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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[the diagram looks like the cross-section of an eye]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[naz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 5:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[why dont they just make a card? or a cd?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[scot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 5:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[I hope they dont plan on making people insert the credit card cd into a drive then have it spin up to be read. a card swipe takes 2 seconds and with an RFID card I literally dont even have to open my wallet to pay for things. please please please dont make things take 25 times as long at the counter]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen V]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 5:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hi Owen: Good point about awkwardly long read periods at the counter. We have protoyped and are patenting a method that achieves swift read times appropriate for certain types of transactions. The process is alluringly short. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[C. H. Reynolds / HotPlate Corp.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 17th 2006 11:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA["for instance, limiting the number of times a CD can be played."<br><br>And RIAA and MPAA have already shown great interest in adapting this new technology in to their future Music CD business.<br><br>You know, for added Consumer Benifits]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[crypt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 6:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Meh. It'll be too complicated for the average user. <br><br>"Wait...so it's a cd?"<br><br>"yes"<br><br>"But it also has USB?"<br><br>"yes"<br><br>"But...but....*head explodes*"<br><br>Seriously. That's exactly, word for word, what will happen.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Juaquin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 7:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lemme get this straight... a foldable USB plug comes out of the CD, right?<br><br>Exactly how fast does a CD spin, again?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Farris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 7:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hi Farris: We have prototyped and are patenting a method that needs no external power and obviates the connector. This is preferable to balancing the weight of a connector to move the center of mass into the footprint of the spindle hole, as the optical disc standards require tight (< 2 deg.) tolerances on tilt angle.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[C. H. Reynolds / HotPlate Corp.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 17th 2006 11:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is going to be used for DRM if anything. It might actually be the only perfect way to prevent direct rips, but if they start playing with encoded stuff, it will be time to download it ALL off of bittorrent, since it won't be worth money.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[telepheedian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 8:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Aladdin's "XCD" smart card-on-a-disc]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/aladdins-xcd-smart-card-on-a-disc/</guid><description><![CDATA[.t0rr3n75 r0X0r 0v3r ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[namire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 17th 2006 7:49PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
