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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Bamboo-covered Ecobook

ASUS's new Ecobook laptop looks like a pretty decent way of getting your compute power while lowering your environmental costs:

Its case is covered in bamboo, which I suppose is a statement, but the real show is inside. All of the plastic in it is labelled and recyclable; it is lined with cardboard; there are no paints, sprays or even electroplating used on its components. It looks like it is designed to be easily taken apart for self-service and easy upgrading of components, usually the downfall of notebooks. The bamboo is cute too.

Link (via Beyond the Beyond)

posted by Cory Doctorow at 08:02:53 AM permalink | Other blogs' comments

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