Episode 637

Veronica Belmont and CNET TV U.K. host Nate Lanxon sit in with us today, we save the U.S. dollar by changing our national currency to the Wii, and both HD DVD and CompUSA are--at least briefly--revived from the dead.
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===Stories Covered===
* Paramount to Drop HD-DVD, Except it isn't
* A Blu-Ray player is finally available for less than the PS3, Rejoice!
* Apple Updates Mac Pro, Octo-Core now standard, 16 core Mac Pro rumors in 3..2...1
* Comcast launces Fancast TV finder
* Comcast offers 4 minute HD download times, from later in '08
* DirecTV to offer DirecPC
* Optimus Maximus offers per key installments, hint: buy vowels first
* UK to approve CD Ripping
* CompUSA, becomes real animal, snapped up by Tiger Direct
===From the Phones===
No voicemail today
===Emails===
Whither HD VMD?
Now that HD DVD is dead, all that needs to be done is to sink Blu-ray and let the kazillion-layer disc take its rightful place! Yet, I hear not a peep about HD VMD. Conspiracy? Mel Gibson and I think so. ;) 
Joe in Boston (Mooninite-free since 2007)
Well Actually on iTunes Prices
Molly,
All iTunes singles are back to 99 cents (even the DRM free). Apple talked EMI to drop the price after the Amazon DRM free store launch.
Hey Here's an Idea
As you're currently at CES and...Veronica is currently at CES after listening to the Best of 2007 show, I want Veronica back on as a guest. Keep up the great show. 
Ben, Ireland.
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