Comments on: What about Nettop boxes? http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/ Splashtop - Instant on OS experience Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:57:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Carlos Martins http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2159 Carlos Martins Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:25:17 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2159 Yeah.. bound to happen sooner or later... Yeah.. bound to happen sooner or later…

]]> By: Daniel http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2158 Daniel Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:41:12 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2158 As predicted: http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/splashtop-instant-on-os-hacked-to-run-other-programs-boot-off-f/ As predicted: http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/splashtop-instant-on-os-hacked-to-run-other-programs-boot-off-f/

]]> By: Carlos Martins http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2106 Carlos Martins Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2106 MSI's Wind will come with a similar implementation of embedded Linux... What is Asus waiting for to include it in their Eee's? :/ MSI’s Wind will come with a similar implementation of embedded Linux…
What is Asus waiting for to include it in their Eee’s? :/

]]> By: Daniel http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2101 Daniel Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:50:20 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2101 OK, fair enough, but please be strongly influenced by me feedback :) OK, fair enough, but please be strongly influenced by me feedback :)

]]> By: Carlos Martins http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2100 Carlos Martins Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:58:34 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2100 I understand you perfectly, and I'm not saying it wouldn't be useful - and I'm sure someone out there is working on it. I just think it's a path slightly "offroad" for Splashtop at this moment. I understand you perfectly, and I’m not saying it wouldn’t be useful - and I’m sure someone out there is working on it. I just think it’s a path slightly “offroad” for Splashtop at this moment.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2099 Daniel Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:59:46 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2099 browser media player wasn't what I was going for. I'm talking about using your computer as a real media center, and then you definatly want to be able to have a real media center. I suggest checking out XBMC that I mentioned. Imagine this, family sits down to watch a movie. You put the movie into the computer, and you turn it on and wait five seconds. There's your DVD/media player and you can watch movies right away. Otherwise you have to boot and wait for a couple of minutes, and THEN finally watch the movie. With photo viewer, you can already give a slideshow to your guests if you have any over. Why not be able to play them the .avi videos from your vacation too? I've had several linux-based DVD players that could play xvid/avi already, so I don't see how this could do anything than open up an awesome market for the use of splashtop in media center computers. Many many of my friends buy xbox and put XBMC on it ONLY because it's the best media center solution out there. However, xbox is getting old, and codecs now require more cpu power to decompress, and xbox is getting slow. We're all looking for the next thing to move on to. My guess is, that if splashtop does not offer this solution themselves, if it's flashbased/writable, which it should be if it's to be upgradable, it will be hacked, and most likely overwritten with an application like XBMC. browser media player wasn’t what I was going for. I’m talking about using your computer as a real media center, and then you definatly want to be able to have a real media center. I suggest checking out XBMC that I mentioned.

Imagine this, family sits down to watch a movie. You put the movie into the computer, and you turn it on and wait five seconds. There’s your DVD/media player and you can watch movies right away. Otherwise you have to boot and wait for a couple of minutes, and THEN finally watch the movie.

With photo viewer, you can already give a slideshow to your guests if you have any over. Why not be able to play them the .avi videos from your vacation too? I’ve had several linux-based DVD players that could play xvid/avi already, so I don’t see how this could do anything than open up an awesome market for the use of splashtop in media center computers.

Many many of my friends buy xbox and put XBMC on it ONLY because it’s the best media center solution out there. However, xbox is getting old, and codecs now require more cpu power to decompress, and xbox is getting slow. We’re all looking for the next thing to move on to.

My guess is, that if splashtop does not offer this solution themselves, if it’s flashbased/writable, which it should be if it’s to be upgradable, it will be hacked, and most likely overwritten with an application like XBMC.

]]> By: Carlos Martins http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2095 Carlos Martins Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:19:12 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2095 As browsers evolve, and if splashtop ever ends up integrating Adobe Flash, Air, or MS Silverlight, or whatever future technology comes out; I wouldn't be surprised to see a fully "browser based Media Player". Other than that, although a real media player with certainly benefit from instant on - I don't think that's exactly what splashtop is heading too. That's still something better suited for a "full OS". As browsers evolve, and if splashtop ever ends up integrating Adobe Flash, Air, or MS Silverlight, or whatever future technology comes out; I wouldn’t be surprised to see a fully “browser based Media Player”.

Other than that, although a real media player with certainly benefit from instant on - I don’t think that’s exactly what splashtop is heading too. That’s still something better suited for a “full OS”.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2094 Daniel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:48:12 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2094 captcha's suck btw :) captcha’s suck btw :)

]]> By: Daniel http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2093 Daniel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:47:41 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2093 Biggest use I see for this is Media Center computers. That said, what's missing from splashtop is a media player. Look at XBMC, it's so perfectly integrated with xbox, and with the short boot-time, it's amazing. So take it for me, you could OWN Media Center computers with splashtop if done right. Biggest use I see for this is Media Center computers. That said, what’s missing from splashtop is a media player. Look at XBMC, it’s so perfectly integrated with xbox, and with the short boot-time, it’s amazing. So take it for me, you could OWN Media Center computers with splashtop if done right.

]]> By: Carlos Martins http://www.splashtop.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/03/what-about-nettop-boxes/#comment-2091 Carlos Martins Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:40 +0000 http://www.splashtop.com/blog/?p=71#comment-2091 Well, ROM is so "old-fashioned" these days... :) Most likely it's a Flash Memory, which will allow upgrades. As for security, if you trust your current motherboard Flash bios, then Splashtop won't be any different. (Sure there will always be security risks... but just as long as you have a "secure" boot section that will allow you to boot into a recovery mode - again, like some MB Bios do - then we can stop worryin about it ever going astray.) Well, ROM is so “old-fashioned” these days… :)
Most likely it’s a Flash Memory, which will allow upgrades.

As for security, if you trust your current motherboard Flash bios, then Splashtop won’t be any different.
(Sure there will always be security risks… but just as long as you have a “secure” boot section that will allow you to boot into a recovery mode - again, like some MB Bios do - then we can stop worryin about it ever going astray.)

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