Apple Missing the Boat?
Apple could have lead the way, they have the technology to do it:
Too bad Jobes doesnt feel there is a market for this.
Quote:
Sony Shows 'Crossover' Video-Game Machine
The muscled-up, network-ready console, called the PSX, testifies to the intensifying competition among consumer electronics companies to make the living room the locus of home digital entertainment.
About the size of the PlayStation2 (news - web sites), the PSX is to go on sale in Japan late this year, beginning at $720 for a 160-gigabyte hard disk version that can record 200 hours of digital video....
The PSX will ship with Ethernet and USB ports, enabling networking, online gaming and connections with such peripherals as digital cameras and game controllers. It includes a memory stick slot and plays both PlayStation and PlayStation2 games. ...
Sony Shows 'Crossover' Video-Game Machine
The muscled-up, network-ready console, called the PSX, testifies to the intensifying competition among consumer electronics companies to make the living room the locus of home digital entertainment.
About the size of the PlayStation2 (news - web sites), the PSX is to go on sale in Japan late this year, beginning at $720 for a 160-gigabyte hard disk version that can record 200 hours of digital video....
The PSX will ship with Ethernet and USB ports, enabling networking, online gaming and connections with such peripherals as digital cameras and game controllers. It includes a memory stick slot and plays both PlayStation and PlayStation2 games. ...
Too bad Jobes doesnt feel there is a market for this.
Comments
The biggest deal I see is the 24x DVD burning!
Whats up with the 4x max for us?
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...threadid=31452
Digital Hub or Media Centre.
I prefer Apple's current Digital Hub approach, we dont need/want an all in one unit. Sony is just trying to squeeze extra revenue out of the Playstation platform.