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iHome - Some initial ideas...
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Bloo Ice said:Exactly! SELLING POINT!!!You can record your own commentary, on how you liked this scene more than that one, and make your own extras! lol It would be one of a kind
I could tape the season of E.R. and cut out the stupid doctors on drugs, love things, and social drama out of it. Used to be good, but gets stupider every episode.
I could also tape the good medical episodes on Discovery Health. They used to have heart surgeries and things like that. Now they only have a few rerun real E.R. shows, a ton of babies being born shows, plastic surgeries, and gastric bypass shows. Or they shows where fat people have gastric bypass and get plastic surgery or shows about morbidly obese babies. Its all the same.
wouldnt it be better to have a usb port on the front? i know it might take away from the clean edge of the design, but also make it easier to plug in to. just a thought. nice design though! innovative
i'd buy it. i'd love to have it.
but honestly it will be like a dual g5 2.5 with a 400GB HD, OS X, an ultrasmall casing, tivo built in and a remote control. so i guess 3500 dollar or more.
basically you want half of apples productline to be in there. you didn't specifically mention that it can be used as a computer, but the feature list is so long that only a full computer could do it. less power and many of your features won't work.
if there will be an ihome it will be more like the ipod. simple and limited to music and tv.
if money wasn't an issue and if your market are apple computer crazy folks then it would sell.
but i see the market more in people who buy ipod minis and mac minis.
great nice design btw.
andi
but honestly it will be like a dual g5 2.5 with a 400GB HD, OS X, an ultrasmall casing, tivo built in and a remote control. so i guess 3500 dollar or more.
basically you want half of apples productline to be in there. you didn't specifically mention that it can be used as a computer, but the feature list is so long that only a full computer could do it. less power and many of your features won't work.
if there will be an ihome it will be more like the ipod. simple and limited to music and tv.
if money wasn't an issue and if your market are apple computer crazy folks then it would sell.
but i see the market more in people who buy ipod minis and mac minis.
great nice design btw.
andi
Looks a tad Xservey... I'd prefer something alittle taller and a little more DVD height... 2" to 2 1/2" also built-in buttons might be nice.
Platform said:Yup..........CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD, Optical etc.
Thanks
Edit: well has to be a G5 to be able to take H.264/HD content
What about single 2.0Ghz G5
Ummm why not Dual???
Platform said:So thay we don't get the prices the sold the Cube for......and heat as well = more time to engineer = cube price
good point... I wouldn't mind a pentium M in this thing either.
Throw away the dial-up modem port.
Add in an x-10 interface, or maybe some new home networking technology altogether. And of course an iLife app to make use of the X-10 interface.
Add in an x-10 interface, or maybe some new home networking technology altogether. And of course an iLife app to make use of the X-10 interface.
My guess for specs:
Low-
1.42ghz G4 processor
80gb HD
512mbs of Ram
Combo Drive
128mbs of Vram
cost: $599
Med-
1.6ghz Single G5
160gb HD
768mbs of Ram
SuperDrive
256mbs of Vram
$999
High-
2.0ghz Single G5
250gb HD (2 HD slots)
1gb of Ram
Blu-Ray Read only, Dvd-RW, CD-RW "PowerDrive"
512mbs of Vram (lol)
$3999
ps- never gonna happen!
Low-
1.42ghz G4 processor
80gb HD
512mbs of Ram
Combo Drive
128mbs of Vram
cost: $599
Med-
1.6ghz Single G5
160gb HD
768mbs of Ram
SuperDrive
256mbs of Vram
$999
High-
2.0ghz Single G5
250gb HD (2 HD slots)
1gb of Ram
Blu-Ray Read only, Dvd-RW, CD-RW "PowerDrive"
512mbs of Vram (lol)
$3999
ps- never gonna happen!
w_parietti22 said:My guess for specs:
2.0ghz Single G5
250gb HD (2 HD slots)
1gb of Ram
Blu-Ray Read only, Dvd-RW, CD-RW "PowerDrive"
512mbs of Vram (lol)
$3999
ps- never gonna happen!
Thats the only one that can handle H.264 content nicely and it costs more than a Dual 2.7........hmmm
Awesome. It looks like I'd be a B*TCH to try and operate if you lost the remote.
Since Apple charges $20, for an iPod firewire cable, I'd say Apple would charge, umm. $129 for an iHome BT remote...
Nice work.
We need some realistic specs!!!
Since Apple charges $20, for an iPod firewire cable, I'd say Apple would charge, umm. $129 for an iHome BT remote...
Nice work.
We need some realistic specs!!!
blaskillet4 said:Awesome. It looks like I'd be a B*TCH to try and operate if you lost the remote.
Since Apple charges $20, for an iPod firewire cable, I'd say Apple would charge, umm. $129 for an iHome BT remote...
Nice work.
We need some realistic specs!!!
What about KB and Mouse
Looks stunning i would love to get one....but i just can't see them being released....
Hope im wrong though,
ShadOW
Hope im wrong though,
ShadOW
blaskillet4 said:We need some realistic specs!!!
Lol. I think I'd actually like a Mac Mini Dock. like this:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000670031981/
if apple does make a media thing... it won 't be called ihome... its already taken
i heard it at compusa, its pretty good http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=332644&pfp=SEARCH
i heard it at compusa, its pretty good http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=332644&pfp=SEARCH
