GeekBrief TV GBTV #579 (small) | Archos 9, Blu-ray Manage Copy, Virtual Home Controller, Twitter Downtime, Opera Unite.

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Jun 16, 2009 GBTV #579 (small) | Archos 9, Blu-ray Manage Copy, Virtual Home Controller, Twitter Downtime, Opera Unite.

The Archos 9 will have a lot of the same functionality as the CrunchPad, but it'll have a 9" screen and will cost twice as much. It will run Windows 7 with an 80GB hard drive.

In 2010, there will be a Blu-ray standard, Manage Copy, that makes it legal for consumers to rip a single copy of a DVD. Is this a good thing? Movies like Marley & Me offer a good compromise between consumers and the movie business. It costs a little more, but it offers a Blu-ray disk, a standard def disk and a digital copy. Chime in with your thoughts in the comments below!

I talk a lot about Savant Systems, the home automation company that builds on Mac hardware and software, has a new product called the Virtual Home Controller. It's the most intuitive controller I've seen.

Twitter rescheduled maintenance downtime due to the Iranian situation.

Opera wants to make it possible to do things from your browser, like share files, serve a Web site, play your media from any browser, share photos, host a chat room and create a virtual wall for notes.

Yesterday, we welcomed Brookstone (promo code SHOWGEEK) as a new sponsor. Today we welcome Petco.com. I have two offers from Petco. Promo code BRIEF10 gives you 10% off an order. If you need more than $65 worth of Pet supplies, just use the word BRIEF and you'll get 10% plus free shipping.

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  • boogahyaya2

    boogahyaya2

    06/17/2009 06:37 pm

    I very much disagree about buying the same movie three times. I only want the bluray and paying over $30 for it is a waste. I don't need the other 2 discs. But Block Buster rental had exclusive rights to the single disc version. So I bought the movie "Bolt" that way when it became used. I hope next time they give us a choice.

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