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PC in a.... Sphere?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the catch-it-before-it-rolls-away dept.

clemens writes "A Japanese manufacturer has come up with this spherical PC." I love the concept of your PC accidentally rolling off your desk. Doesn't that lime green one remind anyone else of Gundam?

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  1. Re:Creative. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's hardly the most efficient size. There is a LOT of wasted space inside at the edges of the sphere since most computer components are SQUARE not round. Then on the outside there is a ton of wasted space because you can't stack them or put anything beside it.

    It's cute, yes, but that's it. It provides no benefits.

    For a better use of space try one of the tiny Shuttle barebones systems. I just built one of these, very nice indeed (SS51G).

  2. Deja vu by Tim+Macinta · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wonder where they got that idea. The resemblance is striking.

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  3. Re:Creative. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    While Japan is very space conscious, they also dish out a lot of cash for "cute". While they are also being a very gadget oriented society. I dont think you'll see this in every home (many of the "home" pcs you see there are not much bigger than a the phone on the average "business" persons desk in the US), I'm sure it will lead way to other innovate "cute" ways to package a PC.

  4. Re:Creative. by EJB · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Spheres may take little room themselves, but unless you have a spherical spare space on your desk, in your bookcase, 19" rack, etc., it's hard to use the space that it saves for a practical purpose :-)

  5. Re:Cute by The_Mutato · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Cute but worthless? Not true. A sphere has the most volume for area thing, so you use less of a case for more computer space. Of course, in the case of a PC, (no pun intended) all parts are more or less rectangular, so a rectangular case would be better.

  6. It's Ornamental! by The+Monster · · Score: 3, Insightful
    The form factor doesn't have to be functional - now it can be customized to fit a decorating scheme, or even satisfy some Feng Shui need to keep the Qi flowing smoothly. This is the sort of thing that makes the wife/gf more willing to put up with the puter where people can see it.

    And it makes next year's Jack-'o-Lantern mod trivial.

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  7. both ugly, and stupid. by FinalCut · · Score: 3, Insightful

    whats the point. I guess I would know if I could read Japanese but really, this machine is ugly as sin. Its a lame extension of the little half-sphere mac isn't it? Hey maybe we can start having pyramid and "wave" shaped pc's too.. how about great improvments to heat dissipation or noise reduction for case design instead of stupid shapes and colors?