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Story: Gates wants a server in every home

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While I agree that encouraging another device that will be left on 24/7 goes completely against what the UK government is trying to do with its attempts at stopping people putting even TVs on standby it might not be such a bad thing.

Currently I leave my home PC on almost non-stop. All my music, photos and a lot of video is stored on there plus I regularly access my email, game or work on it. Even when I am away from home I leave it on incase I need to VPN in and use it.

I was considering buying a NAS which could store my media files and act as a server. It consumes less power can can be accessed from my mobile/PSP or even a compatible TV. This uses less power than a 550w PC.

The new Nintendo Wii uses just 10 watts of power in standby mode which still enables it to be contected to the web and receive content such as emails or allow access to game features to other players. Surely this technology could be used to make low power consumption servers that would reduce mean a lower impact of "a server in each home".

Also having one central unit for all your media, although an extra device means that any device that can connect to it can access the infomation without turning on another device. For example to get a photo rather than turn on my PC to call up the image I can use a device that was already on such as my PDA and wirelessly call it straight from my NAS/server.

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