Comments on: Disappearing Electronics http://www.psfk.com/2006/08/disappearing_el.html Ideas & Trends Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:14:19 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Edward Cotton http://www.psfk.com/2006/08/disappearing_el.html/comment-page-1#comment-1481 Edward Cotton Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1481 <p>Yes, we will have either server farms in the basement or high speed connections to all our digital media. </p> <p>For many, the clutter will be removed. </p> <p>However, there is also a trend away from the cold and towards the addition of electronics with more warmth and character- Linn record decks and valve amps for iPods are starting to appear.</p> <p>So, home electronics will either be removed as you suggest, or become even more iconic. </p> Yes, we will have either server farms in the basement or high speed connections to all our digital media.

For many, the clutter will be removed.

However, there is also a trend away from the cold and towards the addition of electronics with more warmth and character- Linn record decks and valve amps for iPods are starting to appear.

So, home electronics will either be removed as you suggest, or become even more iconic.

]]> By: Lee McEwan http://www.psfk.com/2006/08/disappearing_el.html/comment-page-1#comment-1482 Lee McEwan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1482 <p>It's already happened in our house. The hi-fi stack I spent years accumulating is now unused in the cupboard under the stairs; the CDs I used to feed into it are in the loft, their contents dispersed across two computers and two ipods; the TV will soon be downsized; the unsightly cable boxes and DVD player are hidden from view; the laptops hibernate in a draw each evening and all the white goods in the kitchen have been 'integrated'. The only thing that stays on display is the Bose SoundDock. </p> <p>None of this required custom furniture or expensive wiring. </p> <p>Why? Because most affordable consumer electronics are so damn ugly. </p> It’s already happened in our house. The hi-fi stack I spent years accumulating is now unused in the cupboard under the stairs; the CDs I used to feed into it are in the loft, their contents dispersed across two computers and two ipods; the TV will soon be downsized; the unsightly cable boxes and DVD player are hidden from view; the laptops hibernate in a draw each evening and all the white goods in the kitchen have been ‘integrated’. The only thing that stays on display is the Bose SoundDock.

None of this required custom furniture or expensive wiring.

Why? Because most affordable consumer electronics are so damn ugly.

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