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{{DISPLAYTITLE:iQue Box}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:iQue Box}}
The '''iQue Box''' (codenamed "BB2" - [[BroadOn]] Board 2) was a cancelled successor to the [[iQue Player]] based on Nintendo GameCube hardware. It was to play region-locked GameCube discs exclusive to the iQue Box as well as CDs and DVDs. There were also plans for it to support online play, photo viewing, video playback, PC connectivity over USB, and playback of karaoke discs.
The '''iQue Box''' (codenamed "BB2" - [[BroadOn]] Board 2) was a cancelled successor to the [[iQue Player]] based on Nintendo GameCube hardware. It was to play region-locked GameCube discs exclusive to the iQue Box as well as CDs and DVDs. There were also plans for it to support online play, photo viewing, video playback, PC connectivity over USB, and playback of karaoke discs.
The iQue Box was mentioned in a [http://www.chuapp.com/mobile/251110.html Chinese interview], but little was known about it until a document describing it was exposed as a result of the [[Zammis Clark Breach]].
The iQue Box was mentioned in a [http://www.chuapp.com/mobile/251110.html Chinese interview], but little was known about it until a document describing it was exposed as a result of the [[Zammis Clark Breach]].
The project was cancelled in late 2004 due to BroadOn shifting work to the [[NNGC]] (Wii) project.
The project was cancelled in late 2004 due to BroadOn shifting work to the [[NNGC]] (Wii) project; the Wii is notably very similar to the planned iQue Box in functionality, but as the iQue Box project seemingly did not get to the point of active development, most of the Wii's code was instead inherited from the original iQue Player and the [[iQue NetCard]].
There are conflicting reports of how far the console was into development when it was cancelled; some sources say that the console was still in its testing phase and exterior designs had not yet been developed, and others say that iQue had already began to train repair personnel for the console.
There are conflicting reports of how far the console was into development when it was cancelled; some sources say that the console was still in its testing phase and exterior designs had not yet been developed, and others say that iQue had already began to train repair personnel for the console.
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1. Model A (Lowest Cost) - Limited USB 1.1 expansion + No HDD
• 2 USB 1.1 ports (ALI chip)
• Ethernet 10/100 on-board (+$2)
• No IDE HDD expansion
• No 802.11g
• Modem (standard USB 1.1 dongle: $25)
2. Model B (Middle Cost) – Limited USB 1.1 expansion + HDD expansion
• 2 USB 1.1 ports (ALI chip)
• Ethernet 10/100 on-board (+$2)
• IDE (interface on ALI chip) + mechanical adapter + HDD expansion slot (+$$)
• No 802.11g
• Modem (standard USB 1.1 module: $25)
3. Model C (Higher Cost) – Expandable solution using PC Card Bus + HDD expansion
• 2 PC Card slots (PCI-PC Card chip: +$5)
• Ethernet 10/100 (standard PC Card module: $15)
• IDE (interface on ALI chip) + mechanical adapter + HDD expansion slot (+$$)
• 802.11g (standard PC Card module: $40)
• Modem (standard PC Card module: $25)
4. Model D (Highest Cost) – Expandable solution using USB 2.0 + HDD expansion
• 2 – 4 USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 chip: +$6)
• Ethernet 10/100 (standard USB 2.0 module: $15)
• IDE (interface on ALI chip) + mechanical adapter + HDD expansion slot (+$$)
• 802.11g (standard USB 2.0 module: $50)
• Modem (standard USB 1.1 module: $25)
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