New personal computer design wins Microsoft competition

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The Bookshelf is a personal computer that physically resembles a bookshelf and functions like a bookshelf as books and magazines  or in this case hardware  are placed on it. The foundation of the computer is its central processing unit which is a 7-i ...
The Bookshelf is a personal computer that physically resembles a bookshelf and functions like a bookshelf as books and magazines – or in this case, hardware – are placed on it. The foundation of the computer is its central processing unit, which is a 7-inch cube. The Bookshelf operates with add-on hard drive attachments that are supplied by digital service providers. (Photo provided by Sungho "Oho" Son)

Two Purdue University industrial designers won a grand prize at an international competition co-sponsored by Microsoft Corp. for a new personal computer design that may change the way people watch movies, listen to music, play games and read magazines.


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