Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Movies on flash memory cards

PortoMedia is probably the only start-up in the world inspired by the movie Carlito’s Way. While other companies see the Internet as the answer to that question, company founder Chris Armstrong has another idea. PortoMedia is setting up kiosks that will let consumers download movies to a flash memory key or portable hard drive.

The kiosks will be packed with hard drives that can hold 350 to 5,000 titles. Users then plug in a memory device from the company, enter a PIN code, and buy or rent a movie. When consumers get home, they simply slide the memory device into a dock connected to a TV.

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