What I want is a better monitor. I want a 19" with better speakers, a built in mic ( I have it in my notebook) and a built in video camera. The mic would have a BOM of around $2, and the video camera around $20. and the speakers... which could include an jack for a sub maybe (this would have a cost of perhaps $10, include the wireless mouse and kyb thing, and lastly a couple of USB connectors and it would clean up my world!!! Fewer wires, less cost, cleanly done.
- 19" 4:3 and 16:9 ... use top of the line LCDs
- and bigger screens.... its just plastic after all !!!
- after all, if I have a 42" over my mantel, I really want it to be stand alone... and if the cost is an extra $1000 or less, why not? - useful speakers... enough volume for music, TV, and video conf
- USB ports on edge
- wireless mouse/keyboard sending unit
- microphone
- video camera
- The BOM for all would be under $50, and the retail postioning would be premium and yield an up sale of $100 to $150
Then allow multple ways to mount.
- From the top (as in under cabinent)
- From the bottom (as in sitting on the desk)
- And from the back (mounted to the wall)
- And from a boom
Then the next would be to put an IPX computer and HDD in case, adding one inch to the case. The power would be provided by a seperate brick. VIA runs at 1.3Mhz, with a 7200 rpm SATA 2.5" 80 G drive, 1 G of DRAM, built in 802.11G, and no CD/DVD ROM (and external drive is avaiable in the market)
