Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"For a long time I have been searching for a portable device where I can store all of my CDs in MP3 format and stream the songs wirelessly to my HiFi system. The portable device must I've tried FM transmitters, they all suck. I don't want a docking station. Any help? Thanks!" have a display so that I easily can scroll through the playlists (I don't want to use a TV or monitor). I suppose that there must also be a second device that is connected to the HiFi system that would receive the wireless streams from the portable device.
Bradley:
Thank you for your inquiry and interest in Desktop Factory. We are still a little ways from launch – we plan for first quarter of 2008. International launch will be 8 - 10 months later
We are putting together a spec sheet over the next few weeks so until that is ready I will just give you a few particulars. In terms of sending you a part – we are in the process of extensive integration testing and we log and retain every part built for our records. It will be a few more months before we can fulfill our very long list of parts requests.
The Desktop Factory 125 ci will be $4995.00 US – there will be few, if any additional expense items besides consumables.
The form factor you see on the web site is the actual look/feel.
The build envelope is 125 cubic inches at 5X5X5, you may build multiple parts in the envelope.
The layers are 10 mils, and finest detail would be 40 - measured as 0.01 and 0.04 inches respectively.
The build speed is 1 cubic inch in 1 – 3 hours.
The material is a nylon composite and will be the only material that can be used – our target price will be $1.00 per ci. We are still playing with package sizes.
The final part is quite robust, we have dropped many without breakage; various tests will be run prior to formal launch.
The software we support is almost any CAD 3D Solid Object Modeling package as long as it outputs an STL file. This includes SolidWorks, Catia, AutoDesk, Rhino, Alibre, etc. etc. We provide the software that accepts the STL file, rotates it and sizes it with final preparation for printing. The file can be submitted thru email, downloaded from the web and/or sent via FTP. The system this software will need to reside on is a Windows PC.
We will have a 90 day warranty and annual service contract – the cost should be industry standard at about 15% of purchase price.
The product will become commercially available late this year / early 2008. Shipments outside the US are planned for late 2008. If you would like to continue to receive information – please sign up for our Desktop Factory newsletter!
Regards,
Desktop Factory, Inc.