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DNA: the hot blonde of PC concept design
The DNA personal computer is one of those concepts that, like the almighty Voltron, becomes more powerful the more pieces of it you connect together. It starts out as a bare-bones computer-in-a-cube, with a low-powered processor and graphics card for lower heat generation and power concerns. It uses a projector instead of a screen, and flash memory to help keep its size down. Added power and functionality come from added modules, which communicate with the core wirelessly.
The DNA sure looks great and we dig the concept, but we just don't see a concept like this catching on (let alone actually making it to the assembly line). Hardcore PC modders already juice the performance of their machines by using RAIDs and overclocking, and so many modules would probably just confuse the average PC shopper. And that weak core — have fun showing off its potential, just don't expect it to really do anything.
Check out the gallery below for more of the DNA personal computer.
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By astralith at 2:40 PM ON 03/12/08
It IS impressive in that if you add enough of cubes of that size (looks like 2-3 inches each) to become the size of an average desktop it will probably be far more powerful than your typical PC today. Buy a cube per pay check (if each is cheap) and you can have a supercomputer by year's end!
By jessequentin at 2:58 PM ON 03/12/08
@ASTRALITH
How'd you guess the size? There isn't anything in the images to compare against. When I first looked at the pics, I was imagining GameCube size boxes, so I was unimpressed.
But it looks like you're right. The linked site says that the cubes are supposed to be 60mm x 60mm x 60mm. About 2.36 inches per side.
At that size per block, this concept is much more interesting.
By Regital at 5:57 PM ON 03/14/08
well there is that power cord you can compare it to...
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