Do you have a USB 3.0 flash drive?  And do you enjoy renting the latest movies and television shows?  Well an L.A.-based company called Digiboo LLC will be bringing these two things together.  Digiboo has created a new technology that will allow movie, television, and media consumers to rent films by plugging in their portable USB 3.0 flash drives into kiosks.  Their pilot program launches this January with digital kiosks placed in Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery stores.  If all goes well they will be expanding to airports, colleges/universities, and coffee shops.  

How it Works
You walk up to a Digiboo rental kiosks.  You pull out your trusty USB 3.0 flash drive, stick it in, select your movies, pay the money, and…….you’re DONE!!   The 8 GB flash drives can hold up to four movies.  The rental period expires after 3-days.   ATTENTION:  And for all you people who love to bootleg --- YES, the material is copyright protected by digital rights management technology.

Benefits

Invictus is a new film starring Morgan Freeman as Nobel Peace Prize winner and former South African president, Nelson Mandela.  The film takes place in the mid 1990's during Mandela's first term as the president of South Africa.  Mandela campaigns to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.  Clint Eastwood signed on to direct the film while Matt Damon will be playing the rugby team captain.

Release Date:  The film is set to be released December 11, 2009.

Fun fact:  The title of the film, Invictus, comes from the Latin word meaning undefeated or unconquered.  It is a short poem by British poet, William Hernest Henley, which was first published in 1875 and was the source of inspiration for Nelson Mandela during his 27 years in prison.