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Well, this is interesting... it appears Keurig is unhappy allowing unlicensed or refillable pods to be used with it's coffee machines, and is going to do something about it. 

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140227/06521826371/keurig-will-use-drm-new-coffee-maker-to-lock-out-refill-market.shtml
I have one, and I do use a refillable pod with locally roasted coffee. I have a french press, but that can be time consuming, and I usually end up wasting some.

I'm assuming it will be some sort of RFID tag that allows use? I didn't read the attached document. 
 
I guess Keurig machines aren't all that techy, however... it does raise (for me) an interesting point about how DRM (or in this case, CRM? Coffee Rights Management?) can and will be applied to everyday things, not just digital files... when will companies see that this doesn't benefit them or their customers?

What are some other possibilities of household or business Items that could be "DRM'd"?

hahaha ultra retina...

Yup, I wasn't sure it if was more kosher to comment (possibly necro) or just start a fresh one. 
Probably should have linked your thread. 

When I searched this topic I saw there was an article posted about this about a month ago, but I didn't see anything mentioning a timeline. 

This Article mentions some details. (For those of you who don't know what it is, the article explains it better than I can)



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"How long until I can use pCell?
 
The first consumer launch of pCell is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2014, with the initial rollout taking place in San Francisco. Artemis is working with a wireless partner to deploy pWaves to as many as 350 rooftops in the city, which should be more than enough to blanket the city — for the lucky few who get to try it out, that is.
From there, Artemis says that full pCell deployment will begin at some point early next year. In a demo last month at Columbia University, Artemis CEO Steve Perlman claimed that the technology could be deployed in all major markets by the end of 2015, but we're doubtful; even the most exciting technologies need to prove themselves before companies will be willing to spend billions building them out into their nationwide infrastructures.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pcell-2014-3#ixzz2vl3lIDXY "
 
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That's pretty soon, even if it's 2 years, it will still likely beat out any traditional cellular speed increases. 

I think what I'm most interested in is knowing how it's centrally connected, and if it's able to bypass traditional infrastructure (like having to lease At&t's fiber), and therefore out-compete traditional ISP's for at home or work connectivity, price and bandwidth. THAT would be amazing. I sincerely hope OtA internet is the future, and it kills Charter Cable and the likes. 

Keurig
 
Crappy, but convenient, coffee.

I honestly can't stand keurigs. The coffee from them (even when using your own in a refillable pod) is very weak and watered down. Starbuck's own Verissmo machine makes much better coffee (and the verissmo pods happen to be cheaper than Keurigs). 
 
Nothing beats a French Press though. 

Well, this is interesting... it appears Keurig is unhappy allowing unlicensed or refillable pods to be used with it's coffee machines, and is going to do something about it. 

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140227/06521826371/keurig-will-use-drm-new-coffee-maker-to-lock-out-refill-market.shtml
I have one, and I do use a refillable pod with locally roasted coffee. I have a french press, but that can be time consuming, and I usually end up wasting some.

I'm assuming it will be some sort of RFID tag that allows use? I didn't read the attached document. 
 
I guess Keurig machines aren't all that techy, however... it does raise (for me) an interesting point about how DRM (or in this case, CRM? Coffee Rights Management?) can and will be applied to everyday things, not just digital files... when will companies see that this doesn't benefit them or their customers?

What are some other possibilities of household or business Items that could be "DRM'd"?

DOOM AND GLOOOMMMMM AHHHHHHHHHH

Aren't they taking the whole stitched leather look a bit too far?

Well, this is interesting... it appears Keurig is unhappy allowing unlicensed or refillable pods to be used with it's coffee machines, and is going to do something about it. 

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140227/06521826371/keurig-will-use-drm-new-coffee-maker-to-lock-out-refill-market.shtml
I have one, and I do use a refillable pod with locally roasted coffee. I have a french press, but that can be time consuming, and I usually end up wasting some.

I'm assuming it will be some sort of RFID tag that allows use? I didn't read the attached document. 
 
I guess Keurig machines aren't all that techy, however... it does raise (for me) an interesting point about how DRM (or in this case, CRM? Coffee Rights Management?) can and will be applied to everyday things, not just digital files... when will companies see that this doesn't benefit them or their customers?

What are some other possibilities of household or business Items that could be "DRM'd"?

Technically the term should just be plain old RM but yeah. This is kind of stupid and I do see them losing sales. However does anyone actually search for specific coffee makers though?
 
P.S.This is odd. I know someone named Tyler Matthews in real life.

Can't wait for more DRM appliances....Can only put Samsung branded food in a Samsung refrigerator, cook using LG branded pots on LG stovetops.  Then Verizon will complain about their bandwidth problems and make these companies pay them a bunch of money for upgrades while simultaneously charging customers with refrigerators and stoves more. 'MURICA!

Toilet Roll, that will be DRM'd 1 time use toilet roll, oh wait...

Not really sure how the term 'DRM' applies here, but whatever.

How dare they get between me and my cup of coffee. But I already have refillable pods so it doesn't matter for me.

well ill have just have to make sure my keurig machine stays in good shape then. 

That's not even remotely true. The M50's are widely considered to be one of the best headphones at their price point, and even at $170 still beat out a ton of options for way more money than that... yes Sennheiser and Shure both make some very competitive alternatives, but the M50's are well and reasonably respected as competitive... in fact I think they are better, and use them weekly when mixing. 
As with everything, application matters -- when I'm sitting at home listening to music, Grado's may make more sense for less money... however, I don't just sit at home and listen to music, I (and the many, many other industry pro's who own M50's) need quality audio in loud environments from a multitude of sources -- so closed back with low impedance. 
they are acoustically the same, which any "informed customer" would be aware that these companies rarely stop making successful designs. There's a reason I can still go buy SM58's as my stage mics after decades of availability... 
I'm not saying they're the best thing out there... heck, I don't advise just owning one paid of headphones if you can help it (it's always worth experiencing Open back designs if you haven't). But to say that no informed consumer would pay $170 for these is absurd. 
 
 
 
The press release states they are the same acoustic design.
 
Please don't help buy Dre's next yacht. 
There are alot of great options, If the detachable cable means nothing to you, the M50 (non -X's) are great options, along with a lot of others... you can't go wrong with anything on this list. http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/top-picks/10-best-headphones.php ...but knowing how you want to use them, and what type of sound you expect is pretty crucial in deciding. 

I would like to see an official Nintendo GBA Emulator with a store full of the games.
 
How else are they going to make money off of Pokémon Emerald?

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/interactive/2014/01/14/raw-data-federal-appeals-court-ruling-on-fcc-net-neutrality-law/

Sorry to link to fox, it's just the first original copy I found. 

To address the conversation above, I believe the circuit courts ruling stands nation wide unless appealed, and the only potential for appeal is the supreme court, which only takes on the case if it decides to. So, and admittedly I am NOT at ALL a legal expert, it's my assumption that the ruling has to stand, because the Supreme Court is not 'obligated' to see the case.

If it the ruling didn't immediately apply, and it was directly appealed by a party in the case (the FCC) and if the case was never picked up by the supreme court, the ruling would never be enforced... which doesn't make much sense. I've been trying to read around to find a solid answer, but I haven't yet. 

I'm also trying to wade my way through the published ruling, but it's a pretty dull read. I cringed at this...
 
It's at best an attempt by some very out of touch judges to be cute and clever, and at worst a clear and loud example of how the court views the value balance and importance of the two sections of the internet described. (edge providers and end users, the two at great risk of harm by this ruling.) (Context: the document lays out that the "internet marketplace" should be broken down into four sectors, Edge Providers, End Users, Back bone networks, Broadband providers.)

Either way, while panic-button-pressing is never helpful, I think that the worst imagined outcomes are not so unlikely in the very near future, whether or not we can convince congress to recognize ISP's and backbones as 'common carriers' is pretty much the deciding factor for the long term. 

This does, by the way, impact everyone, no matter what nation you live in -- at least until web services can get their servers out of america. I don't know off had whether or not this is true, but for arguments sake, if all Reddit servers are based in the US, then Reddit's Broadband Provider can charge them a fee for 'international broadcasting' and in fact, that ISP can (in theory) in turn charge a different ISP in another country an access fee to those servers... or block the outgoing traffic to international IP's. While I'm sure there are ridiculously complicated treaty and trade agreements, international laws, and national laws for other countries that would impact the practice, I'd say most companies would be fairly protected in at least attempting it. 

Edit: trying to fix bad formatting in the quote. Copypasta from court rulings results in some cuhrazy formatting. 

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/interactive/2014/01/14/raw-data-federal-appeals-court-ruling-on-fcc-net-neutrality-law/

Sorry to link to fox, it's just the first original copy I found. 

To address the conversation above, I believe the circuit courts ruling stands nation wide unless appealed, and the only potential for appeal is the supreme court, which only takes on the case if it decides to. So, and admittedly I am NOT at ALL a legal expert, it's my assumption that the ruling has to stand, because the Supreme Court is not 'obligated' to see the case.

If it the ruling didn't immediately apply, and it was directly appealed by a party in the case (the FCC) and if the case was never picked up by the supreme court, the ruling would never be enforced... which doesn't make much sense. I've been trying to read around to find a solid answer, but I haven't yet. 

I'm also trying to wade my way through the published ruling, but it's a pretty dull read. I cringed at this...
 
It's at best an attempt by some very out of touch judges to be cute and clever, and at worst a clear and loud example of how the court views the value balance and importance of the two sections of the internet described. (edge providers and end users, the two at great risk of harm by this ruling.) (Context: the document lays out that the "internet marketplace" should be broken down into four sectors, Edge Providers, End Users, Back bone networks, Broadband providers.)

Either way, while panic-button-pressing is never helpful, I think that the worst imagined outcomes are not so unlikely in the very near future, whether or not we can convince congress to recognize ISP's and backbones as 'common carriers' is pretty much the deciding factor for the long term. 

This does, by the way, impact everyone, no matter what nation you live in -- at least until web services can get their servers out of america. I don't know off had whether or not this is true, but for arguments sake, if all Reddit servers are based in the US, then Reddit's Broadband Provider can charge them a fee for 'international broadcasting' and in fact, that ISP can (in theory) in turn charge a different ISP in another country an access fee to those servers... or block the outgoing traffic to international IP's. While I'm sure there are ridiculously complicated treaty and trade agreements, international laws, and national laws for other countries that would impact the practice, I'd say most companies would be fairly protected in at least attempting it. 

Edit: trying to fix bad formatting in the quote. Copypasta from court rulings results in some cuhrazy formatting.