TOSHIBA MOVING TO SD CARDS FOR HDTV

TOSHIBA MOVING TO SD CARDS FOR HDTV

Toshiba, which lost out in the battle between its HD TV and Sony's Blu-ray, is now forecasting that movies on optical discs will soon become a thing of the past. On Wednesday the company said it plans to develop players -- both portable and settop -- employing the tiny SD cards usually associated with digital cameras. The announcement comes following Toshiba's $24-million investment in MOD Systems, which provides retailers with kiosks that can quickly download movies and music onto SD cards. (They currently download only music.) In a statement, Toshiba observed that direct downloads in retail environments answers the studios' concerns regarding piracy.

25/09/2008