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Asustek experiments with bamboo computers
The Inquirer ^
| Fri Dec 14, 2007
| Nick Farrell
Posted on 12/15/2007 5:42:35 PM PST by dayglored
ASUSTEK wants to release an eco-friendly laptop made out of bamboo.
The Asus Eco Book has a case made out of laminated bamboo strips. Since there is a lot of bamboo in the world and it grows fast it makes it an ideal renewable resource for making PCs out of, thinks Asustek. The processing does mean a few toxins get into the mix, but generally bamboo makes for an eco-friendly alternative.
An early version has been shown to hacks at Reuters and engineers are checking to see if the bamboo can take the heat. Asustek has made a leather computer before, but this is the first time that it has had a go at making one out of a plant.
The downside to a laptop made out of bamboo is that it could be eaten by pandas...
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asustek; bamboo; computers; pandas
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This is real, but it's got to be only for show -- how many consumers want a computer case that doubles as a Panda snack??
Just another case of ECO-craziness...
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:42:37 PM PST
by
dayglored
To: dayglored
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:44:06 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: ShadowAce; Swordmaker
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:45:05 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
.."and if it crashes at least I can eat it"
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:47:56 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Swordmaker
I know it’s not a Mac, but I saw what appears to be a one-button trackpad and twitched... looks just like my MacBook. Can Asus be channeling Apple???
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:48:24 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
Fie on ecologically-conscious computer fads! Go with the bling!
To: Doogle
>
.."and if it crashes at least I can eat it"HAH!! Great!! LOL...
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:49:20 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: LibFreeOrDie
>
Go with the bling!WOW! Nice! Where'd you get that???
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:50:46 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: Slings and Arrows
Wonder what they will come up with next?
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:51:20 PM PST
by
SShultz460
(If peace is the answer; it must be a stupid question.)
To: dayglored
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:52:38 PM PST
by
bvw
To: dayglored
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:54:39 PM PST
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: Swordmaker
AWFULLY CLOSE...
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:55:13 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
To: dayglored
Someone at Dell actually thought that flames would look cool on a desktop box.
Flames. On a Dell.
To: martin_fierro
>
Flames. On a Dell.OUCH!!!
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:57:22 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
Actually, I think it’s rather nice looking.
To: dayglored
Anything to save us from the back lit, multi-colored, squished, stretched or compressed aluminum box!
I want one made out of driftwood, so when it crashes I can hear the ocean. :-)
To: LibFreeOrDie
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24kt Gold & Diamonds 15” Macbook Pros (2.4ghz/4gb/160gb/matte screen) $9499 Holy Toledo.... I'm seriously awed.
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:58:47 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
When the batteries run out, you'll wish you had one of these:
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posted on
12/15/2007 5:59:22 PM PST
by
djf
(I'm too busy to be jolly. Tis the time to cook a collie!)
To: ConservativeMind
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Actually, I think it’s rather nice looking. I agree. Different from woodgrain, in a rather interesting way.
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posted on
12/15/2007 6:00:07 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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