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mixin visuals · Jan 12, 2005, 12:50 AM

you guys know how fast the industry adapts around Mac products like crazy now

i know there will probably be all types of mounting devices and things of the sort just for the "mini-mac"

anyone care to guess on what the big gadget-guys are going to come up with for the mini?

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Jan 12, 2005, 01:29 AM

Hopefully an iTrip.

mixin visuals · Jan 12, 2005, 01:33 AM

i have been using my iTrip constantly since xmas. it would be perfect as long as you don't have to remove it to use other accessories

cjrivera · Jan 12, 2005, 01:35 AM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
Hopefully an iTrip.

Just wondering, how would you use an iTrip with the Mac mini?

DeathMan · Jan 12, 2005, 01:55 AM

I want a way to stream HD from it to my TV, and 5.1 to my HiFi. That of course isn't necessarily a mini only accessory.

OwlBoy · Jan 12, 2005, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by DeathMan:
I want a way to stream HD from it to my TV, and 5.1 to my HiFi. That of course isn't necessarily a mini only accessory.

Get an XBox with XBMC and some HD content.

-Owl

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Jan 12, 2005, 01:59 AM

Originally posted by cjrivera:
Just wondering, how would you use an iTrip with the Mac mini?

Who knows, that is their problem to figure out

mixin visuals · Jan 12, 2005, 02:00 AM

Originally posted by cjrivera:
Just wondering, how would you use an iTrip with the Mac mini?

plug in the iTrip, tune radio to 87.9 or whatever you desire and let iTunes do the rest

cjrivera · Jan 12, 2005, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by mixin visuals:
plug in the iTrip, tune radio to 87.9 or whatever you desire and let iTunes do the rest

Couldn't you just use airport express for that? I guess iTrip would be a cheaper option, though.

If the mini Mac ran hot, I could see the iPot as a new accessory, a white/platinum coffee pot you leave sitting on top of the mini Mac so you always have a warm cup.

mixin visuals · Jan 12, 2005, 02:15 AM

Originally posted by cjrivera:
Couldn't you just use airport express for that? I guess iTrip would be a cheaper option, though.

If the mini Mac ran hot, I could see the iPot as a new accessory, a white/platinum coffee pot you leave sitting on top of the mini Mac so you always have a warm cup.

hehee iPot! thats gonna be hot

OwlBoy · Jan 12, 2005, 02:39 AM

Originally posted by cjrivera:
If the mini Mac ran hot, I could see the iPot as a new accessory, a white/platinum coffee pot you leave sitting on top of the mini Mac so you always have a warm cup.

Soon there will be macs to make Eggs!

-Owl

mixin visuals · Jan 12, 2005, 04:05 AM

get-R-done

as lone as J-lo doesn't advertise Macs i will be happy

cjrivera · Jan 13, 2005, 03:57 PM

Originally posted by mixin visuals:
plug in the iTrip, tune radio to 87.9 or whatever you desire and let iTunes do the rest

Well, this isn't an iTrip for the Mac mini, but sounds like it's what you were talking about...
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01...etfm/index.php

velodev · Jan 13, 2005, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by OwlBoy:
Get an XBox with XBMC and some HD content.

-Owl

With the price of XBox 2... you would save yourself money by getting a mini.

olePigeon · Jan 13, 2005, 04:42 PM

Matching mini LCDs that flip up from the case, and matching bluetooth keyboards & mouse.

Custom Mac mini cases. Various woods, transparent plastics or glass, black, sliver, or blueish aluminum, and others to match furniture and appliances.

Racks, hooks, and stands. Especially hanging compartments for kitchen cabinets. Flipdown LCD panel and wireless remote/gesture device.

Car kits with GPS, navigation software, radio, etc. MP3s, DVD movies, all that jaz.

rozwado1 · Jan 13, 2005, 05:58 PM

Umm...

A DOCK!

You could have a dock at home and at the office - just bring the mini along for the ride.

sworthy · Jan 13, 2005, 06:26 PM

How about a hard drive that stacks right on top of the mini and clips on somehow? I'm looking at my lacie d2 and it's almost the exact same dimensions.

Or similarly, a usb/firewire hub that clips on top. This could be the ultimate modular computer

Scifience · Jan 13, 2005, 06:31 PM

A battery pack and battery-powered display? Using a battery pack, battery-powerd display, and bluetooth keyboard/mouse, you could cart it around like a laptop.

Such a device would allow it to serve as a desktop when you were at home, and as a semi-portable computer when on the road.

FulcrumPilot · Jan 13, 2005, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by rozwado1:
Umm...

A DOCK!

You could have a dock at home and at the office - just bring the mini along for the ride.

The dock is a sure thing!

Millennium · Jan 13, 2005, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by sworthy:
How about a hard drive that stacks right on top of the mini and clips on somehow? I'm looking at my lacie d2 and it's almost the exact same dimensions.

Back in the days of the original all-in-one Macs,"zero footprint" hard drives were quite popular. They were the same shape as the bottom of the Mac, and you would set the Mac on top of the drive. Returning to this idea, by creating a hard drive that sat on top of the Mini (or that the Mini sat on top of) certainly isn't far-fetched.

Or similarly, a usb/firewire hub that clips on top. This could be the ultimate modular computer

Ideally, such a hub would support both USB and FireWire, perhaps offering two ports of each kind in front and two in back. A headphone jack would also be useful.