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With the Jack PC, the Computer's In the Wall!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that's-pretty-sweet dept.

cylonlover writes "The Jack PC from Chip PC Technologies offers a neat and novel thin-client desktop computing solution where the computer doesn't just plug into the wall, it is the plug in the wall. Running on power provided by the ethernet cable that also connects it to the data center server, the computer-in-a-wall-socket supports wireless connectivity, has dual display capabilities and runs on the RISC processor architecture."

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  1. Welcome... by Cloud+K · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...to 2006.

    Am I missing a development (the 'news') bit or is this just a slashvertisement?

  2. Re:Old news. by vlm · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They only benefit I see to having to bolt these into the wall is in a school or a public place where theft would be a concern.

    Bolt it into a wall behind the big screen. Instant super digital picture frame or announcement board, just add software.

    The main threat is from the long cable industry, using a traditional cheap PC somewhere else with long cables. The other threat is no upgrade path, if you'll need to do the long cable thing on the next generation anyway, why not do it now.

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