D-Link CEO Predicts a "One Box" Solution for Digital Home Nirvana

By | December 17th, 2004 comments icon (2) Comments


dlink ken kaoCNETAsia has a very interesting interview with D-Link’s CEO, Ken Kao. Kao explains that neither of the generally accepted approaches like, Microsoft’s vision of the PC as the home’s media hub or CE manufactures’ idea of convergent home entertainment devices that add Wi-Fi connectivity and storage features to TVs, DVD players, and Hi-Fi sets, will be the end all solution for digital home nirvana.

Kao’s solution: There should be a box which can connect to the Internet. There should be a box with everything in it. It acts as a firewall, router, switch wireless access point, and can handle not only data but also voice, images and videos.

Why does this box have to be in a computer or TV? It must be independent, one that’s easy to use, with a very good GUI (graphical user interface) and remote control.

We think it (the digital home) will be network-centric. It’s not a computer or TV thing. Computers, TVs, cell phones, stereos, digital cameras, MP3 players or IP (Internet Protocol) phones are all components of this network. Even refrigerators will be connected to this box.





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  • rshassell

    Now isn’t that a strange coincidence?

    Every company, be it Microsoft, some CE giant, or a network-hardware company like D-Link, thinks that the best solution just happens to be a product that they’re best suited to build and sell to the masses. :rolleyes:

  • alister

    I would love to have a “one box” solution regardless of who makes it as long as it is good and does everything that I need it to do then I will buy it. Unless it is to restrictive :)

    Alister