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ASUS and Intel Launch Collaborative PC Design Site
Jupix writes "There's an interesting new community by ASUS and Intel called WePC. It enables anyone to post their dream PC including not only function, but form as well. You can draw up your dream and describe it in words, and also fiddle with some predetermined properties. No doubt the two companies are looking for common configurations so they can implement them in future products, but according to the press release, even individual designs may get the two companies' backing."
A relatively sharp-edged rectangular prism, pale cream in color. I think it'll be immensely popular.
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Fail.
How about putting a 1280x768 or better resolution screen on any netbook running a decent, non-VIA processor?
The HP 2133 is the only one, but it's got that garbage chip in it and apparently also runs too hot to use on your lap.
PLEASE give me an Eee/Wind/Aspire One with a decent resolution!
Hey! People are clever. Why don't we let them tell us what they like, rather than just pushing the stuff we want to give them.
It's a more humanistic view. I like it. If you don't like it, you don't have to give them your cool ideas. If they actually see what people give them and say "hey, these are neat ideas" and actually implement them, that would be fantastic.
Help stamp out iliturcy.
According to their terms of use about the "Create your own PC" activity:
[we] may freely use the User Content you submit in the design of a personal computer or netbook with no obligation to provide compensation or reimbursement to you [...] you assign to the [us] all rights, interests and titles you now possess or will possess in the future (especially the right to register patent rights)
Personally I would prefer to put my designs on my website under the GPL. Manufacturers could still get my design and build it, but I would be able to get their modifications back and further improve my design.