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Posted by Zonk on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:17AM from the it's-everywhere dept.

BlakeCaldwell writes "BBC News is reporting about a new PC that's powered via a network cable rather than through a wall socket. The computer only requires 12 watts, lower than the upper limit of 15.4 watts that power over ethernet (PoE) can supply. FTA: 'PoE could end up being a universal power supply system as the cables and connectors for it are the same all over the world. By contrast power sockets and plugs differ by country.'"

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Whoa... (Score:5, Funny)

by TheSpoom ( 715771 ) * writes: <{ten.00mrebu} {ta} {todhsals}> on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:20AM (#12383098) Homepage Journal

Was I the only one who saw that as powered by Pieces of Eight? That must be one expensive computer... but at least it recognizes that most people will use it for piracy.

(Damn, I play Puzzle Pirates way too much. And yes, I know the answer to my question was yes.)

Quoth the network admin turned electrician: (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:20AM (#12383107)

Nevermore, nevermore! I'll get a job at Best Buy before I support you power whores.

Powered by PoE? (Score:5, Funny)

by utexaspunk ( 527541 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:21AM (#12383108)

I wonder which will work better- The Telltale Heart, or The Raven? Maybe The Cask of Amontillado?

Dr Strangelove, is that you? (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:21AM (#12383110)

PoE = Peace on Earth. Purity of Essence.

Unlikely... (Score:4, Funny)

by bodfa ( 656636 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:22AM (#12383129) Homepage

FTA: 'PoE could end up being a universal power supply system as the cables and connectors for it are the same all over the world. By contrast power sockets and plugs differ by country.'"

This seems to fit somewhere along the lines of IPV6 and enough ip addresses for your toaster to be ip enabled. Yea... No toast today, the network is down.

Re:Almost Brilliant (Score:2, Funny)

by The New Andy ( 873493 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:22AM (#12383133) Homepage Journal

Well, power over WiFi never really took off with people discovering that mother nature had blessed them with an internal receiver.

Old stuff (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:23AM (#12383139)

I already have this: http://internet.ls-la.net/pictures/images/Computer /Etherkiller.jpg [ls-la.net]
to power up computer that "friends" give me to be fixed.

First PoEst? (Score:1, Funny)

by The Dread Pirate Rob ( 75666 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:25AM (#12383156) Homepage

Did I get first PoEst?

In the future... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:25AM (#12383169)

So in the future everyone will be getting their power from ethernet cables and their connectivity through power lines [slashdot.org]?

Power by wifi.. (Score:1, Funny)

by the_twisted_pair ( 741815 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:27AM (#12383195)

...sounds like a job for Nikola Tesla... for which you will need a tin foil ha*bang*fizzz* ~#$£$%&)67~NO CARRIER

Re:Whoa... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:30AM (#12383230)

Har, ye are not alone in this conclusion. I also play Puzzle pirates, and was confused at the beginning about how I could pay my computer to work for me. Is it sort of like bribing?

Re:Dr Strangelove, is that you? (Score:5, Funny)

by Shelrem ( 34273 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:46AM (#12383419)

I first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love. Yes, a profound sense of fatigue... a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence.

I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake, but I do deny them my essence.

PoE? What about EoP? (Score:3, Funny)

by WaterBreath ( 812358 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:48AM (#12383441)

Wait a minute! I thought the next big thing was ethernet over power, not power over ethernet!

What's going on!?

Oh no... I've entered some sort of "Bizarro World" haven't I??? A world where technologies are turned backwards and inside out without warning! What a terrifying prospect!

Re:I'd hit it... (Score:3, Funny)

by JaF893 ( 745419 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:52AM (#12383496) Journal

You sound like Nikola Tesla!

Ahh, so *that's* what PoE means! (Score:3, Funny)

by MsWillow ( 17812 ) * writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @10:59AM (#12383566) Homepage Journal

Power Oveer Etheernet. Makes sense, I guess. Far more sense than what I thought. :-/

The last time I'd seen "POE" was in my favorite movie, "Dr. Strangelove," when the whack-job Air Force General launched a nuclear attack on Rusia, using "POE" as the code on the CRM119(? may have the number wrong) discriminator to verify that any radio signals were correct.

POE came from two phrases the general had scribbled on his note pad - "Peace On Earth" and "Purity Of Essence." I was trying to figure out just how a computer could be powered by Purity Of Essence, especially given all the pr0n online these days :)

My bad.

Dr. Strangelove - Purity Of Essence? (Score:3, Funny)

by bobalu ( 1921 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @11:13AM (#12383715)

It's not expensive, but it may be a bit messy...

Great! (Score:3, Funny)

by apilosov ( 1810 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @11:18AM (#12383767) Homepage

Now I can replace my entire datacenter facility breaker/PDU/rectifier bank with a single 6509 and PoE blades! Plus, it'll also route packets!

Re:Dr Strangelove, is that you? (Score:4, Funny)

by goneutt ( 694223 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @11:22AM (#12383801) Journal

I wonder if they loaded Mandrake linux on it.

Okay, I know that distro' has changed their name, but I had to scroll down so far to find the Dr Stranglove post it was correct when I started.

Can't use my tongue anymore. (Score:3, Funny)

by hal2814 ( 725639 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @11:22AM (#12383804)

A few years ago, our department was too cheap to give us proper CAT5 testing tools. We used to stick our tongue to the wire to see if it was connected to the switch. Glad nobody implemented PoE back then or we would've been in for a shock.

Description (Score:5, Funny)

by Spy der Mann ( 805235 ) writes: <`moc.liamg' `ta' `todhsals.nnamredyps'> on Friday April 29, 2005 @11:33AM (#12383919) Homepage Journal

(In case it gets /.'ed)
Here's a layout of the keyboard used by this low-power computer:

789+-
456*/
123 =
0.C CE
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Re:In the future... (Score:5, Funny)

by gosand ( 234100 ) writes: on Friday April 29, 2005 @11:49AM (#12384147)

So in the future everyone will be getting their power from ethernet cables and their connectivity through power lines?
Only in Soviet Russia.

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Unlikely... (Score:4, Funny)

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In the future... (Score:5, Funny)

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PoE? What about EoP? (Score:3, Funny)

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Ahh, so that's what PoE means! (Score:3, Funny)

Dr. Strangelove - Purity Of Essence? (Score:3, Funny)

Great! (Score:3, Funny)

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Can't use my tongue anymore. (Score:3, Funny)

Description (Score:5, Funny)

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Unlikely... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Almost Brilliant (Score:2, Funny)

Old stuff (Score:1, Funny)

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In the future... (Score:5, Funny)

Power by wifi.. (Score:1, Funny)

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Ahh, so *that's* what PoE means! (Score:3, Funny)

Dr. Strangelove - Purity Of Essence? (Score:3, Funny)

Great! (Score:3, Funny)

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Can't use my tongue anymore. (Score:3, Funny)

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