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Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jan 9, 2003, 02:37 PM

Is this what everyone was lusting over or is it just me that is happy as hell?

http://www.macsense.com/company/Pres.../20030107.html

LeeG · Jan 9, 2003, 04:43 PM

WOW - this is great - we need more stuff like this, true hardware implementation of the digital hub idea...

Lee

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jan 9, 2003, 10:25 PM

Anyone at the show get a pict of this thing?

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jan 10, 2003, 03:14 PM

Ok I just found a pict of it. Shame, it is ugly as sin:

http://www.gloolabs.com/Customer.php...6f6b4516f01f2d

veryniceguy2002 · Jan 11, 2003, 01:44 AM

Can someone tells me how this works? The product page from GLOOLABS doesn't expalin clearly how to connect and how it works (certainly a diagram would help)

Does the HomePod connects near your computer side or near your home stereo side?

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jan 11, 2003, 02:07 AM

Originally posted by veryniceguy2002:

Does the HomePod connects near your computer side or near your home stereo side?

You plug the Homepod into your stereo and then run a Java App on your Mac's that sends the songs one at a time to the homepod.

veryniceguy2002 · Jan 11, 2003, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
You plug the Homepod into your stereo and then run a Java App on your Mac's that sends the songs one at a time to the homepod.

Does this mean you need a Airport basestation and a running Mac or a Mac with built-in Airport to use HomePod?

I would have hope it would also store the mp3 file inside so that you can also run it even when your Mac is off...

scaught · Jan 11, 2003, 09:16 AM

god DAMN that thing is ugly. it looks like one of those old VCR tape rewinders or something.

i mean, theres that whole function over form thing, and i guess you could shove that somewhere where noone would ever see it, but geez.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jan 11, 2003, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by veryniceguy2002:
Does this mean you need a Airport basestation and a running Mac or a Mac with built-in Airport to use HomePod?

Yes that is the general idea, you either need a base station or an airport card.

The only way it could store the songs is if you put a hard drive in it, then you would have to add $300 to the price.

veryniceguy2002 · Jan 11, 2003, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Yes that is the general idea, you either need a base station or an airport card.

The only way it could store the songs is if you put a hard drive in it, then you would have to add $300 to the price.

Well, putting in 128Mb flash memory should cost no more than US$50, right?

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jan 12, 2003, 02:38 AM

Originally posted by veryniceguy2002:
Well, putting in 128Mb flash memory should cost no more than US$50, right?

So then what, you have about 20 songs stored on it out of your 5000 on the computer. I don't see the point.

subego · Jan 12, 2003, 07:36 PM

About an hour of non-computer dependent music?

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jan 13, 2003, 02:51 AM

Originally posted by subego:
About an hour of non-computer dependent music?

Some reason your computer can't be on sending every song you got?

subego · Jan 13, 2003, 10:12 AM

Every 2 days or so my Airport reception dies for about 5 to 10 minutes. No idea why.

It also allows whoever is using the computer (presumably in the other room, and unaware of your HousePod party) to mess around (log out/restart/beachball) without instantly harshing your mellow.

On a related topic, this thing is so damned ugly, I'm seriously considering waiting for the Rendevous TiVo. I get the impresson it will be capable of more or less the same activity, i.e. mp3s files beamed to your stereo?