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Toshiba Media Server is a Wireless Powerhouse, Dodecahedron
Posted by John Herrman at 10:50 PM on September 30, 2008
This strangely sexy (for a networked storage device) Toshiba wireless media server concept on show at CEATEC takes a novel approach to design; as wires disappear, the necessity for an unimaginative stack of home theatre equipment is diminished. The device is loaded with wireless capabilities, including Wi-Fi, wireless HDMI (presumably the WirelessHD protocol) and for the sake of variety, Near Field Communication (NFC).
Something like this might not do well to come from Toshiba, as WirelessHD is limited to line-of-sight transmissions and NFC is slower than Bluetooth, in addition to hardly being equipped on anything. The design concept is fantastic though, and this shiny almost-ball could sit anywhere in your room and look great (or at least interesting). The driving force behind the design is even more enticing: make the unbound device look like something you could put on your coffee table, shelf or counter, because, well, that's exactly where it might end up. [Ubergizmo]
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strider_mt2k
Posted 11:20 PM 30/9/08
Dodecahedron = Doctor Who to me! :D
strider_mt2k
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 11:17 PM 30/9/08
Why is it when I hear dodecahedron, I think of Square One Television? Damn you MathNet!
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 11:15 PM 30/9/08
@beyondthetech: The Onion Movie, FTW.
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beyondthetech
Posted 11:14 PM 30/9/08
Rumor has it that it's preloaded with a copy of the upcoming movie Cockpuncher starring Steven Segal.
beyondthetech
DrewKillsThreads
Posted 11:07 PM 30/9/08
I'll bet this thing can toast your nuts at 10 paces. That much powerful electromagnetic energy coming out of one device freaks me out.
It's like a billion sperm crying out...
DrewKillsThreads
discounteggroll
Posted 11:04 PM 30/9/08
@OMG! Ponies!:
I thought asians were officially considered a unit of measure.
discounteggroll
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 11:00 PM 30/9/08
Also, for a vague sense of scale:
Honestly, is it too much to ask that they put a remote control or a magazine or a book next to it to give *gasp* potential buyers an idea of how big the thing is?!
And yes, I know it's just a concept and not a for-purchase product
OMG! Ponies!
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 10:54 PM 30/9/08
So what happens when my media server fails its saving throw?
OMG! Ponies!
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 11:51 PM 30/9/08
@discounteggroll: According to John McCain, they are.
He made a specific point in Friday's debate that South Koreans are three inches taller than North Koreans.
Now, according to Wikipedia, the source of all knowledge that may be known and indisputably accurate and suitable for the settlement of all bar wagers, the average South Korean male is 5', 8.5". This figure must be discounted because South Korean males do not model electronics. Accordingly, we look to the average height of a South Korean female, 5' 3.4". To this, we must add two inches for the heels. Therefore, one heel-shod South Korean female equals 5' 5.4" (65.4"). So we see that you are, in fact correct, in that the SK is a fungible unit of measurement.
The McCain corollary then means that the NK, a less popular unit of measurement in terms of totalitarian rallies, equals 66.4", taking into account the fact that North Korean women cannot afford high heels and, if they could, they would be forced to eat them.
The conversion formula for future reference is NK=SK x .98493975903614457831325301204819.
Also, a point of reference, one unshod North Korean female is equal to one unshod angry Hobbitish American East Coast Liberal Jew (me).
OMG! Ponies!
hydramax6
Posted 11:37 PM 30/9/08
You'll need a d20 for those saving throws.
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hydramax6
VideoVampire
Posted 11:30 PM 30/9/08
Why dont they make it a usefull shape? Like maybe a little shelf or mag rack or something.
VideoVampire
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 11:57 PM 30/9/08
@OMG! Ponies!: Ponies, your math sucks. One NK = 60.4" or ~0.9235474.
Additionally, you are the same height as a barefoot South Korean woman. Congratulations - your parents must be proud.
OMG! Ponies!
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 12:23 AM 1/10/08
If I stare at that chicks dress long enough I might even be suckered into buying one of these.
Those circles are mesmerizing...
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
ripfire
Posted 12:57 AM 1/10/08
@OMG! Ponies!: If you drop it with the vent plate is face down, then that's a critical hit.
ripfire
CSX321
Posted 12:49 AM 1/10/08
@strider_mt2k: Same here! And because of that, the word is closely tied to "megalomaniac" in my brain. Weird the way the brain works.
CSX321
dOk
Posted 2:54 AM 1/10/08
Well they should just get Pinhead to hawk it from them...
Would be the best advertising campaign imaginable.
dOk
froggy
Posted 3:59 AM 1/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: it's not the dress you're staring at ;) and yes, those circles are mesmerizing.
froggy
Con Seannery
Posted 5:29 AM 1/10/08
I don't see the big appeal of wireless, is slower and more prone to interference, with a worse signal quality a good thing? I LIKE MY PLAIN, WIRED BOX! IT FITS IN THE SHELF MADE FOR IT!
Con Seannery
JYHASH
Posted 7:40 AM 1/10/08
@OMG! Ponies!: due to it's sheer size, you automatically get a +5 to hit on all rolls for "Setup" and "Odd Technological Curse". But there is a -1 penalty when trying to deal with the spells "Analog Signal" or "1080p".
It's Hard Drive also acts as a bag of Holding when the magic words "Striped RAID" are uttered.
Aaaaaaaaaand...I'm out of AD&D jokes.
~JYH
JYHASH
Metron4
Posted 2:17 AM 1/10/08
As a member of the Super-Secret Nobody-Knows-We-Exist Order of Pythagoras, I must now embark on a quest to erase all knowledge of this blasphemous use of sacred geometry, lest it's true nature destroy us all!
Metron4