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§ ita § - Feb 28, 2006 8:56:38 am PST #7254 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have a dock set up next to the stereo in my bedroom. And I can stream MP3s to the TiVo for music in the living room.

I do need a good bathroom music solution, though.

My current Mini thinking is to put one in the living room hooked up to the TV with any video files I have, and a simpler method of playing music through the TV speakers. Now with this streaming and Front Row stuff, it gets cooler. Would I get a keyboard and mouse? Perhaps not, if I can VNC it and FrontRow it. Not permanently.


tommyrot - Feb 28, 2006 8:57:26 am PST #7255 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I want the iPod stereo. HMOG, I want it. I just haven't figured out if it would work with my 4thGen iPod.

I think Jobs said it would work with all iPods ever sold....


Atropa - Feb 28, 2006 8:59:27 am PST #7256 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I think Jobs said it would work with all iPods ever sold....

Excellent.


tommyrot - Feb 28, 2006 9:00:47 am PST #7257 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Apple Store is back up: [link]

eta: Slow as fuck, though.


Tom Scola - Feb 28, 2006 9:03:58 am PST #7258 of 10003
hwæt

I think Jobs said it would work with all iPods ever sold....

All iPods with a dock connector.


tommyrot - Feb 28, 2006 9:06:20 am PST #7259 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

All iPods with a dock connector.

You can attach a Shuffle to the back. But then you're losing most of the integration, right?

Any other iPods that don't have the dock connector?


Tom Scola - Feb 28, 2006 9:13:28 am PST #7260 of 10003
hwæt

My 1st generation iPod.


Sean K - Feb 28, 2006 9:14:15 am PST #7261 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

What's FrontRow?


Tom Scola - Feb 28, 2006 9:17:08 am PST #7262 of 10003
hwæt

What's FrontRow?

Apple's remote control software, for watching movies and playing music. Which only comes with new models, so I can't install it on my G5, even though it's sitting in my living room.


amych - Feb 28, 2006 9:21:54 am PST #7263 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Which only comes with new models, so I can't install it on my G5, even though it's sitting in my living room.

That's incredibly lame. For some reason (probably because I didn't care enough to do the research) I had the idea that it was just the media center front end for showing slideshows and such. I didn't realize it was specifically tied to the remote.