Um... you watch it in the living room, select it with a remote that also lets you get all all of your music and photos?
Yes, but all of that can happen if they just make Front Row available as a Mac application... maybe part of the next iLife package. All those photos and music are also going to need space as well.
Realistically, this seems like a solution that is being shaped by the constraints of the existing Mini platform more than adapting the platform to excel in the new application. I have no doubt that the broadcasters will be thoroughly enamored with the prospect of users never actually getting to physically control their purchased programming. It may be a solution for some that are willing to relinquish that control, and I'm not sure that I might not be convinced someday, but it just doesn't seem to be a plan that will convince me to add hardware to my theater. If I really need to do some computer thing on the (front projected) big screen, I can just plug in my PowerBook.
I RTFA... and I'm disappointed. If this is going to depend on programs being cached on iDisk, then why do I need a new Mac Mini at all? Lots of the speculation was that the new mini might get a tv tuner card and lots more storage, to give it DVR functionality etc. How is this different from a website that just streams you video? Media center... yeah right. I'll keep my TiVos.
Yeah, considering only the water scenes of this movie about fish would cut it waaaaay down. (not) My guess is that $1M / min might be closer to the real figure.
It would be interesting if there were just a standard developed for a water cooling connection... just like power and network. The machine room would get more comfortable for humans both from a temperature and sound perspective.
What's to stop the music industry from moving to a "licensing" model as well? They're all just bits, after all.
It's probably already covered by the fine print somewhere in the jacket specifying "all rights reserved", but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if software license style legalese started to appear on music CD's... especially since many of them now include non-music enhancements.
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Um... you watch it in the living room, select it with a remote that also lets you get all all of your music and photos?
Yes, but all of that can happen if they just make Front Row available as a Mac application... maybe part of the next iLife package. All those photos and music are also going to need space as well.
Realistically, this seems like a solution that is being shaped by the constraints of the existing Mini platform more than adapting the platform to excel in the new application. I have no doubt that the broadcasters will be thoroughly enamored with the prospect of users never actually getting to physically control their purchased programming. It may be a solution for some that are willing to relinquish that control, and I'm not sure that I might not be convinced someday, but it just doesn't seem to be a plan that will convince me to add hardware to my theater. If I really need to do some computer thing on the (front projected) big screen, I can just plug in my PowerBook.
I RTFA... and I'm disappointed. If this is going to depend on programs being cached on iDisk, then why do I need a new Mac Mini at all? Lots of the speculation was that the new mini might get a tv tuner card and lots more storage, to give it DVR functionality etc. How is this different from a website that just streams you video? Media center... yeah right. I'll keep my TiVos.
Yeah, considering only the water scenes of this movie about fish would cut it waaaaay down. (not) My guess is that $1M / min might be closer to the real figure.
It would be interesting if there were just a standard developed for a water cooling connection... just like power and network. The machine room would get more comfortable for humans both from a temperature and sound perspective.
What's to stop the music industry from moving to a "licensing" model as well? They're all just bits, after all.
It's probably already covered by the fine print somewhere in the jacket specifying "all rights reserved", but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if software license style legalese started to appear on music CD's... especially since many of them now include non-music enhancements.