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2006 Next-Gen PC Design Showcase (Shortlist)

Living/life style

Submission 507:  School supply (S2upply)
S2upply is similar to the way of using a pencil, a pencil vase and a note pad.
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Submission 435:  With – an emotional communication device
With is an emotional communication device for family members who live separately. This device is designed to enhance communication between them over an Internet connection. While existing technology already enhances the connections between people, there is still a need for a new emotional communication device to convey emotional qualities. Present multi-functional communication devices are complicated and uncomfortable for some people, such as seniors, children, and disabled people – those who cannot control the devices and their complex user interfaces. Existing devices are also likely to require active participation, so it is really hard to promote their use for the people mentioned above. The objective of With is to respond to growing need for a new, human-oriented communication device that conveys emotional qualities and solidifies people’s relationships by sharing their emotions.
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Submission 725:  BulbPC
Designed for both enterprise and village, BulbPC is a powerful, compact platform that encourages sustainable computing around the world.
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Submission 411:  Slice
The ‘Slice’ concept is an organically inspired computing system which envisions a new approach to accessing, organizing and interacting with information and data stored on the PC.
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Submission 381:  MADE in China
MADE in China involve a revolutionary MADE HARDWARE & a revolutionary MADE INFRASTRUCTURE which targets the entire 1.3 billion Chinese population. Each aspect of the HARDWARE derives from an oriental inspiration which improves on the PC experience for the targeted market. The HARDWARE also features a "No CPU, No Hard drive, No Graphics Card, & No Sound Card" concept. These PC components are stored in a Service Provider of the new INFRASTRUCTURE. Thus, subscribing to a PLAN of the Service Provider will allow the use of these components. The data from the components is then wirelessly transmitted to the user's HARDWARE. Thus, all PCs are administered by the Service Provider. MADE stands for Massively Administered Digital Entities.
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Submission 461:  *** Cat
A real mobile PC that implements A.I. robot and air refresher. The main concept of designing a moving computer is to make convenience for people that they are doing something else but they can use computer without their own move. *** Cat will come immediately to serve your purpose. It also provides us fresh environment and fun. *** Cat have 2 modes: Personal Computer Mode and *** Cat Mode. As a Personal Computer, all basic tasks: watching video, listening music, playing game, surfing internet, instant messaging, email, reminder, alarm, etc. As a *** Cat, an A.I. 4-legged robotic cat can move around home. It has face recognition technology that let it remember who is master. Under our control, it can be a good home monitor and would have fun in role play with distant friends. Lit footprints make it brights anywhere anytime. A self-feeding system, this is an automatic charging technology for charging up the power. It is an air refresher for making fresh environment.
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For the rest of the shortlist, please visit http://www.startsomethingpc.com/
Submission 368:  The Every
EVERY- All things for all students.A solidification of technical and physical resources to inspire the highest level of productivity in the future learning environment by expotentially increasing the interaction between student and faculty integrating a seamless union between technology and our lives.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:28 PM by YEN CHING-CHIUAN

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