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"Bookshelf" Computer Wins Design Contest
aibrahim writes "Industrial designers at Purdue University win a competition for next generation computer design sponsored by Microsoft. The design emulates a bookshelf, with hardware components that are "stacked" horizontally around a cube shaped CPU. The design attempts to address hardware issues from a user perspective and is pretty cool despite a focus on DRM."
and thus one more reason to stay away...
A lot of these are merely for show, and most people have never actually read their computers.
aka the "Dressing up a turd" competition.
Having to change the aesthetic of the computer to hide the fact your paid for content is under someone elses control is exactly that.
The Gentoo block actually comes as a box of tiny pieces along with a 270 page construction manual.
Towards the end of the build process, you notice it starts to resemble the cardboard packaging it arrived in and you wonder why you just spent several hours assembling it.
liqbase
Student #2 : "Damn! Microsoft is the Judge though, they'll nev e r (drops coffee) ... DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMNET! DRM! DRM! DRM!"
Student #3 : "" (speechless)
"Up until now, personal computer designs seemed to be based on the issues of processing speed or performance rather than the user's convenience."
Yea right. DRM gives me convenience eh?
But it will probably give some far-east outfit an idea for a $50 Mini-ITC case. Thanks guys!
Open Source Drum Kit, LPLC deve board - mjhdesigns.com
>but she let's him put a hulk doll on top of the TV
<Comic Book Guy>
That is not a doll, that is a rare and highly valuable fully poseable action figure with Hulk Smash movement.
Curiosity was framed. Ignorance killed the cat.