View says a Jukeboost kit can be installed in less than two hours using "easy-to-follow" instructions. A contemporary backlit adhesive graphics package covers the area formerly occupied by the selection buttons and gives the device a "fresh new look."
Front of converted jukebox showing touchscreen monitor and new graphics panels
The resulting broadband-enabled jukeboxes have access to
Ecast's US-wide secure, location-based broadband entertainment network with over 200,000 songs in its catalog. Ecast says that nearly 2,000 songs are added to the catalog each week. The increased listening choices translate into increased revenues for operators, according to View, since broadband-enabled jukeboxess can deliver on a wider variety of music preferences. Also, the converted jukeboxes can be managed remotely via the internet.
The Jukeboost kits are based on an an embedded computer (shown below) which features an ATX motherboard running Windows XP Embedded on a 1.2 GHz Pentium processor, 512 MB of RAM, a 40 GB hard drive, and industrial grade mounting and cooling. The kits also include a 15-inch Elotouch touchscreen monitor. Bill acceptors and credit card readers are available as options.
Rowe series 100 CD jukebox, with front panel open showing the Jukeboost embedded computer (in blue) replacing CD changer
Conversion kits are currently available for the Rowe series 100 A/B, C/D, E and Second Generation Wallmount CD jukeboxes. The company recently introduced two new models to support the CD-51, and a second wall-mount box called the Eagle.
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