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[Wired.com] Android App Scans DVD Bar Codes, Starts BitTorrent Download

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Android App Scans DVD Bar Codes, Starts BitTorrent Download

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/03/how-to-get-free.html

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h05KrEjHW6g&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h05KrEjHW6g&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

I don't have an ANDROID.

#1 SwoLy-D, Mar 12, 2009

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Well that's tight, I've heard of those apps on jailbroken iPhones as well.

I'm too lazy to jailbreak my iPhone though.

#2 ItsMyFault, Mar 12, 2009
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note to self: must get G1 Android
second note to self: must scan barcode of 3D p*rn
third note to self: must clear schedule for Saturday night....for....spring cleaning....

#3 yobod, Mar 12, 2009
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so it would download to the phone and you would watch via the phone screen?

can the android play all formats? how fast could you really even download a 700mb/1.36GB if you are on a 3G network somewhere?

also i found this quote on the link to be a load of crock:

"I could feel bad about creating a tool that could be used for piracy. However if I didn’t create the tool, someone else would have. As I state clearly on my website, I do not condone, encourage or support piracy. If a user chooses to break the law using my application then that is their choice and I take no responsibility for their actions," the Bournemouth University software systems student said in an e-mail.
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honestly i find this to be one of those cool little features but how practical is it?...now it would be cool if it started the torrent on a home PC or something instead of on the phone

#4 The_Yoyo, Mar 12, 2009
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video stores are already being flushed out by netflix and the like, now i guess this is the nail in the coffin

#5 Royals Ego, Mar 12, 2009
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Ok, so you have a DVD in your hand and you scan its bar code, then you can download it onto your computer. But, why don't you just stick that DVD into your DVD player and just watch it already instead of waiting for those downloads? I guess that would be easier to do?

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Pest_Ctrl said:

Ok, so you have a DVD in your hand and you scan its bar code, then you can download it onto your computer. But, why don't you just stick that DVD into your DVD player and just watch it already instead of waiting for those downloads? I guess that would be easier to do?
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innocence... it's so heavenly

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Pest_Ctrl said:

Ok, so you have a DVD in your hand and you scan its bar code, then you can download it onto your computer. But, why don't you just stick that DVD into your DVD player and just watch it already instead of waiting for those downloads? I guess that would be easier to do?
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hey Mr. Moneybags mind throwing some of that green over yonder?

#8 The_Yoyo, Mar 12, 2009
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Pest_Ctrl said:

Ok, so you have a DVD in your hand and you scan its bar code, then you can download it onto your computer. But, why don't you just stick that DVD into your DVD player and just watch it already instead of waiting for those downloads? I guess that would be easier to do?
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Renting movies then owning them later?

#9 ItsMyFault, Mar 12, 2009
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Or, you know, just scan it while you're in the store.

#10 gwatson86, Mar 12, 2009
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Or, you know, just scan it while you're in the store.
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True dat, but that defeats the purpose? I mean you have to connect your phone to your PC.. and then all that crap.. might as well just search for the torrent online.

#11 ItsMyFault, Mar 12, 2009
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gwatson86 said:

Or, you know, just scan it while you're in the store.
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Ok, got it... Didn't think about that...

#12 Pest_Ctrl, Mar 12, 2009
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The_Yoyo said:

honestly i find this to be one of those cool little features but how practical is it?...now it would be cool if it started the torrent on a home PC or something instead of on the phone
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I think that's exactly what it does. You're out at a store somewhere, you see a DVD that looks interesting and you scan it. When you get home, the movie has already been downloaded to your CPU.

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I don't really get the significance. Instead of going to a store, I could just get online on my computer and go directly to piratebay.org and find a torrent.

#14 Artesticles, Mar 12, 2009
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I think that's exactly what it does. You're out at a store somewhere, you see a DVD that looks interesting and you scan it. When you get home, the movie has already been downloaded to your CPU.
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This is absolutely right. I've been at work several times that someone mentions a movie, I say "Man, I don't have that, what's the title?" then they say it. I connect RemoteDesktop to home PC, load up Azureus, then search PirateBay... ummm... then I purchase the DVD... yes, that's what I do.

#15 SwoLy-D, Mar 13, 2009
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I heart my G1.

#16 Falcons Talon, Mar 13, 2009
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So does this download on your phone or is it like a remote application? It'd be pretty dumb to download on the phone. Torrent speeds are crap, not to mention all the battery it would waste.

#17 Angkor Wat, Mar 13, 2009
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Um, why not just type that **** in?

#18 Yonkers, Mar 13, 2009

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OMG...I want one!

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I think Shazam is a better app.

The barcode bargain hunter one is cool too.

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