I'll have to buy the White Album again, damnit!
In a disturbing development for Johno, CDs may soon be relegated to the ash heap of history. Ananova is reporting that those pesky scientists have discovered a way to make permanent data storage devices from plastic antistatic film. The new technology layers the polymer PEDOT with thin film silicon circuitry to create a new storage medium that could store in excess of a gigabyte of data in less than a cubic centimeter. This is passing dense, information wise. In addition, the new storage technology has the advantage of having no moving parts, requiring no batteries, and being fairly durable compared to traditional CDs.
So, in less than five years if the researchers are correct in their estimates, Johno will have to figure out what to do with thirty linear feet of beer coasters.
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Hey beefhead.... they'll be
Hey beefhead.... they'll be making cd players for the antiquarian set for years to come....
Besides, do YOU really want all YOUR 3000 cd's-worth of hot music stored on something so tiny the cat might accidentially eat it?
I am NOT picking my microplayer out of the litter box.
I find it hard to believe
I find it hard to believe that future antiquarians will ooh and ahh over the skips and stutters of a worn CD. I could be wrong.
If I were in charge of the design team for the memory chip's case, I would make the exterior as much like a credit card if possible - if the final chip is flat. Just insert in the drive like an ATM card. Failing that, any design that renders the final product larger than a cubic centimeter, but yet easy to stack.
A gigabyte of storage would give you something over ten hours of music storage. You'd still need more than one for your music collection.
No kidding, I am going to
No kidding, I am going to mourn the demise of good cover art.