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- andreiknox, on 10/12/2007, -6/+48Now we can say that "The walls have ears!... And a 500MHz processor!"
- dominasian, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32FTA"The Jack PC comes in 3 models, ranging from 209 pounds to 349"
what the heck either the densest object on earth or way to expensive - earthtoandy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30the site must be running on one.
Time of death 47 Diggs - Nesh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24It's got an ethernet connector on the backside, just not a "jack." This thing is supposed to install inside the socket where the ethernet jacks would be in a wall, so it's got the same type of termination that the back side of the ethernet jack would have.
- AkatsukiNoTobi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24I want a PC that is installed as an Air Conditioning System. I'll overclock the processor by a decent amount during the summer, and overclock to the max during the winter for a heater. :)
- khag7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18what they should do is add a 2nd monitor port to the back so you can run a projector cable through the walls to a projector mounted in the ceiling. then add internal bluetooth. then all you need is a bluetooth mouse/kb and you're set. nothing even plugs into the front.
- coldfusion055, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15http://duggmirror.com/tech_news/A_PC_you_can_install_in_your_WALL/
- Breeder18, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10seems like a solid idea for a lcd picture frame, hook it up to flickr and bam! an endless supply of nice photos
- lykathea, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Or just put it inside the projector.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10It was pounds as in United Kingdom's official currency, not weight measuring.
- ncbell, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9is that a joke? i hope so or you are just as retarded as the morons that think it doesn't have an ethernet connection.
- Bradl3y, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8If I am going to install a PC in my wall, why make it compact? I've got a lot of room in my walls that could be used for full size components.
- cbergeron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Am I the only one whom is extremely worried about the fact that the "youthful" folks around here don't know that the pound symbol means "British Pounds" - the currency used in that country. It's roughly 2 times the price (or should I say weight) of the $ symbol.
Kids - LEARN THE BASICS IN SCHOOL. You can easily memorize 'license keys/cracks for Windows that start with FCKGW, so please do yourselves a favor and memorize the BASIC ***** they are teaching in High-school these days.
Trust me! They aren't doing it to piss you off, they are doing it to help you! You'll be a better digger when you understand the world around you. Trust us old people that don't even know you or that have nothing to gain by your success (or failure). We are doing it to help you, not because we want to.
Seriously, When the ***** are teenagers going to realize that Adults are just older teenagers trying to give them good advice? - skatingrox, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9How would it have a touch screen if it doesn't have a screen in the first place? sheesh...
- Takteek, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Excuse me? Are you a doctor?! I didn't think so.
Time of death 047 diggs. - InvertedDonkey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I thought the point of these ultra little PCs was portability. guess i was wrong.
- MediaShipper, on 10/12/2007, -7/+12Pounds, as in United Kingdom's currency.
- NerveBand, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6http://www.jadeintegration.com/jackpc.php
- vonskippy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Run's Windows CE, enough said.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4If a swarm of visitors and potential buyers is a plague, send me a plague anytime.
- Actionjakson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5One hell of a porn machine
- senfo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I guess I don't really see the point. It seems to me that it would make more sense to just build the thin-client into the monitor, which is what we have done for years. Building it into the wall just makes it less portable.
- ncbell, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5you guys are seriously a bunch of morons. it doesn't weigh 209 pounds to 349 pounds; it COSTS 209 pounds to 349 pounds.
and it does have an enthernet connection. try looking at the pictures. - withoutamartyr, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9What's the point? It's not much of a space saver. You'd still need a desk for the monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
- dreamlayers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://www.chippc.com/thin-clients/jack-pc/index.asp seems to be the manufacturer's site.
I'm really sick of blogspam; it's the worst thing about Digg. The manufacturer has more information and maybe even a web site that won't be taken down by Digg. I'm glad I'm at least using ad blocking so posters of blogspam don't get any money due to me. I think Digg should have a way to correct the URL of a story if many people submit a corrected URL. Sorry about the rant. - PiGuy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Sure, but then you have to have the hardware to create PoE, which is going to be relatively expensive compared to a power brick, and will only work for a limited preventing a single PoE router from feeding multiple interfaces. Why not just put a power jack on the back as well?
- Warptera, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Oh sweet FSM, please tell me you're kidding. Have you really never heard of pounds in the context of currency?!
Furthermore, this is a THIN CLIENT. It's not meant to be a standalone PC. It should be hooked up to a central server (making it appealing to businesses) in order to run applications properly, unless all you want to do it stream something from the Internet, of course. - jellygraph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2very cool
would make an awesome linux server, for automating your house and such - cbergeron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Buried: It's old news (was on slashdot like a year ago), and it's lame overall
Lameness factors: super expensive; ***** processor/architecture; only run proprietary OS[could easily be hacked tho];
Coolness factors: mounts in wall; tiny; easy to use; - BryanJK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21. It's expensive because it's tiny
2. It has no fans
3. It's not that overpriced
4. It's specs aren't that horrible... what are you wanting? To play CS:S on maxxed out settings? ...it's not even made for home use.
Well, computers are going to be with us forever, and keep getting better, and in more places. Including your home having it's own built in computer for your needs... if your thinking of just cutting a whole in the wall and throwing a dell in... well that could be a dust problem, but if your making a whole big enough to fit an ATX or MicroATX system into the wall, you should be able to remove any insulation, dust, and other stuff... you should also rig up a fan to go from the case, to the room, using some kind of basic duct work. - ericeman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This would be interesting if it were installed in a home up for sale.
3 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
1 PC - mannymix03, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2rather buy this to save a TON more space
http://www.smarthome.com/63010.html - AReallyGoodName, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think there is ethernet connectivity looking at the row of screw fasteners on the back of the device.
Remember there is no need for the network cable to come out of the front of the computer when the computer itself is in the wall. - PiGuy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5What's the point of having it nicely installed in the wall if you have to run a 5V power brick from a power point out of the wall back in to the wall?
- ductoogle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Its made for large corporate networks
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Used to get tech support calls from internet service providers out trying to install cable internet access in neighborhoods of tech-ready homes. Each house had ethernet jacks in every room, and after lots of searching we found they were all connected to a router and a Dell server hidden behind a wall panel in the garages. We had the customers cutting holes in other rooms to try to follow the cable until we found it! Guess they should have called the builders to find the hidden PowerEdge!
- kdmaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2someone did this with a mac mini
- falch69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That's pretty cool definately an asset for businesses that want to save space. But remember you do need a server powering this thing since it has no storage of its own.
- Flanker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dupe from a long time ago:
http://digg.com/hardware/Jack_PC:_The_Wall_Socket_PC - schwack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'll continue to custom build out my systems thankyouverymuch. I'd much prefer a Harley to a Triscuit with 6 ports.
It's a phone, it's an ipod, its a browser, it connects to the wall!" - idiotwithastick, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3:(
Duggmirror used the word "pounds" instead of ₤ sign... digg me down please - dbr_onix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The point is for places where there's lots of computers (Like libraries, schools, universities, work places etc). It's designed as a thin-client, you really don't need a full-blown computer to drive a display, and have applications remotely sent to it. It's not really aimed at a home-user, terminal-servers aren't that common in home situations. Still, it has some interesting possibilities for home use due to it's size..
- Ben - orangekid13, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This will be an amazingly powerful and useful tool for the field of home automation... of which i plan on going into... POE is the *****, you run one wire and hook up a small screen with touch and speakers/mic built in and boot a very small linux based OS from a server in the office and you can (based on permissions) control the lights music temerature, check security cameras, intercom, make sure the garage door is closed and the doors are locked right before bed...
you pull up to the house and a computer in the car talks to the house when it's in range, opens the gate, garage door, unlocks the door to the house and turns on the lights on the way into the house...
then when new stuff comes out i get to take more money from the rich people in silicon valley by installing new *****
soon i've got a big fancy house fully automated of my own... - guarnibl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1old news. buried.
- Klarth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What the hell is a ₤ sign? My currency has a £ on it, thank you very much.
- geekoid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The clue is in the fact it has a MAC address on the sticker. It has ethernet built-in. You just need to screw in the right wires, according the the A (straight-through) or B (crossover) wiring guide, shown on the side where the red connector is.
This has been out for over 2 years, actually. Still mighty cool. - bluntarski, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think the point is that it's the start of something. This particular device isn't really ready yet, but it's a start towards changing how office environments could be. For a corporate cubical farm, this type of thing has some potential. Also adds to the idea of a terminal in every room of your house someday for automating things.... It needs some work, obviously.
- tmcdigg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1your first look at what the sever farm will look like at Go Daddy .com
+5-10 years
:-) - bertsisterwanda, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yup iKitchen
http://www.caffeine-junkies.com/?mode=articles&page=print&id=7 - jimbob666, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It is designed as a 'thin client' so it connects to a Citrix or Windows Terminal server for applications. Don't need a local HD in this scenario.
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