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S1Digital Prepping Windows Home Server & Custom Touchscreen

S1Digital is launching a number of new products for 2008, starting with their newly designed website that looks great.  On the hardware side, S1Digital will be launching two Windows Home Server’s and a 17 inch Media Center touchscreen.  The new solutions are outlined in their new brochure (PDF) that lays out the S1 vision of the connected home using Media Center as the center piece.

While exact details have not been released on the new hardware, it appears they will have two flavors of S1 branded Windows Home Server’s.  The first is a 1U rackmounted server, and the other is a smaller unit that looks to be based on Intel’s WHS platform.

In addition they will have a brand new 17 inch touchscreen with Media Center built in.  Dubbed the TX Edition it also has built-in wireless and optional internal CableCARD.  Imagine this in your kitchen given you access to HD content without the need for a remote.  My mControl setup is begging for one already.

No prices or release dates yet, but it looks like S1 is ready to make a splash in 2008.

Hear more about the above hardware and more on this weeks Media Center Show with Ian Dixon and Paul Heitlinger.

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Cross Posted from Chris Lanier's Blog at http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/
Published Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:22 AM by Chris - Moderator
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tboyce said:

Too bad S1 cannot influence CableCards/Microsoft to work on the DRM so that if you have a CableCard installed in that touchscreen you could view recordings from another CalbeCard PC in the home.

While the smaller WHS looks cute, I wish S1 and Velocity would provide something a little more fitting with there current offerings.  (OK, the rack mount does it for S1).
February 7, 2008 7:55 AM
 

S1 Digital to Launch Windows Home Server Hardware in 2008 | We Got Served said:

February 7, 2008 10:54 AM
 

DenCollins said:

Realistically though...I think 17" is too big for a kitchen. Maybe a 15" would be more practical.  
February 7, 2008 12:36 PM
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