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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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To: InABunkerUnderSF
41
posted on
12/15/2007 6:35:31 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
The bamboo does look nice, but I’d have to be careful not to mistake it for my cutting board.
To: dayglored
Asustek PC's now protected by:
43
posted on
12/15/2007 6:54:06 PM PST
by
mikrofon
(Good for number crunching...)
To: InABunkerUnderSF; dayglored; Swordmaker
The original Apple I was a circuit board mounted on a piece of plywood as I recall. 
Awwwww. < |:)~
To: martin_fierro
>>
The original Apple I was a circuit board mounted on a piece of plywood as I recall. > Awwwww. < |:)~
Great photo!
45
posted on
12/15/2007 7:00:08 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: mikrofon
>
Asustek PC's now protected by: [Panda Internet Security]Excellent!
46
posted on
12/15/2007 7:01:16 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
The brackets were obviously there for mounting the 1 TB drives.
To: dayglored
I should call them. I have a small forest f bamboo growing along the fenceline in my back yard.
48
posted on
12/15/2007 7:14:43 PM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: dayglored
Re: one button trackpad
Perhaps they are ripping off Apple’s multitouch trackpad.
49
posted on
12/15/2007 7:24:03 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: martin_fierro
Just don’t leave it laying around the kitchen, the cook might use it for a chopping block.
50
posted on
12/15/2007 7:28:17 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: Swordmaker
>
Re: one button trackpad -- Perhaps they are ripping off Apple’s multitouch trackpad. Yeah, good thought. I know my MacBook's trackpad gets the 2-finger-equals-right-click constantly. I switch between Mac, Win, and Linux constantly, and without a right-button I go nuts. I don't always have an external mouse handy...
If Asus is doing the multi-touch, that's cool with me. When I sit down at somebody else's Window box, and 2-finger tap (which of course does nothing) I get annoyed now... ;-)
51
posted on
12/15/2007 7:31:17 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: mamelukesabre
Re: buttons out of plastic
Yeah, and they could have used tiles from a Scrabble game instead!
52
posted on
12/15/2007 7:32:56 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: LibFreeOrDie
Re: pimp your computer
Computers designed for fourteen year old boys.
53
posted on
12/15/2007 7:35:45 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: dayglored
*** Just another case of ECO-craziness... ***
Quite the contrary - it's for show, and must cost 8 to 10 times as much as a quality molded plastic housing.
It's for the rich-folks ....................... FRegards
54
posted on
12/15/2007 7:40:13 PM PST
by
gonzo
(I always cry during sex. Must be the pepper-spray those broads use ...)
To: bannie
55
posted on
12/15/2007 8:46:59 PM PST
by
MrEdd
(Heck is the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aren't going.)
To: dayglored
it could be eaten by pandas...
OM NOM NOM NOM
56
posted on
12/15/2007 8:50:05 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: dayglored
Why not? It’s the case that’s bamboo - not the chips.
57
posted on
12/15/2007 8:52:08 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Dems! Would you trust a pilot's wife to land a plane just because she's a frequent flyer??)
To: dayglored
I’m still working out the bugs, but I want to make a computer out of CO2...
58
posted on
12/15/2007 8:57:12 PM PST
by
Redbob
To: dayglored
So, the next bug your computer gets might be a termite...
59
posted on
12/15/2007 9:28:26 PM PST
by
LexBaird
(Behold, thou hast drinken of the Aide of Kool, and are lost unto Men.)
To: dayglored
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