"It's so obvious" Innovations

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Decker87

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Do you ever think of an idea that is very feasible, and you know that it is possible and useful - yet surprisingly no manufacturer has adapted the idea? I tend to think of these things often - I'll start off with one right now.

>>> A display that reads the CPU temp from the motherboard. For instance, my X-Dreamer case came with a temp display on it and a single, rather large temperature probe. While this might look 'extreme' to nonenthusiasts, it really does not do me that much good. The program 'Speedfan' has proven that scanning the motherboard and selecting the correct CPU probe is an easy task (and cheap). There are USB connectors on almost every motherboard that could connect to the display.. How hard could it be to make a case display that gets temperature readings from a small program that reads the mobo CPU probe?

List some innovations that you think could be implemented with seemingly minimal trouble and do users a lot of good?
 
Oh, I've got plenty. I don't know whether they've actually been invented or not since my scope of computer knowledge isn't all-encompassing, but here they are in no particular order. I'm not so sure about "minimal trouble" or "obvious", but I do have quite a lot of ideas floating around my head.

I'm not really sure a case wide enough for this idea would ever be made, but...I've often thought about what having a CD-Rom drive capable of holding multiple CDs at once would be like to use. With all these newfangled games requiring multiple CDs, it'd be really nice if you could just stick all the CDs in at once, sit back, and let the installation program rotate between the CDs. Or better yet, once everything's installed just insert the CDs for your favorite games and rotate between 'em for what you need. CD changers are cool on stereos and would be awesome in a computer.

I often enjoy running Norton Internet Security to make sure my PC is locked up to outsiders, but having the little bubbles pop up in the taskbar every time something comes up can be awfully annoying. It'd be nice if you could have some sort of a panel in the front that would handle alerting you to attacks, port probes, virus alerts, and such. It could have a few buttons (3-4) on the side that would allow you to choose multiple functions in response to an alert. For a virus alert, you could choose to ignore, delete, or quarantine the file. For an attempt to remotely access your computer, you could allow it once, allow it always, block it once, or block it always. You get the picture.

There are plenty of HOT components in a computer, especially if you've got an Intel processor or one of ATI's latest video cards - both of which are real scorchers. With heating bills likely to go absolutely insane this winter, I thought briefly about some kind of a little heater that could plug into a computer and transfer the heat from the computer to the heating unit to warm a frosty room on a cold winter day. That'd be nifty.

A computer case with some sort of door that would retract upon the press of a button (or even better, via a remote) would be downright cool. But then again, with all the modding work that'd been done over the years this one's probably been done already.

That's a few of them.
 
i had this great idea that computers should come with pop out cupholders, but then i looked and there already is one!!! it keeps breaking on me though :(

actually though, i can't think of a lot that I haven't seen already, either in products or mods. maybe a 5 1/2 bay device that was basically a pop out spindle, you could keep your 5-6 most used cd's in there. or seriously, maybe a hookup to an actual cup holder that was heated by the case heat...both drew off heat from inside the case and kept your coffee warm! now there's an idea :p
 
for the multi cd loader idea, my cousin has one. its in a really old comp, though, so i dunno if its still being made, and its the only one of its kind i'd ever seen. i think it held 4 cd's or so.
 
Shorehn said:
There are plenty of HOT components in a computer, especially if you've got an Intel processor or one of ATI's latest video cards - both of which are real scorchers. With heating bills likely to go absolutely insane this winter, I thought briefly about some kind of a little heater that could plug into a computer and transfer the heat from the computer to the heating unit to warm a frosty room on a cold winter day. That'd be nifty.
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If you have the computer in said room and it really is HOT, you wouldn't need something to transfer the heat. My last desktop kept my room around 78 deg. Fahrenheit during the winter. We usually keep the house around 65-70 when it can be 20-30 outside. Granted, I did a poor job of proper cooling! :D

Oh, and it SUCKED during the summer. Talkin' 85 in my room when the rest of the house is 70 and it's 90 outside. SHEESH.
 
My innovation:
Dell cases and components that werent so propriatary that I can't even install an extra fan in the case!
 
Shorehn said:
I'm not really sure a case wide enough for this idea would ever be made, but...I've often thought about what having a CD-Rom drive capable of holding multiple CDs at once would be like to use. With all these newfangled games requiring multiple CDs, it'd be really nice if you could just stick all the CDs in at once, sit back, and let the installation program rotate between the CDs. Or better yet, once everything's installed just insert the CDs for your favorite games and rotate between 'em for what you need. CD changers are cool on stereos and would be awesome in a computer.
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If you don't mind going external you should consider a Plasmon DVD Jukebox. I swear, it's been the best $60,000 I've ever spent!
 
Slartibartfast said:
It's a "Jump To Conclusions Matt"...
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You forgot your cover sheets on those TPS reports, Didn't you get the memo? :D

Anyway, I'd say I never really think about that. Most of the things that convience me already exist.
 
You know, with the advent of all the slimline DVD burners, I'm surprised there isn't a dual-drive 5.25" device yet. It would be a godsend to all of those stuck with those faggoty single-drive bay cases (Mac users unite here). Plus, you could bypass the system bus entirely, stick in a dual layer disc and have a bit for bit 'backup' in 15 minutes.
 
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