You'll probably get lots of responses on this one...but I have to say that this thing is great looking on top of my TV.I think the original poster (who'll correct me if I'm wrong) had a different meaning to industrial design than that which you are picking up. Speaking AS an Industrial Designer, the term means the same as Product Design.
Half the time, people don't even notice it's there, but when the do, they always comment on if my clock is correct. When I tell them that not only am I sure it's correct, it's syncronized to the Naval Observatory. If the SB were a more industrial design, it would look out of place.
Plus, I don't feel bad that I've discarded one of the cases because I mounted another squeezebox in a wall. If I want a more industrial design, I'll do it myself.
Now where was that paper towel tube...I know I had one around here somewhere....lol
Paul
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Don't get me wrong - I am not here to bash or inflame. SB has a great display, great software, a pretty good UI, and a healthy fanatical base, but the hard truth is the case needs to evolve - someday. IMHO, it needs to happen sooner rather than later. Perhaps the primary goal of Slim is to do the development and they are waiting until the product reaches a certain milestone before they invest in a better, nicer case. I would encourage them to step back and start plotting the trajectory for the case design where people are bowled over.
Since I have been messing around with the SB project, I have seen slim server go to 5.4, which is a huge advance. I have seen the display improve substantially with the graphical display. It's time that they up the ante - spend a little cash on some industrial design and make a case that doesn't look like a refuge from 1970.
Jim
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A product that appears to be more 'product/industrially designed' should look good in it's appropriate context. As to if it does, that's a whole other conversation, and probably pretty subjective. But I have to agree with the original post in that the Squeezebox case looks like a 'generic' case, one made by someone else that is readily available, and the right size, as I can't imagine a 'product designer' coming up with it's shape based on a specific brief for a Slim Device.
I can understand if Slim Devices did indeed buy a generic case, possibly get it slightly modded, as they have invested in the internal hardware and software. I do also believe that they could also have a design that would be more appropriate in it's context and marketplace than what currently exists. When people think it looks like an alarm clock, it's hardly a compliment, as it ISN'T an alarm clock (it's much much more), so it shouldn't look like one. I also think there are better ways for it to integrate within a Victorian room too.
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