Briefly: New DVD standard; iPod cases, recycling

In Brief: China has announced plans to develop its own next-generation DVD standard to break the monopoly of foreign companies and avoid paying heavy licensing fees... Freeverse has announced that it will be unveiling new Mac titles and news items each weekday morning from October 10-17.... At MacExpo in London at the end of the month, Intego will be demonstrating its new version of NetBarrier X4, which will bring full compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and will leverage a variety of new technologies.... Tunewear today debuted its Prie Tunetag I.D., an identification tag-style leather case for Apple's iPod nano as well as a Tunefilm, a clear protective film for the Nano .... FastMac has announced an iPod battery recycling program available at no extra charge to all customers who purchase a TruePower iPod battery upgrade from the company.... PodGear today announced the launch of two new case ranges for most flavors of the iPod (Regular, Mini and Nano).

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