Manufactured for Ecast by Rock-Ola Manufacturing, one of the oldest names in pay-per-play commercial jukeboxes, the Wallette is the smallest model in the Ecast family of broadband enabled jukeboxes, being "just slightly taller than a slice of triple-layer cake," according to Ecast CEO Robbie Vann-Adib. The device is based on a 1.2 GHz Celeron processor and features a 12.1-inch VGA resolution touchscreen monitor, an automatic bill and coin collector, and a credit card reader.

he Wallette is the latest in a series of Ecast digital-downloading jukeboxes -- all based on Windows XP Embedded -- that were built to company specifications by third-party manufacturers (see photos of additional models, below). "Ecast could not have brought five new jukebox models, built by two different hardware manufacturers, to market in just one year without the inherent flexibility of Microsoft XP Embedded," Vann-Adib said.

Ecast lists the following key features and specifications for the Wallette:

• Processor -- 1.2 GHz Celeron on a micro ATX motherboard
  
• Memory -- 512 MB of RAM
  
• Display -- 12.1-inch 1024x768 resolution LCD touchscreen
  
• Storage -- 40 GB hard drive
  
• Payment -- Coins, $1 to $20 bills, credit cards
  
• Size -- 19 x 20 x 8 inches

Ecast announced during the January 2005 Consumer Electronics Show that it had deployed its 3000th digital downloading jukebox, at the Beacon Hill Pub, a Boston tavern operated by Melo-Tone Vending, a leading New England route operator for more than 50 years. All 3000 Ecast jukeboxes run Windows XP Embedded, according to a company spokesperson.

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A sampling of other Ecast Jukeboxes that also run Windows XP Embedded

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