I would really like this remote! Thanks so much for the contest.

I'm still very happy with my Sonos system. Just added a Pandora account and it works like a charm and sounds good. Still have two nits with the system: can't play Apple DRM files and can't stream Real Audio.

Your post made me go back and look at the render itself. I do have one question about it; where is the reflection of the hand holding the iPhone coming from?

Conceptually, I can see a use for both.

Curved screen: depending on how big it is, it would allow enough real estate to be like having multiple monitors. The curve would help the users' eyes from having to refocus as they moved from side to side. Too much time from screen to screen kills my eyes if they have to refocus.

Dual screens/cams: would allow for multiple people to be involved in desktop VTCs. This would be *awesome* in the environment I work in.

Bring it on, I say.

Thanks for the contest!

Thanks for the contest!

Wi-Fi would be useful for doing a share while the car is parked in the driveway. I've always thought that having the ability to drag-and-drop music files (or whatever) onto my car via [insert your favorite OS here] would be the hot setup.

I still carry a Smartphone and a PDA, but I don't necessarily want to.

I carry a Treo 700WX and an iPaq hx4700. I use the iPaq for things that require screen real estate like watching video, reviewing MS Office docs, etc. The tiny screen (and low memory) on the Treo is no good for this at all. I also have a BT keyboard and mouse (that I use on both) a CF/NIC, and WiFi on the iPaq. I use the Treo for calls, PIM, email, and web (I'm not paying a tether fee to use the iPaq, nor am I wanting to hack my Treo).

It's a decent combination, but there's just no single convergent device that does everything that I want it to do.

Quite a few of the negative comments on the IDA-X001 revolved around the fact that the center button didn't mimic the iPod's control wheel enough (my guess is that's due to Apple's patent on the UI.) Unless Alpine licenses the interface from Apple, these units will likely suffer the same complaints.

I like the IDA-X001; I think it has a rich feature set for the price range.

It's big, but it's not that big. I'd guess that the screen's about 5" diagonal. I probably wouldn't consider anything with a smaller screen for watching movies on the go.