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Sony gadget picks TV shows for you (News.com)

[Posted September 5, 2002 by cook]

News.com reviews Sony's new Cocoon, a hard disk video recording device that runs Linux. "Sony on Wednesday gave a fresh peek into its strategy for linking consumer electronics to the Web, unveiling a Net-connected video recorder that can seek out and record TV programs it thinks its owner would like. The device, which uses a hard-disk drive to record, instead of optical discs or magnetic tapes, will be the first of Sony's "Cocoon" line of products that aim to become an alternative to the PC for accessing Internet content."

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Posted Sep 5, 2002 16:11 UTC (Thu) by busterb (subscriber, #560) [Link]

It wasn't reviewed by the Register, but News.com (like the title).

Sony and DRM

Posted Sep 6, 2002 1:48 UTC (Fri) by tres (guest, #352) [Link]

Remember folks that this is a company that uses DRM to deny people their fair use rights before you all rush out to buy one. Investigate thouroughly what the machine will and WILL NOT do. Then finally you may decide not to buy just because of their past practices. If that is the case then please take the time to politely explain your decision to them.

Regards,
Tres