Hmmm! That´s what I said when Bush won the election 4 years ago...
;-)
No..seriously...I think the clickwheel is a serious candidate for the remote control. As to the Dock having a holographic display...well, that's a bit too much..maybe a laser pointing display like those Oregon Scientific alarm clocks.
Does technology to allow the holographic display even exist?
However, i think the concept is good. When i saw the Bose iPod dock thingy, i immediately thought 'it should have a projection of the iPod's screen onto the wall behind it. That is well within the realm of possiblitiy, and wouldn't even be that expensive, i think.
It would look similar to nsousansousa's mockups in this thread except that the image would be thrown onto the wall behind the device.
That, and a clickwheel remote, and you'd have a revolution in home stereo equipment....
I could, however see the base employing bluetooth or upcoming bluetooth extreme technology to communicate with the remotes. I could easily envision Apple using a single or double lined display right on the remote itself, similar to how iTunes displays track info for the current song.
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Originally posted by ipodandimac
LOL!!! please tell me youre not serious..
Hmmm! That´s what I said when Bush won the election 4 years ago...
;-)
No..seriously...I think the clickwheel is a serious candidate for the remote control. As to the Dock having a holographic display...well, that's a bit too much..maybe a laser pointing display like those Oregon Scientific alarm clocks.
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Originally posted by sCreeD
Must. Resist. Mock. Using. R2-D2 reference...
Screed
LOL
This would be the ultimate set top box.
Plug your iPod and control it from a distance...
CAn you say " Playing Solitaire sitting on your couch from across the room...."
;-)
Originally posted by drewprops
c'mon guys, big points for the 3D modeling.....
Thanks drewprops !
Here is the final setup.
Speakers look out of place...
(NO offense of course...)
However, i think the concept is good. When i saw the Bose iPod dock thingy, i immediately thought 'it should have a projection of the iPod's screen onto the wall behind it. That is well within the realm of possiblitiy, and wouldn't even be that expensive, i think.
It would look similar to nsousansousa's mockups in this thread except that the image would be thrown onto the wall behind the device.
That, and a clickwheel remote, and you'd have a revolution in home stereo equipment....
-robo
http://science.slashdot.org/article....tid=126&tid=14
I could, however see the base employing bluetooth or upcoming bluetooth extreme technology to communicate with the remotes. I could easily envision Apple using a single or double lined display right on the remote itself, similar to how iTunes displays track info for the current song.