Sunday, February 13, 2005

Thin is in at home and the office

But thin doesn't mean weak. My idea of thin means clean, crisp, elegant, not a gaming machine, but it would support Windows XP, Office 2003, and TV/tivo functions

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)

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