Slim Devices has been absolutely brilliant with the ultimate Slim client (Squeezebox), I'm wondering how much longer until somebody turns their attention to a truly slim SlimServer appliance. The QNAP thingy is close, but they still sell you the storage, and don't provide an open-source interface. The NSLU2/Kurobox set-up is slightly underpowered and _way_ too hacker-centric. What I'm thinking is, the 'home PC' as we know it today won't be here in 5 (3?) years; everything will be an 'appliance'*. Your TB of tunes will not likely be stuck on a mechanical go-round thing either. So, is there some technical limitation I don't understand that is preventing somebody from putting together a 'slim device' with an HTTP interface (like a router), with a UI that allows for upgrading of the code/plugins, etc just like we do now? Storage would easily interface via USB (or whatever comes next). So I guess the questions are: a) can it be done? and b) how much longer until it is?
Nick *handheld email/internet, game console, etc. The PC will truly become nothing more than 'office equipment', and how many people _really_ have a home office? ps Hey it is Slim Device_s_ Inc. - they really should have more than one! -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23496 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
