, and rightly so....variable quality, small filesize, whats not to like? the "crackdown on pirated MP3s" that you speak of wont happen, as far as i can see. just like us humans figured out a way to get around DVD encryption and so many other attempts to stop piracy, we will continue to use MP3s and MP3 devices, regardless of what the record companies and their lawyers do.
additionally, its not like MP3 collections will disappear...the record companies cant possibly hunt down everyone with the.mp3 file extension on their computer, so MP3s will always be out there as a buzzword and a market.
Well, at least they're coming out before Christmas, but, considering the way PS2s sold out and Tickle Me Elmos flew off the shelves, its very likely that Toys 'R Us will run out of stock and desparate buyers will have to start buying for $50,000+ on eBay:P
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I remember seeing an article in a technology magazine a few years ago about electronic books with electronic paper and electronic ink. Apparently, this ink, when charged, would flip from black to white (or something like that). So you could buy the electronic book, download a text from the net for a nominal fee, and have the book automatically typeset itself for the novel. They also touted its ability to do fancy things like animation, font size changes, etc. Never heard anything more about this though (not that I know of at least, but I may have missed something). Sounds like quite the concept, but the technology for some reason hasn't materialized into something mainstream yet.
crackdown on pirated MP3s?? HAH. yeah, that'll happen. "mp3" has quickly become a standard, and rightly so....variable quality, small filesize, whats not to like? the "crackdown on pirated MP3s" that you speak of wont happen, as far as i can see. just like us humans figured out a way to get around DVD encryption and so many other attempts to stop piracy, we will continue to use MP3s and MP3 devices, regardless of what the record companies and their lawyers do.
.mp3 file extension on their computer, so MP3s will always be out there as a buzzword and a market.
additionally, its not like MP3 collections will disappear...the record companies cant possibly hunt down everyone with the
Well, at least they're coming out before Christmas, but, considering the way PS2s sold out and Tickle Me Elmos flew off the shelves, its very likely that Toys 'R Us will run out of stock and desparate buyers will have to start buying for $50,000+ on eBay :P