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Oddball PC Cases From Japan

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-stay-away-from-my-kids dept.

ascii writes "Japanese company Boxmaster Lupo is offering the PCBox: a foldable PC case made entirely out of cardboard?! I have no idea about the target group although I reckon it may appeal to some casemodders *grin*. Overclockers should watch out though! You wouldn't really want to turn your shiny new case into a pile of ashes just for those extra few fps in Q3 would you?" And Arab writes "They arent really case mods, as such. But a friend sent me this link to a guy's webpage who has made humanoid cases. there is a girl one, one that looks like a Gundam, and one looks like some kinda bizzare fish dragon thing. The site is in Japanese, so I have no idea what it is saying, although it looks like there are step-by-step intructions."

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  1. Shipping by Defender2000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, when they ship you your cardboard PC box, do they... ship it in a cardboard box? Or just put a stamp on your PC box?

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    1. Re:Shipping by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      They ship them in big metal boxes, which is why they cost as much as normal pc cases.

  2. New Models by Soporific · · Score: 1, Funny

    The new e-machines are just going to get even cheaper with this innovation.

    ~S

    1. Re:New Models by outsider007 · · Score: 3, Funny

      and they'll come with a free order of cheesy bread.

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  3. So where... by L0stb0Y · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is the Godzilla case?

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  4. Hey! by brandona788 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It matches my house! Yay :)

  5. Bahh... by nherc · · Score: 5, Funny
    Now stick a computer in a Real Doll and then I'll be impressed.

    Imagine the new interface possibilties. Who needs a mouse!

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    1. Re:Bahh... by msheppard · · Score: 5, Funny

      I believe it's chepaer to just use a palm interface for that activity.

      M@

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    2. Re:Bahh... by Gaetano · · Score: 1, Funny

      You could do worse for program errors how about something like this?

      NOT WORK SAFE! if you are grossed out easily then don't look at this. You have been warned!

      http://gold-exp.hp.infoseek.co.jp/collecti.htm

      I don't know why they did this or who buys these things, but just that someone did is really stange.

    3. Re:Bahh... by Mikey-San · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, but if it's open source, everybody gets a piece of the action.

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    4. Re:Bahh... by _ph1ux_ · · Score: 5, Funny

      But if everybody gets a piece of the action, it develops into Open Sores....

    5. Re:Bahh... by spruce · · Score: 2, Funny

      Disease wants to be free

    6. Re:Bahh... by Mikey-San · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, but in the end, SCO will sue the pimps for using Unix(tm) hookers in the pimps' open sores distribution.

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  6. The 'girl' case by Black+Perl · · Score: 3, Funny

    The 'girl' case is very user-friendly -- the ports are right where you'd expect!

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  7. cardboard PCs? by zephc · · Score: 5, Funny

    sounds like the target audience is the small but strong group of homeless MMORPG addicts
    [/joke]

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  8. What a coincidence by L.+VeGas · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just heard Star Jones say this on "The View".

    "If you're box feels like cardboard, you should see your gynecologist immediately."

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  9. humanoid cases? by Rackemup · · Score: 5, Funny
    Theres a fair bit of irony in creating a computer case that resembles a real female... where do you insert the floppy again?

    and I find it awkward enough lugging a normal case to a LAN party...

    1. Re:humanoid cases? by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Floppies? Man that shows age. All my media is very rigid, and bigger than 3.5 inches.

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  10. Case Mods by rf0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Makes modding cases easier. Get another box. Bit of cellotape. Go faster spoiler. 50% speed increase :)

    Rus

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    1. Re:Case Mods by unicron · · Score: 4, Funny

      R-Type stickers add 25MHZ to your CPU speed.

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  11. Re:Creativity by mochan_s · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm.. It's where the box should be

  12. FUFME by jeepee · · Score: 2, Funny

    the first thing i would add to one of these is a fufme upgrade

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  13. Cool box website by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    To reinforce the box motif, the text of their website consists entirely of little boxes.

    So cute, but a little confusing. I couldn't translate the text, but I bet it was something about boxes and how boxy the boxes of boxmaster are.

  14. My next case... by Gefiltefish · · Score: 2, Funny


    The race for the coolest case is getting pretty tight. But my next case will beat all of them. Get this: A case made of living human flesh, with neon lights to add zip.

    Now... do any of you have a spare child you can lend me? A 2 year old should be just the right size.

    1. Re:My next case... by Mononoke · · Score: 4, Funny
      The race for the coolest case is getting pretty tight. But my next case will beat all of them. Get this: A case made of living human flesh, with neon lights to add zip.

      Now... do any of you have a spare child you can lend me? A 2 year old should be just the right size.

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  15. How does it recycle? by spumoni_fettuccini · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can I put in in with my bottles, cans and newspaper or do I have to "dispose of properly" with a recycler? Also will we get a new prize in cereal and cracker jacks???

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  16. take it to go by t0ny · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do you want your computer case to be paper or plastic?

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  17. ABOUT TIME!!! by _ph1ux_ · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well its about time the Computer revolution was brought to the homeless. They have been left out of the tech market vision for far too long!!!

  18. But you can't have sex on top of it! by zakezuke · · Score: 2, Funny

    Older VME bus systems, like the Sun 4/260, were made of sturdy enough materials, enough to faciliate sexual intercourse of even the most vigerious nature.

    I don't see that possible in a cardboard case. The crushing action and an AGP card in the butt i'd imagine, for most, would be a serious turn off.

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  19. Re:Translation by nomadic · · Score: 2, Funny

    That still makes more sense than some anime I've seen.

  20. Re:Creativity by HyperMind · · Score: 1, Funny

    Where d'ya suppose ya gotta put yer finger to turn the thing on??

  21. Dilbert reference... by somethingwicked · · Score: 2, Funny

    This reminded me immediately of a fav Dilbert cartoon. Not exact, but I hope close

    PHB- "I think I need to upgrade my computer."

    Dilbert-"You're computer is a cardboard prop that came with your desk"

    PHB-"So I need a motherboard?"

    Dilbert-"No, you need a new desk."

    Except, in this case (Damn puns!) the PHB would be right!

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  22. Re:Creativity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    no kidding.

    and it seems to handle the /. effect very well. it didn't turn to a fireball~

  23. Re:Perfect for /. geeks by count0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    >hey, we can even turn her off

    You may well have that God-given geek ability to turn women off, though I'm unsure what speakers in her head have to do with that. ;-)

  24. girl PC is birthing a mouse by iamhassi · · Score: 2, Funny
    Is it just me, or does it look like the female PC is giving birth to a mouse, keyboard and monitor?

    And the owner thought he was having problems picking up girls before...

    dork: "hut hut, wanna see my computer?"
    chick: "um... sure, I guess"
    dork: "Voila! It's got 11.125ghz, transphasic power supply..."
    chick: "WHAT THE HELL IS COMING OUT OF THE LEGS OF THAT MANIKIN?!?"
    dork: "oh, well those are the cables for my keyboard, mouse and.... hey where you going?!? You didn't get to see my Dragon..."

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