I think I would like to see a technology company invent a new home gadget. It would be a module based brick that allows you to custom build a stack of useful devices that interconnect with each other to save space on your desk and integrate the functionality of each module. Among the modules I imagine fitting together are:
- Power strip (large ones for big power adaptor bricks and little ones for regular plugs)
- Line conditioner (for removing power spikes etc.)
- USB hub
- Wireless router
- Wired switch
- Firewall
- Outboard audio amp to power decent speakers
- External hard drive enclosure (supply your own hard drive)
- External DVD recorder drive enclosure (supply your own DVD recorder drive)
- Wireless audio transmitter (to send music to a stereo or powered speaker somewhere in the house)
By having the wireless router and external hard drive for example, you've just created a NAS, allowing you to backup or store files from any wireless capable device. If you had multiple external hard drive modules, you could set them up in a RAID configuration (for less risk of data loss). The possibilities are endless.
I think I would like to see a technology company invent a new home gadget. It would be a module based brick that allows you to custom build a stack of useful devices that interconnect with each other to save space on your desk and integrate the functionality of each module. Among the modules I imagine fitting together are:
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