intrigued by the new york times article on the martian netdrive, i contacted the developers to see if you could run the slimp3 server, which could make a snazzy, networked wireless music appliance. they promptly replied that they’ve been in talks with the slimp3 people and will be including the server soon, which could make this an interesting option for a few projects i have in the queue.

it’s a bit pricey at nearly $500 for the 120 gig model, and you could conceivably make something similar for less with a little ingenuity and a via eden/mini-ITX board running linux, but its priced smartly enough to make it enticing to pick up one for testing. hmmm