Ryou PC collection crafted from Japanese Judas tree

Another day, another round of PCs exquisitely built from woods farmed halfway across the globe. On the docket today, however, are a number of particularly drool-worthy rigs from Universal Roaming. The Ryou collection consists of a half dozen models constructed from Japanese Judas trees and accented with lacquer, silver / gold powders and other culturally-inspired designs. Each diminutive unit houses a 1.66GHz Core 2 Duo T5500 CPU, up to 2GB of RAM, an 80GB HDD, dual-layer DVD burner, WiFi adapter, 3-in-1 multicard reader and Windows Vista, but there's no telling how much you'll be asked to lay down in exchange for such elegance.

[luis @ Mar 25th 2008 4:55PM]

Badass AND Judas???? sweet memories of NWOBM to me......

[KEROLiUKAS @ Mar 25th 2008 4:22PM]

So many ways to waste money these days...and how does this even qualify as news...

[Kamokazi @ Mar 25th 2008 4:29PM]

They cover product announcements of all types...this is considerably more interesting than some.

[KEROLiUKAS @ Mar 25th 2008 4:31PM]

True, more interesting than all the "Oh no Steve Jobs is taking a piss" or Apple has a lawsuit...I hate how engadget has become so apple oriented.

[phanbouy @ Mar 25th 2008 4:40PM]

whiners of the world unite!

[anonymous @ Mar 25th 2008 5:37PM]

blog != news website

[Matt @ Mar 25th 2008 6:38PM]

@ KEROLiUKAS
How is this even related to apple?


Then why the fuck bring it up asshole!

[Jeff @ Mar 25th 2008 6:44PM]

why don't we all get together to cry and write poetry about how much engadget posts about gadgets (sometimes even Apple gadgets, as irrelevant as Apple is these days...)

[Mark @ Mar 25th 2008 5:06PM]

hm. My post got censored? I can't mention Judas Iscariot & Jesus?

[ethana2 @ Mar 25th 2008 6:42PM]

Pssh, as if I'd leave that OS on there long enough for it to betray me..

[ba @ Mar 25th 2008 7:21PM]

No telling how much you'll have to lay down for one of these?

I'm guessing somewhere around 30 pieces of silver.

[linuxamp @ Mar 25th 2008 9:12PM]

Unless these luxury/designer devices like PCs and Phones can be upgraded I think they're pointless. While the designs or casings might be exquisite the components will soon be obsolete in a matter of time just like any other electronic device.

[happy_penguin @ Mar 25th 2008 10:38PM]

I doubt it's intended for the mass market. It's a niche device. Obviously there is a market for "luxury" PCs even if they are not upgradable. Apple has carved out a nice little niche for themselves with "non upgradeable" computers so why not see some interesting designs from the PC side? People who buy these things probably don't have an interest in gaming so they won't need to constantly keep up with the latest hardware. This machine is plenty powerful enough for most people who don't game.

[skulldriveshaft @ Mar 26th 2008 3:35AM]

To go along with your Judas Phone :]

[frankXchange @ Mar 26th 2008 4:00AM]

I've been wanting to do a project like this for a long time. I LOVED those Steampunk/Victorian designs, and this is amazing as well. It would be cool to be able to buy the computer and shell separately, based on a standardized form-factor. I especially like the Mac Mini form-factor. It would be interesting to see such boxes as heirlooms, like jewellery or writing boxes, and you could use anything to make them - stone, ceramics, woods, metals.