• By Louis Ramirez
    Oct 17, 2006 4:59 PM 266
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    XCDs: the New Enemy?

    The sneaky folks at Aladdin have filed a patent for a new form of media that marries optical discs with smart cards. The new discs, dubbed XCDs, will look and play like any old DVD/CD, except their outer edge will be cut away and capable of plugging into a USB socket. Aladdin figures they can use this to lock copyrighted content on optical discs so music/video can be stored on the disc while encryption keys will be housed in the embedded chip. How long before this will be hacked? – Louis Ramirez

    XCD Patent [via New Scientist Tech]


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