I received my first Universal Blu-ray/DVD "flipper" discs for review the other day: The Bourne flicks Identity & Supremacy (hitting the street today, 19 Jan, along with Ultimatum). I hate the idea in theory thanks to an irrational anxiety about disc layer bonding. In execution, however, they work quite well and feel sturdy.

Showing them to coworkers produced exclamations of "that's awesome, I'm gonna start buying Blu-rays". I'm sure that's precisely the reaction Universal was hoping for: people start buying software before they have Blu-capable hardware. These folks like the idea of going to Blu-ray, but they don't have the home theater to back it up just yet. Consider this my eating crow (for now) on these things.