Device profile: IceBox FlipScreen

By jill
2002-08-30

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Icebox LLC, a division of Kitchen appliance maker Salton Inc., introduced the new Icebox FlipScreen 2002 in January at CES. Part of Bill Gates' keynote at the show profiling exciting new technology devices for the wired home, the Icebox has been newly upgraded to Windows CE .NET. The FlipScreen is a kitchen entertainment center offering one-touch access to Cable TV, broadband Internet, DVDs, audio CDs, and...

security video monitoring. The device was a finalist in TechTV's 'Best of CES' award for 2002.

The new FlipScreen sports a stylish and modern design intended to fit home decor. Icebox offers quick access to information, communication, and entertainment in the kitchen -- the center of the house. The FlipScreen 2002 model will offer the same functionality as the current iCEBOX products, but will also provide touch screen navigation, PC-like Internet browsing, instant messaging, and an enhanced DVD experience. Expanded home networking capabilities allows consumers to connect with the home computer, mobile device, and other smart appliances in the technology savvy home.

The new FlipScreen comes with a washable, wireless keyboard and remote control that rely on infrared (IrDA) wireless technology.

The Icebox aims to serve as the control center for the networked home, with smart-home capabilities for enabled services, such as whole-home audio, integrated home security, lighting, and Internet access.

Inside the Icebox FlipScreen

The FlipScreen 2002 is newly redesigned with Windows CE .NET. It is based on a National Semiconductor Geode SC3200 x86 processor, and includes a variety of I/O connectors: dual USB ports, RJ-11 for phone connection, RJ-45 8 pin Ethernet jack, RS-232 serial bus connector, audio in/out, video in/out, and a coaxial cable input for cable television. An internal 56-Kbps modem is included. The flat panel LCD monitor includes a touch screen.

Here is a brief summary of the Icebox FlipScreen's technical specifications . . .

CPU: 266 MHz National Semiconductor Geode SC3200 x86 system-on-chip processor with MMX instruction set support
Input/output ports: Coaxial CATV Antenna In (F-type jack), Stereo, Audio In/Out (RCA type), Composite Video In (CVBS), DVD, Video CD 2.0 and CMI Turbo 2.0, RJ-11, 56k Baud Modem, RJ-45 8 pin Ethernet jack, Dual USB port, 5 pin Circ. DIN for security connection
Operating system: Windows CE .NET
Display: 800 x 600 12.1 inch LCD TFT with backlight
Dimensions: 23.54 x 11.8 x 3.8 in.
Weight: 40 pounds

Icebox joined the Windows CE .NET rapid development program in their switch from Wind River VxWorks and OpenTV Device Mosaic in this Internet appliance.

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