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movie night

New Product Ideas submitted by bledyard 2 days ago

picture this... the long lines at the movie theatre, the crying baby that the mother cant do anything with, the pre-teens and teens running wild. If you are as tired of this as I am, I propose we do something about it. I propose that we develop a partnership with either cable companies or satalite providers and have the movies that are in the theatre in our household. I know that I would pay $50 per movie to have this feature available to me so I wont have to deal with the above situations. 8 Comments »

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Ubuntu on Studio Notebooks

Linux, Laptops submitted by joshhendo Yesterday

The new Dell Studio laptops look great! Taking the best design features from many other Dell products, and put them all into one.

This laptop actually looks like it should run Linux (that is the first thing I thought when I saw it). I don't know why I say that, but it just does. So, why not give it ago? I don't have a Studio, though I suspect it shouldn't take too much to get Ubuntu working (may need one or two drivers written, but from my experience with Dell laptops and Ubuntu, most things work well).

This is one of the products I would particularly like to see Ubuntu as an option to be pre-inatlled on if Ubuntu can't be an option on all models. 2 Comments »

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Fire wall Your Home

Software, Laptops submitted by nicole112707 Yesterday

I can't tell you how many times I have left the house and left the iron, oven, curling iron, or even my parent’s faulty clothing dryer on. You have to turn all the way around and go home or find someone who will break into your house to do it for you. I think that some kind of software developed that links from your home to your computer (at work or where ever) and your cell phone that would enable you to shut off certain outlets in your home would be a life saver. Imagine you are driving to the airport, and you realize that you THINK you left the iron on. Just open your cell phone, call your house, and punch in the appropriate code and the outlets power is cut. Or you open up your laptop log onto the dell site...it pulls up the outline of your home, you click the outlet that the unit is plugged into, and it shuts off. This would not only be ground breaking technology but would also save lives. You could even go as far as to add a garage door shutter as an upgrade, or shut off lights.... turn down/up the air... the possibilities are endless. Just a thought! 6 Comments »

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Double Sided Monitors

Monitors and Displays submitted by nicole112707 Yesterday

What if you had a double sided Monitor? This would be great solution for schools that have computer rooms seating 2 people to a desk/table facing each other, or even an office environment with partner desks. You could still have the flexibility to raise/lower your screen, or tilt back and forth. This would be attractive to consumers trying to cut down on the price of purchasing multiple monitors at one time. Even the consumer that only sits one to a desk could use the option to show what they are doing to someone sitting across from them. I don't know how many times I’ve been in my boss’s office and he had to turn his monitor around to show me something. Or, maybe you can put a slide show on it... it would be a lot more attractive to look at pictures than the back of ones monitor.... just a thought! 3 Comments »

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Media Center PC

XPS products submitted by fasdrr Yesterday

I currently have an XPS 720 and use it as the Media Center PC for my Home Theater setup. The PC works great with Vista Ultimate and the disk storage is good but it really isn't very eye appealing in my home theater rack. Several other companies have competing products that do look Stereo receivers and factor in lower noise levels for when you are watching movies or TV programs. It would be great if Dell had a product in the XPS line like this. It should also support the integrated Cable Card option and HDMI connectiivity so I can eliminate my cable box. 3 Comments »

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Lap pad

Laptops submitted by jlp2cool Yesterday

The lap pad is design for any body who uses a laptop computer. The lap pad is a heat resisant pad that seats in your lap to keep the heat from the laptop off your legs. You might ask were would you store such a pad, well let me tell you, on your laptop, the laptop would be made with a department on the front of it where it would slide out. and you can order these lap pad in any color. And you can customize them to your on liking, such as personal photo of your family. To Remind you that this is good for airport waiting, Car travel, and college students. 1 Comment »

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When you ask for suggestions try responding to them

Dell Community, Dell Web Site, IdeaStorm submitted by jervis961 Yesterday

This Idea is 2 fold.

First you created a website for customers to submit ideas and hardy ever give feedback. There are currently 14 ideas on the front page that haven't been tagged yet. Dell tells us that you talk about these top ideas 1 - 2 times a week. How hard is it to tag an idea after you talk about it?

Second you post an article on Direct 2 Dell about the new Dell home page and ask for suggestions. I posted a reply yesterday afternoon with links to several Ideas I had posted over the last year on the topic. Not only did I never get a response on any of them on IdeaStorm but they get ignored on Direct 2 Dell as well.

http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/07/02/the-redesign-of-the-new-del... Comment »

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BLU SKY and DREAMS

Laptops submitted by axiom Yesterday

Since inception in the late 1980’s, notebook computers have transformed into smaller, lighter, more powerful tool. They have steadily moved closer and closer towards the original idea of complete computing “portability”. As designers, engineers and researchers push further towards true mobile computing, an interesting phenomena occurs: the "change of immateriality.......less becomes more. This occurs everywhere in the technological landscape, and with it comes new utilities and power. Peripheral and secondary objects which in one way or another were physically connected, are entering the "immaterial" realm. Once tangible, stand alone objects, connected between and to one another, become software programs and routines. This enabled more capabilities in both interface and physical design.

Yet even the smallest, lightest notebook remains a hard, boxy like artifact; tethered to an AC/DC power cord. I would like to see a gigantic, evolutionary step forward.

A truly thin, extremely light weight binder or "two page" pamphlet like device which would be impervious to liquid spills, moderate temperature fluctuation, and all but the steepest drop from a table top. It would have almost an infinitely reconfigurable graphic user interface (ala "iPhone GUI, but better). All user inputs would take place through this interface. Top and bottom pieces would be
attached to one another by way of thin plastic arm(s) or long lengthwise "living" joint. Low voltage power would be directed between the two sides via extremely thin conductive “gel” spread and sealed within the joints The gel will contact with thin, flexible pickups emanating from the etched microelectronic circuitry sealed within each page. The top and bottom pages would withstand all but a total 90 degree fold across the width dimension.

This notebook would banish the battery pack / power cable scheme. To recharge; simply place on any flat surface dissipating energy as a byproduct of operation; faint kinetic tremors, low heat or cold energy; perhaps sound waves. The circuitry detects these latent energies and transforms it into stored, low voltage electrical current.

Lastly, the conductive gel would react to temperature fluctuations by changing colors accordingly. Each device could become individualistic in its own way and time; doing away with one, two or three color schemes currently available from manufacturers today. Comment »

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Computer operated chess board

Gaming, New Product Ideas submitted by youngexzec08 Yesterday

It's a computer operated chess board. which is controlled by a wireless keypad made just the game of chess. it's a system that u can hook up to your desktop and you and your opponet can sit across from one another and control their pieces through the keyboard. For example instead of moving the knight with your hands you can press k3 so that the knight will move to the space on the board. and you can also play the game online. for example same rules apply and the pieces will move on both of the computerized chess boards... a gaming experience that will have millions of chess players very happy. and excited to play. 3 Comments »

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Fedora 9 on select Dell laptops and Desktops

Dell, Linux, Operating Systems, Desktops and Laptops submitted by s33nagain Yesterday

Linux on the Dell laptops Have been amazing, so very nice. But your Linux videos completely enstate that Dell is all about choice. And, well, some users like Fedora more than Ubuntu. It doesn't have to be known this way, but some Linux Veterans lke Fedora more. And Ubuntu is more of a beginning Linux OS. I'm not saying that people who are long-time Linux user souldn't use Ubuntu.

I'm saying that some perfer a different "cup of tea" or, in Ubuntu's case, "cup o' coffee". And that's what dell is about.

In addition to the already distributed Dell computers that serve FreeDOS, and Ubuntu, we should add Fedora on select desktops and laptops. 1 Comment »

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Show how many promoted and demoted not talking about the names..

IdeaStorm submitted by mathew_rankin 3 days ago

This idea is simple. Beside each vote, show how many demoted and how many promoted...

Example:

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-10 / + 40 Votes

This will give us a better understanding of how many like the idea dn how many dont. Sure a long list of names can tell us, but its nice to have an official number 3 Comments »

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Handheld book organizer

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by msmuuth 3 days ago

Dell should invent a handheld book organizer. I am a teacher and I have a lot of books for myself as well as my students. The problem is, I don't always remember the title of the books I own. If I had a palm sized organizer to input the title and author of the books I own, I would be able to manage my books and prevent duplicate purchases. This organizer would also assist me with books taken out of my classroom library. I will be able to have my own personal librarian in addition to my classroom librarian. 2 Comments »

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Basic tablet

Laptops submitted by couldntgetaname 3 days ago

A recent idea [should be the next one down] suggests a high-spec tablet.

Why not a low-spec one? The market for sub-$500 [and even sub-$250] ultra mobiles is simply massive. People love the idea of a small, lightweight, simple computer little bigger [and only a littler more expensive] than a sandwich.

So why no tablet version? I've long since lost track of the number of articles and tutorials online for adding a touchscreen to an Eee-type laptop, at a cost of around $100 retail. Why can't such a thing be offered direct from resellers/manufacturers? So far, all of the convertible ultramobiles have a massive price premium, and the UMPC brigade still cost more than my car.

On a small laptop the TS doesn't even need to be great - they're not exactly likely to be used for high-res design or CAD work, the TS on my four year old Palm is more than sensitive enough.

I might be wrong, but I imagine the main barrier to this would be Microsoft's reluctance to licence XP versions for ultramobiles outside their UMPC definition. 2 Comments »

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Watching and Waiting

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by drareg06 3 days ago

A home camera system that allows an individual to view monitored areas from a distant location on their computer, laptop, cell phone, or TV. For example, a parent at work could monitor his or her children's activities as they occur. An intruder could be spotted during their initial entry and law enforcement notified. A person could also confirm the activities of their partner or spouse (that could be very juicy)! Computer would allow snapshots to be taken, saved, and printed. Imagine being able to look at your cell phone screen and see what is going on in your home miles away. 3 Comments »

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Live Entertainment

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by drareg06 3 days ago

Computer operated dolls and stuffed animals programmed for children's entertainment at parties or general play. Specialized toys are animated and able to talk with pre-programmed actions/dialogue entered into the computer. The information would be downloaded into toys and activated when prompted. Magnificient shows could be presented with such a technology. 1 Comment »

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Remote Control For Your House

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by drareg06 3 days ago

A computer programmed remote control that locks/unlocks the doors of your home, turns on/off lights, and can adjust the thermostat of your heat/air conditioning as you approach, or leave your home, or, while you are out. For instance, if one of your family members locks themselves out of the house, you can unlock the doors and let them in without the inconvenience of leaving your location. This technology can be used for convenience and safety purposes. 4 Comments »

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Multi language sites in aisan markets

Advertising and Marketing submitted by ap0stle 2 days ago

Dell has no english language support for it's south korean web site. It is unforgivable. If Dell understood the south korean market then they would know that there is a massive community of americans, canadians, australians, english and kiwis ( new zealanders) living and working there. Most stay between 3 and 5 years. One of the first things these people do once they have settled is shop for a desk top or lap top to make the stay more enjoyable and productive. I have ordered an XPS 420 from the site, and it was an excercise in uncertainty and discomfort. I had to use friends who could speak korean and english to help. Now, I am recieving important information about billing and delivery......entirely in the korean language, despite the fact i made notes on my order that i am a foreigner and dont speak the language.

The government of south korea and all the major internationals such as LG, Daewoo and Samsung have long been promoting the english language within their business infrastructure. To have a major internation such as Dell operate here and not provide the smallest measure of english language support really shows that some where, someone does not understand this market. I wonder how many sales Dell has lost because of this?

The answer service to the hot line is all in the korean language. This is the 4th dell i have purchased... and i plan to be here a long time, but next time, without any english support, i will not be a coming back to dell for my computing needs. At the moment i am actively trying to locate the name and contact for those responsible for the asia pacific service and support operations. Dell, if you are reading this, then I sincerely hope those responsible for the south korean market take action. Comment »

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Dell - Please Step up your Game, this is rediculous!

Advertising and Marketing submitted by epic4life 2 days ago

I have been a dell fan all my life, but at no point have I been on the fence until recently. I have always picked dell over Hp, compaq (when they were around) , sony and toshiba. However, recently dell has not been as innovative as their competitors, especially Hp. I shouldn't have to wait months, years, or forever, for dell to match or better an HP idea that has already come out. Here are a couple of examples.

Hp Mini - It is be probably 4-6 months before dell answers

http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/ctoBases.asp?ProductLineId=539&FamilyId=2769...

Hp Touchsmart - Seriously, one of the coolest touch screens I have seen, where are you dell?

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/desktops/IQ506t_series/rts/4/computer_stor...

Hp Mediasmart server - Centralize backups, remote access, streaming, pc recovery....dell where are you on this one?

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/notebook/notebook_hp/home_servers/1/access...

Hp Blackbird and voodoo - Seriously, drop this alienware crapp of a company you bought and make the XPS line more intuned with modern style, with all the bells and whistles....the Alien box isn't cool.

http://www.hp.com/united-states/voodoopc/index_f.html

These are just examples of Hp vs Dell. When you start looking at other companies like apple, gateway, samsung, acer, asus, and lg, you start to wonder who is making decisions behind dell's walls. I can care less about colorful notebooks, but rather I am looking for innovations and technology advancement.

Please don't turn your company into a lowend computer manufactorer like compaq. I have never been an hp fan, but they are appealing more and more to me as dell drags their feet with the mini, the home sever and overall innovation.

For all you linux fans: I wouldn't mind seeing dell make a linux product (within reason) that mirrors their window products. For exmaple: A windows homeserver and a linux (preconfigured) home server.

Please vote for dell to make adjustments to their product line to keep them more insync with the rest of the competition and not worry about stupid things like laptop colors...... 15 Comments »

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Time saving web service. Dell Bill Assistant

Software submitted by dcw2qq 2 days ago

Hello, I am twenty three and have just been pushed into the real world in January, by that, I mean I have graduated college and started my career. I live on my on and for the first time I really can't rely on Mom and Dad anymore to keep me organized. My idea would help me tremendously.

Here it is.

Today most people do their entire bill paying online. When I pay my bills, I like to go to the actual site and see what I am paying for, rather than have my bank automatically pay for it, or paying for some program out of he box( if one exist). I also like to print the confirmation page so I have a record I my payment. I have several bills that I pay online. Water, electric, phone, credit cards, student loans, tag renewals, etc. You can imagine forgetting one a time or two. Also it can be a hassle with all those login names and passwords you have and have to remember.

That brings me to my idea.

Dell should develop an online service where I can keep track, and pay my bills all on one site. This would be unlike setting it up with a bank where they just schedule a payment time and automatically deduct it from your account. This would act more like an assistant to paying your bills.

For Example, let’s say I need to pay rent for my apartment.

I would log-in to my Dell Bill Assistant account (just thought of the name). Select where I have set up assistance for my Apartment. Clicking that automatically logs me in to the bill page because I have already set it up that way. Also it would open my page where I would normally pay my bill, but it would open inside the Dell Bill Assistant site. (Kind of think of the Dell Assistant as another web browser inside your actual web browser. From there I would pay my bill.

When the site gives me a conformation page, Dell Bill Assistant will have an option for me to save that information in a secure area within my profile.

A couple of key points:

You would be able to use Dell Bill Assistant as a passkey to all your bill paying sites.

You will be able to list all you bills you have and set up when they are due on a calendar interface.

You will have an organized area of all your receipts/conformation pages where you can go back and access any time you want.

Finally what I think would make this a home run would be the settings. I believe everybody has their own way of doing things. By that I mean some people would have no problem with a bill paying program automating every thing from start to finish. But conversely some people (like me) want to do it them themselves. Settings would ensure that everybody is happy. If you want the program to keep track of all your bills, but you would rather type your username/password in on the other sites yourself, you can. If you want the program to do everything you can. There would multiple settings to tailor the program to your likeness

The idea is to save time and be more organized, without losing any facilitation of your own money.

In Closing, my idea would be free for users. The reason I believe this is because this site could rival the popular social networking sites in the amount of users it will have. Everybody has bills. Dell would make their money through ads and such. Hopefully they would do it tastefully so not to anger the users.

I hope this was not too lengthy for you to read. Please vote for me because I think you would love it as well.

-Thanks- 5 Comments »



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