iPhone server rack an exercise in network storage indulgence
By Ross Miller 
posted Jul 15th 2009 6:36PM
posted Jul 15th 2009 6:36PM
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Ross makes a pretty good point in the last sentence there. Almost justifies the damn thing.
I would put a yellow toy duck in there.
yep! i have seen people with 2 iphones.
i guess thats the only way they can really multitask for now.
@darkstar
"i guess thats the only way they can really multitask for now."
Hahaha! That was pretty funny.
darkstar,
Gold, absolutely gold! :-D
Once again Apple's implementation of a common feature is way superior to everything else (included non related stuff).
Is there anything Apple can't do?
Thats a crapgadget nominee right there.
ya how are you supposed to even plug in the iPhones? the port is facing the door/window!!!!!
Especially since, for this to work, the dock connectors would have to face INTO the unit. As depicted, the phones are connected to nothing.
Bah! The Swedish guy above me sneaks in by one minute.
no
yes
maybe?
They're also about the right size for a paperweight.
I'l be taking one of those *yoink*
But seriously, who would want to use an iphone as a storage device FAIL.
Same people who'd want to use iPhone as a smartphone.
@loocas I love my iPhone and all, but zing.
You be surprised that in this household theres
1 1st gen iPod Touch 16GB
2 2nd iPod Touch &
1 iPhone 3Gs
And yes money is a thing in this household so we not super rich .
I agree. My wife and I each have an iPhone, plus I have a Touch that my son uses...so there is 3 of the slots...Now make this thing a charger and we are good to go.
So it'll go like this:
"Honey! Junior! I'm going to fire up the server, so bring me your iphones and itouches. I temporarily need to store 64 GB of stuff, and this is obviously the best way to do it. You won't be able to use them for awhile, though, ok?"
*You put them in server*
*pause*
"How cool is that?"
You're going to me Mr. Popular.
"And yes money is a thing in this household so we not super rich ." - I guess it's just not that much of a "thing"
Wouldn't it get really really hot in there with all those iPhones in such a small space?
WIN
yeah sounds like a mini oven to me.
Just don't store them in a car
A better use for 5 Apple touch screen devices would be a belt! It could play video and scroll text to advertise how much money the wearer has to toss around. I mean if you want to flaunt it, don't $crew around. Do it big. Hiding your devices in a box is not flaunting it. That's hording.
most useless piece of shit ever.
the server rack ain't much to wite home about either
hahahaha
I'll buy this. Not because I like (or even own) an iPhone or Touch. Simply because I enjoy little yellow duckies.
I hope he has a good cooling solution
There has never been any problems with the iphone overheating... oh wait- they should re-brand this thing as a machine that turns your white iPhone into a brown one!
Perfect.
Give it a couple years. Once yearly upgraders have stocked up five iPhones, this may be usable by many.
iRaq?
just filed a patent.
It's not a RAID storage - RTFA or at least watch the video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ0c_8QLJ7A
How can this NOT be a CRAPGADGET? This has less function than a usb fan.
That is COMPLETELY USELESS. If you have that kind of money you are better off investing in SSD's. Although I am impressed that someone actually thought this up and that it actually works.
I think this is perfect for businesses that deploy iPhones. For instance, a restaurateur in Great Food Group are streamlining their service with the iPhone:
http://images.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/great-food/?sr=hotnews
iPhones have been accepted in the business world because it is streamlined and easy to use, I wouldn't be surprised if a business has more than 5 iPhones.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's a business somewhere with 5 iPhones, either. What I would find surprising would be if stringing those five iPhones together was the most efficient way they could think of to come up with 40GB of network storage.
Sorry, but in no way is this a practical solution. I could carry around an external drive thats as big as an iphone and it could have several times the storage and be far cheaper. This is merely an exercise in excess.
Dear Prospective Buyer,
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Instead of purchasing this, Send me your [iPhone(s)/iPod(s)] and I will gladly provide you with a hard drive of equal or greater capacity at no cost (hell, I'll even pay your shipping).
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Seemed to be the base of the connector housing, so that you can power the iPhone mobile phone, if necessary, and use it longer than any of standby life iPhone.
errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Looks like the phones may be the wrong way around if there's supposed to be a dock connector for them to plug into. They're not gonna have very good uptime otherwise.
I assume they're loaded in backwards for the photo shoot. The iPhone has exactly one physical distinction on the front of it and this was the only way to prove that all five objects were indeed iPhones.
Almost as amusing as it is useless. At least it's one of the slicker looking server racks I've seen. Most of them have a little less chrome and significantly fewer yellow duckies.
Im sorry, but that is the most ridiculous thing ever, overpriced NAS and a half. Plus let see how much that great "NAS" actually holds. I understand he wanted to accomplish something extra ordinary and cool, but this is just a waste.