Comments on: MSI Wind Box, or the Wind U100 without a screen and keyboard http://liliputing.com/2008/11/msi-wind-box-or-the-wind-u100-without-a-screen-and-keyboard.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: T. Lord http://liliputing.com/2008/11/msi-wind-box-or-the-wind-u100-without-a-screen-and-keyboard.html#comment-10010 T. Lord Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:14:48 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=3303#comment-10010 Nice industrial design -- looks (as it should!) like a car amplifier :) <br><br>I hope that it will be fairly soon that a car without a (general purpose) computer, or provisions to accomodate a laptop etc, will be a quaint throwback. So far, I'm letting people with more time, money and initiative do all my beta testing on this front, but I want my car computer to ... <br><br>- take over the functions for which I have a small GPS device now. (Tracking path, suggesting directions)<br>- allow wireless access when stopped, for quick email checks, etc.<br>- act as a black box w/ cameras (In some year soon, black boxes will be mandatory in autos, I suspect. 10 years?) I am not in favor of them being mandatory, but I like the idea in my own car.<br>- play back audio, even when in formats that the dedicated head-unit makers have not yet gotten around to adding, so I can listen to inspiring podcasts from <a href="http://econtalk.org" rel="nofollow">econtalk.org</a> ;)<br>- entertain passengers with photos and movies<br><br>Now, where to find an inexpensive daylight-readable 9" or 10" high-res touchscreen with a standard VGA in? ;) And how many webcams can Ubuntu be coaxed to watch from at once?<br><br>timothy Nice industrial design — looks (as it should!) like a car amplifier :)

I hope that it will be fairly soon that a car without a (general purpose) computer, or provisions to accomodate a laptop etc, will be a quaint throwback. So far, I'm letting people with more time, money and initiative do all my beta testing on this front, but I want my car computer to …

- take over the functions for which I have a small GPS device now. (Tracking path, suggesting directions)
- allow wireless access when stopped, for quick email checks, etc.
- act as a black box w/ cameras (In some year soon, black boxes will be mandatory in autos, I suspect. 10 years?) I am not in favor of them being mandatory, but I like the idea in my own car.
- play back audio, even when in formats that the dedicated head-unit makers have not yet gotten around to adding, so I can listen to inspiring podcasts from econtalk.org ;)
- entertain passengers with photos and movies

Now, where to find an inexpensive daylight-readable 9″ or 10″ high-res touchscreen with a standard VGA in? ;) And how many webcams can Ubuntu be coaxed to watch from at once?

timothy

]]> By: Новые нетбуки и неттопы от MSI | аналоги | Eee-PC.ru http://liliputing.com/2008/11/msi-wind-box-or-the-wind-u100-without-a-screen-and-keyboard.html#comment-9457 Новые нетбуки и неттопы от MSI | аналоги | Eee-PC.ru Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:20:52 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=3303#comment-9457 [...] более низкое электропотребление. Тут же MSI показали MSI Wind Box, который по сути нетбук без экрана и клавиатуры. Вот уж [...] [...] более низкое электропотребление. Тут же MSI показали MSI Wind Box, который по сути нетбук без экрана и клавиатуры. Вот уж [...]

]]> By: BoloMKXXVIII http://liliputing.com/2008/11/msi-wind-box-or-the-wind-u100-without-a-screen-and-keyboard.html#comment-8904 BoloMKXXVIII Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:14:24 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=3303#comment-8904 If Intel ever comes out with a more efficient chipset for the Atom you will see most of the netbooks go fanless. Unfortunately, with little or no competition from AMD or VIA, Intel has no real incentive to spend more money on R&D. If Intel ever comes out with a more efficient chipset for the Atom you will see most of the netbooks go fanless. Unfortunately, with little or no competition from AMD or VIA, Intel has no real incentive to spend more money on R&D.

]]> By: garamond http://liliputing.com/2008/11/msi-wind-box-or-the-wind-u100-without-a-screen-and-keyboard.html#comment-8758 garamond Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:29:07 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=3303#comment-8758 As a fan of silent computers (I don't just mean quiet), I noticed the MSI Windbox is fanless. With an SSD, you wouldn't even hear the drive clicking. Fanless is a feature I have yet to see in any other Atom-based small computer. The Eeebox is quiet but still fanned. As a fan of silent computers (I don't just mean quiet), I noticed the MSI Windbox is fanless. With an SSD, you wouldn't even hear the drive clicking. Fanless is a feature I have yet to see in any other Atom-based small computer. The Eeebox is quiet but still fanned.

]]> By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2008/11/msi-wind-box-or-the-wind-u100-without-a-screen-and-keyboard.html#comment-8583 Brad Linder Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:00:42 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=3303#comment-8583 It's worth noting that this is the price in Europe. It may be even cheaper<br>by the time it makes it to the US. It's worth noting that this is the price in Europe. It may be even cheaper
by the time it makes it to the US.

]]> By: BoloMKXXVIII http://liliputing.com/2008/11/msi-wind-box-or-the-wind-u100-without-a-screen-and-keyboard.html#comment-8557 BoloMKXXVIII Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:30:32 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=3303#comment-8557 You would think removing some of the expensive bits (display and battery) would drop the price a bit more. This would make a decent car computer. You would think removing some of the expensive bits (display and battery) would drop the price a bit more. This would make a decent car computer.

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