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1 Posted by shocktherapy06 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:21PM EDT Report Abuse

I wouldn't worry about the storage of multiple SD cards, considering there will most certainly be a storage pack or case devised to go along with this newest scheme. CD's are definitely outdated and I don't think everyone is ready to move to pure digital yet, so this seems like a good idea. On the other hand, those people that don't want to move from CDs might not know how to properly use memory cards yet either.

2 Posted by liam_ke on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:50PM EDT Report Abuse

I dont't undestand the reasons behind this. If I need I card I buy a card, if I need music, I buy music, in any physical media or without it, and copy to the card or somewhere else if necesary... and this is still so physical...

3 Posted by brianmeert on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:13PM EDT Report Abuse

Sounds good in theory, but how do they propose to secure the content? Seems like it wouldn't be hard to just buy the card, save the music to your phone and they give it to your friends. I hope they plan on selling more than one card. Seems a bit odd for the over protected music industry. - Brian

4 Posted by jpar167 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:42PM EDT Report Abuse

Sounds kind of like Sony's minidisc, which did... flop.

5 Posted by hgreerii on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:18PM EDT Report Abuse

This is so going to fail. Why go to a store to buy the music when you can just download it? And have you seen a micro-SD card? They are SMALL. They are a pain to switch out especially if you do it as often as you switch out a CD. And lastly, who wants to buy a WHOLE CD's worth of music when you only like 2-3 of the songs on the whole disk? I basically totally agree with the last paragraph of this article.

6 Posted by m_knopp on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:32PM EDT Report Abuse

The time for this is just about right, but not for music. This idea of moving beyond spinning optical media is ripe for movies. Instead of buying DVD's which are prone to scratch and are bulky to carry, yet still take up enough hard drive space as to limit the digital protability. I think that this is a good idea for movies. Music on the other hand, well I find this as yet another example of the music industry being too little too late.

7 Posted by toneron2 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:16PM EDT Report Abuse

Finally! I thought the industry had passed Science Fiction once. Guess not! Remember A Clockwork Orange. This is cool.

8 Posted by lindseygroepper on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:53PM EDT Report Abuse

I can't imagine this will succeed. Have to carry the right phone in order to take advantage.

9 Posted by toneron2 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:16PM EDT Report Abuse

Agree on the movies thing. There should be a little player that has like 10 slots. I for one hate iTunes and it is a PITA to rip. The security comment is moot - people can do the same with CDs now. Some people (not me) have reservations about buying music without any physicality - with this you could basically sell a little "album cover"/liner notes with a little case for the chip. Very cool idea. The chips just need to be a little bigger and clear like a piece of ice.

10 Posted by janenruss on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:28PM EDT Report Abuse

depends on the Kbps...right? , most Sandisk products cap at 192....If these are to be collected like discs or albums wouldn't 320 be much more of a selling point?

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