Rem55.. WAVX's been working on it!
What you're describing may kinda wreck havoc with the whole idea of going on "vacation" for some of us.
Oh well, for those who can't live without "being connected," it will certainly offer an option better than hotel TV.
From forbes.com
"Broadcast and select is the system used in wavelength division multiplexing systems in the new multi-bitstream terabit-per-second fiber tests. Broadcast and select conforms closely with the strengths of the cable system. In late April, for example, Wave Systems (where I serve as a director) launched its Cablepc project in the heart of Silicon Valley with the Palo Alto Cable Co-op. Supporting the test are 26 other companies with equipment and services, including cable modems from Com21 and En Technology; a merchandising engine from Zero.one; the Destination PC/TV from Gateway 2000; game machines from mak Technologies; and content from Simon & Schuster Interactive, Network News, William Morris Agency, Microsoft's interactive software arm and an array of CD-ROM publishers.
This system uses cable bandwidth to broadcast huge amounts of digital information and entertainment. Originating anywhere from the World Wide Web and Directv satellites to CD-ROMs on a PC, the rush of bits will be filtered and downloaded by the PC at the programmable specifications of the viewer. Customers pay for material by the piece and only when they choose to decrypt it through an onboard "credit chip" or WaveMeter that may be periodically tapped over telephone lines from a transaction center. Rather than millions of people downloading new versions of Netscape one at a time over 28.8 modems, for example, you can program your machine to download all new Netscape browser releases to your hard drive when they are broadcast, probably late at night. The next day you can decide whether to buy, save or delete the program. Explains new Wave Systems president Steven Sprague, "This system creates a new channel where the customer pays only for what is used, when it is used, and the owner of intellectual property benefits from each use."
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