Frank Sommers wrote on 08/03/05 12:08 PM:
Hi,
I'm wondering if there are any third-party Sunray hardware DTUs out
there. I mean, is it possible for a vendor to license Sun's technology
and create hardware that is in some ways unique or adds value to the
basic idea?
Certainly is possible:
http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/html/products/mobile/comet12/
For instance, is there a SunRay DTU that's really small form-factor
(say, the size of a PDA)? That would be useful, in case someone wanted
to carry around a DTU, and be able to just plug in a
keyboard/mouse/display/network connection, and then connect to some kind
of a globally accessible hosted SunRay desktop. This would also be kind
of like a "plug" or "adapter" to attach a display, turning, in essence,
that display into a SunRay DTU. For instance, LCD TV sets are
increasingly popular, and this kind of device could turn one of those
into a computer in the living room or bedroom (provided the LCD has a
VGA input). Or a SunRay DTU with a built-in wireless network adapter
would be nice, too.
I like the PDA-connect-to-external-display idea. I wonder if it's
feasible, in terms of hardware. Probably is.
See reference above w.r.t, wireless (wifi). There are some 3G (eg. UMTS)
ideas floating around too.
~D..
Third-party hardware would, I think, also contribute to large-scale
adoption, in that it could drive hardware unit prices down. If we can
see DTU prices around, say, $50/unit or less, a lot more people would
want to just try one out, especially if they could plug it into their
DSL or cable modem and connect to a desktop service on the Web. With the
huge amount of bandwidth now being deployed to residential customers
(some companies are talking about deploying 100Mb/s broadband
connections!), this could be an appealing product and service.
Such low prices would require some serious competition in terms of
hardware implementation. This kind of price evolution happened with
wireless routers (not to mention PCs), for instance. I remember buying a
wireless router for a couple of $100 just a few years ago; I can buy a
better router now for under $30. The result of this is that wireless
networks are now ubiquitous. Could SunRay desktops become ubiquitous in
a similar way?
Any experiences or thoughts about this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
-- Frank
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