Sony to launch PoP Entertainment Vending Machines |
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Ever found yourself in a situation where you just want to buy a DVD
movie and hole up in your room with some popcorn, but it's midnight
and nothing's open except that... specialty store with the flashing neon
lights?Where can you grab a flick at that hour? (Legally, I mean.)
From your local vending machine! ... eh? Yep. There are soda machines, iPod machines, and soon there will be entertainment machines, courtesy of Sony and Universal Pictures.
Called PoP "entertainment vending machines" (no, they don't dispense all kinds of entertainment, put a cork on your dirty mind), these boxes dispense DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and even PS3 games. If you're not the CD kind of guy though, you can pop in your USB or SD card and download some music and movies.
Useful when you get the urge to watch the latest store releases, or if you don't have an internet connection at home, or if you just don't have the patience for downloading.
PoPs are promised to launch with 150 movies, including recent flicks like Hellboy II and... Mamma Mia. There are choices for everyone! The boxes are reported to appear in cinemas, gyms, universities, and travel stations. Follow the source link for a hands on vid.
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This is nothing new.
I take it no one has heard of the Redbox DVD Kiosks? You can find them anywhere and rent their DVDs for $1 and you can op to buy them if you like them. Unfortunately Universal Studios is demanding a serious profit cut from Redbox or else they're gonna make sure they get cut off from their DVD sources.
We should be able to do all this from home. It is almost like that as it is anyway. The only thing is Sony will jack up the price.
Now thats cool since memory sticks and USB drive sticks are getting bigger in memory size :)
Ah it's a step forward for getting normal non-tech people slowly into the world of downloads, SD's and USB Sticks...
Will they be updated online? Would be convenient, although the hacking potential would be 'interesting' haha
Imagine walking up to one with a bunch of 'aXXo dvd rips' and brand new movies for $0.01 on it haha
this will be a great way to test out PS3 games before you actually buy it. Gotta love Sony, they always deliver
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what will be next:machines that sell psp's. :0
The iPod machines sell PSPs. I know, it's weird, but iPod machines sell PSP systems and games. Go to a Macy's and see for yourself.
you can go to mervyns... o wait nevermind theyre going under hahaha
but otherwise i didnt noe that the ipod machines sell psp's and i wonder wat it is like to buy an ipod from that machine, what if it got stuck hahahahaha i would start crying, I wud feel safer buying from a store anyway
how many of those things fit in a Uhaul truck?
Why do you think they'll jack up the price? Why not think of it as a good thing.
I see others doin this over a year ago In grocery stores and Walmart near my hometown in NY now I live FL and I see even more Walmart, gas stations and such...