My sacrifice!

… having one of these little buggers in every room you might need a computer in.

I can imagine so much uses for it… web terminals in Kiberpipa, thin (ltsp) clients all over Kiberpipa, thin (ltsp) clients all around the house, audio input and output everywhere and with USB webcams video too, put a web interface on all of them and you have remotely controlled audio/video input/output device that you can stream video and audio to and from, etc.

I could see this as a very nice progression towards “thin clients @ home” concept. Having to manage only one server, although more powerful and expensive, instead of 4 or 5 computers would greatly reduce my headaches. If everything would run on a terminal server than these things are just about everything you need. Just connect a touchscreen/monitor+keyboard+mouse, boot it over the network and you’re good to go.
There are only two things I would like to see this Jack PC to have:

1. Wireless connectivity (power can be supplied by small power adapter, I don’t mind)
2. Composite video output (TVs and such don’t have VGA/DVI inputs yet)

Wishing for a composite video input or even Firewire… it is a dream but that would be pushing it.

Check out the resellers’ and manufacturers’ websites for details. A little bit pricey but impressive. I wonder… how could I convince them to sponsor Kiberpipa with, lets say, 30 of this little buggers?

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