Hotels go high-tech, the new Blackberry and Xbox are ready to hit the stores and the music industry is cutting the cord on some tunes -- NewsCenter 5's Anthony Everett has Friday's tech report.

New Iris Technology

Boston's Nine Zero Hotel is replacing key cards with new iris identification technology for its penthouse suites.

A camera takes a picture of the guest's iris and encrypts that picture to be used as a code to gain access to the hotel's rooms and halls.

New Blackberry

A new skinnier Blackberry, the 8700c, hits stores in two weeks.

The new Blackberry looks similar to the previous version but offers quicker Internet access through Cingular's Edge Network, a higher resolution screen and double the memory. It also offers a send and end button for phone calls.

Cutting The Music Cord

Are music CDs spinning to the finish line? Warner Bros. music is introducing cordless recordings of new music being released exclusively online in clusters of three or four tracks.

The company said the new approach will save money and hopefully develop a grass roots following for bands who would otherwise be lost in the label shuffle.

New Xbox Is Coming

Microsoft is getting ready to released the latest Xbox 360 game system just in time for the holidays.

The company expects to sell up to 3 million units within 90 days of the Nov. 22 release.