My latest "gotta have it" geek toy

nashr · 06-02-2006

Yep, that's what I said when I saw this Jack PC advertised. I'm thinking this would be nice for home automation and security systems. I'm sure you can all come up with LOTS of good ideas for this.

Mother · 06-02-2006

Er...

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The UK company Jade Integration is about to release a PC that is small enough to fit inside a standard wall power socket. Not only that, it can be powered solely over ethernet.

...so, the idea is to put a PC in a power socket, but power it using PoE rather than...from the socket where it's in? Duh!

Nice toy though, I'll prolly end up with one

Cheers,

Mother

Barry · 06-02-2006

Yea, I read that too. Actually they were designed to be installed in network outlets.. We looked into getting them here at the district. We decided we can just repurpose older machines for free. They take up more space, but we got a lot of old shit to use.

beakmyn · 06-02-2006

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Originally Posted by nashr

Yep, that's what I said when I saw this Jack PC advertised. I'm thinking this would be nice for home automation and security systems. I'm sure you can all come up with LOTS of good ideas for this.

Well if you had a LCD monitor and hung it on the wall over the jack and the monitor had a touch screen I could see it might be useful as a "network appliance".

itsnotme · 06-02-2006

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Originally Posted by beakmyn

Well if you had a LCD monitor and hung it on the wall over the jack and the monitor had a touch screen I could see it might be useful as a "network appliance".

I was actually thinking of a cheap way to do it. I was thinking of just getting a cheap LCD 4 line panel and a keypad, hook that up and you could get info on how hot the house is, etc etc.

But seeing as the toy retails around what, $250? It'd still be pretty expensive

streaker69 · 06-02-2006

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Originally Posted by itsnotme

I was actually thinking of a cheap way to do it. I was thinking of just getting a cheap LCD 4 line panel and a keypad, hook that up and you could get info on how hot the house is, etc etc.

But seeing as the toy retails around what, $250? It'd still be pretty expensive

Look for an Audrey. Touch Screen, runs QNX, USB port IR keyboard.

Starpoint · 06-02-2006

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Originally Posted by Mother

Er...

...so, the idea is to put a PC in a power socket, but power it using PoE rather than...from the socket where it's in? Duh!

Nice toy though, I'll prolly end up with one

Cheers,

Mother

I saw those.. my only question is other than stealthing out the house with pc's all over the place..
what else?

Course this might be more "useful" http://www.cybernetman.com/

Starpoint · 06-05-2006

unfortunately it has to come from Japan

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/pcs/m...800-178470.php

beakmyn · 06-05-2006

http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/dd9000.html A bit pricey and it has it's limitations:

No recharging capability (though you could use rechargable AA)
No Video output just the tiny 2.5" screen

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nashr Uber Geek Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,624	My latest "gotta have it" geek toy Yep, that's what I said when I saw this Jack PC advertised. I'm thinking this would be nice for home automation and security systems. I'm sure you can all come up with LOTS of good ideas for this. __________________ Help! I've been Simpsonized!

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Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,882	Yea, I read that too. Actually they were designed to be installed in network outlets.. We looked into getting them here at the district. We decided we can just repurpose older machines for free. They take up more space, but we got a lot of old shit to use. __________________ Never do anything you don't want to explain to the paramedics.

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Starpoint Pr0nStumbler Expert Level Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 2,536	another gotta have unfortunately it has to come from Japan http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/pcs/m...800-178470.php __________________ Against the run of the mill, static as it seems We break the surface tension with our wild kinetic dreams Curves and lines -- of grand designs... Tonight's movie "Soylent Green" has been brought to you by our sponsor - Waste Management My mind is like a Steel trap - Rusty and Illegal in most states

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beakmyn Free Public Wifi Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,992	Warspying http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/dd9000.html A bit pricey and it has it's limitations: No recharging capability (though you could use rechargable AA) No Video output just the tiny 2.5" screen __________________ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ╞ NS Icons Explained\|et hoc genus omne ╡ └──────────────────────────────┘ Creating yesterday's future, Today!

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