RE: [ukha_xpl] Re: Win a WebBrick worth £350!

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As always with these things, it's possibly less "worth =A3350"
and more "co=
sts
=A3350". :(

It's such a dissapointment to see these gadgets appear and think
"cool!" at
the features, then see the inevitable "sharp intake of breath"
price(tm)

I do hope the guys do well, because the kit looks rather cool and I have a
lot of sympathy for any start-up company in the UK, however, at the same
ti=
me
- I can't help but feel they will fall into the barren middle ground - they
seem to be producing a hobbyist device at semi-pro pricing, rather than
either producing a slick semi-pro looking device at a suitable price point
(ie, more expensive), or a hobbyist device at a hobbyist price (ie, around
the =A350 mark)

When I started looking at numbers for putting together Ethernet enabled
hardware, getting your own PCBs fabbed, etc... Well, let's just say that
th=
e
cost of the Bill of Materials is a loooooooong way south from =A3129! That
=
is
for the first lot of kit, I guess, so it will be interesting to see if the
price settles down to something more realistic. Given that kit like the
siteplayer or packetwhacker exist in the 20-30 DOLLAR space, there's some
pretty stiff competition.

Of course, it would be cool to have one to play with - so don't consider me
too negative just yet ;)

I.


-----Original Message-----
From: g8kmh [mailto:lehane@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 24 February 2005 18:47
To: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: Win a WebBrick worth =A3350!



=A3350 for the dev board and =A3129 for the basic. Eeek! Makes the NETIOM
a=
t =A369
look positively cheap.

http://www.o2m8.com/downloads/DataSheetNov04.pdf
shows two of the WebBrick'=
s
being used to control 4 garage doors! I guess if you've got 4 garage doors
then it isn't overkill...... :-)

Lehane


--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Mark McCall" <lists@a...> wrote:
>=20
> WebBrick Competition - Win a superb WebBrick from www.o2m8.com
>=20
> O2M8 have kindly donated a WebBrick as a prize for our competition.=20
This is
> the full development board valued at over =A3350.00 !
>=20
> The competition is simple to enter. Just come up with an
interesting idea on
> how you would utilise the WebBrick in a planned home automation
project.
>=20
> Perhaps you would use the system to control a new aquarium, setting
the pump
> speed via the WebBrick's rotary input, whilst monitoring the water=20
> temperature using the Dallas digital temperature probes. Maybe you
would
> control your central heating via the Net or mobile phone.
>=20
> Simply prepare your proposal then post it as a reply on this forum.=20
You are
> free to post diagrams or photos to accompany your idea, the more
detail the
> better...=20
>=20
> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/postp1234.html#1234
>=20
> M.





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