Fujitsu's WoodShell laptop: go ahead hippie, hug it

That's Fujitsu's WoodShell concept PC. It joins an increasingly common trend of so called "natural" products already demonstrated by MSI, ASUS, Olympus, LG and others. No specs are provided on this feel-good piece. However, we presume it's powered by the blood and tears wrung from the baby Gore's heartbreak.

[sayid @ Apr 11th 2008 7:56AM]

Now when you finaly find realize how much it sucks
you can just toss it in a landfill with out thinking twice!

[gad get @ Apr 12th 2008 5:43AM]

Tossing it in the landfill is a fantastic idea! After all, wood actually breaks down, unlike more conventional materials. So rather than having a hunk of metal and plastic, etc. buried deep in the colossal heap of trash, you'd have a hunk of wood slowly being decomposed by microbes working with little or no oxygen at their disposal, and therefore releasing methane instead of CO2 as they normally do.

Did I mention methane is a 20 times more potent greenhouse gas than CO2?

[Samboini @ Apr 13th 2008 2:13PM]

Yes, because all the internal components are made from wood and strictly non toxic... Let's not forget that the wood will of been treated which a myriad of chemicals to prevent decay or similar; great for your water supply.

Also, as far as I was aware, metal ore is a naturally occuring product and requires much less processing.

Metal > Wood

[Esat Dedezade @ Apr 11th 2008 7:59AM]

*Reads article*

I see.

Two things:

1.) Why would I want that?

2.) Given past flammable battery problems, is this really the right direction to be taking?

The answer is.... no. No it is not*.




*In my opinion anyway.

[Twitchy @ Apr 11th 2008 8:21AM]

3) Wood is a great natural insulator. Best of luck keeping one of those cool under pressure.

[Bobs @ Apr 11th 2008 9:00AM]

Add fuel to the fire when the battery decides to commit jihad on your crotch, itll just burn longer.

[matthewlikestoburn @ Apr 11th 2008 7:59AM]

actually, wouldn't a hippie oppose to this and go strap their self to the tree out side?

[Flashpoint @ Apr 11th 2008 8:01AM]

If it can play Crysis, I care not about its wood framing.

[Esat Dedezade @ Apr 11th 2008 8:03AM]

But what if Crysis cares about it's wood framing?

What if it cares about it a lot?

[Flashpoint @ Apr 11th 2008 8:08AM]

when you play Crysis, you spend as much time shooting down trees as you do shooting down North Koreans.

I think Crysis would use that wood... to build this.

[swingin' dick hero @ Apr 11th 2008 8:25AM]

Well it surely is going through some sort of identycrysis.

[Geqxon @ Apr 11th 2008 8:10AM]

This laptop gave me some serious wood.

[Esat Dedezade @ Apr 11th 2008 8:13AM]

I see what you did there! Did anyone else? +1

[The Cadet @ Apr 11th 2008 8:40AM]

Yes Sir I do see that, it happened to me too +1

[puddlejumper @ Apr 11th 2008 8:21AM]

HAS ANYONE THOUGHT THAT THE HIPPIES WONT LIKE THIS CAUSE THAY ARE CUTTING DWN TREES TO MAKE THE THING. I THEINK THAY WELL LIKE IT LESS. LOL. JUST A THOUGHT

[Twitchy @ Apr 11th 2008 8:23AM]

Caps only for abbreviations, the first letter of nouns and the first word in a sentence please. All caps MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE A SCREAMING DOOSH.

[Esat Dedezade @ Apr 11th 2008 8:24AM]

You need to fix either your Return key or your Shift key or your Caps lock key.

My eyes bled a little when I read your comment.

Eyes should not bleed at all.

[Mike @ Apr 11th 2008 8:28AM]

@ Twitchy

*proper nouns
*'douche'

but I completely back you on your opinion.

[Bobs @ Apr 11th 2008 9:05AM]

here at engadget, its actually "Deutch Bag"

[0megapart!cle @ Apr 11th 2008 10:23AM]

Do you have a secret where someone died, Esat Dedezade? I think so.

(Supernatural reference)

[Kate @ Apr 11th 2008 8:27AM]

Kind of reminds me of something that would have appeared in the Flintstones house, if laptops had been around in the glory days of Hanna Barbara.


...even though it's made of wood, not stone or a dinosaur.

[sayid @ Apr 11th 2008 8:28AM]

twitchy, it's douche.

[Rick @ Apr 11th 2008 8:38AM]

WoodShell owners will have to worry about termites and dry rot.

[ScOObyDoo @ Apr 11th 2008 8:39AM]

It looks like the family truckster.

[RickyRik @ Apr 11th 2008 8:46AM]

Next week, the world's first gel laptop, can't wait to squish the keys.

[Harpseal @ Apr 11th 2008 9:01AM]

Orz....

[Bobs @ Apr 11th 2008 9:03AM]

On engadget, its actually spelled "Deutch Bag"

[|Geektorious Maximus| @ Apr 11th 2008 9:15AM]

If one guy can get held at the airport for the MacBook Air. Imagine the chaos with this with TSA!
"Impossible I never seen no 'puter made owda woooood"? Now, Strip!"

[Rick @ Apr 11th 2008 2:53PM]

Naaaaaaaaaaaah! TSA don't need no strip search. They got battery-powered Sawzall. They will just open that sucker right up looking for Semtex.

[frankXchange @ Apr 11th 2008 9:31AM]

I hate to play the hippie here, but I hope the wood product is bamboo, which won't have much of an environmental impact. I like the wood idea, as a concept, for the Steam Punk approach, which is hopefully a shell you re-use again and again, swapping out its innards every so often (likely for destops only).

I like the soft cloth exterior idea too - didn't realise that was part of the laptop at first. I'd like to see a leather portfolio design (cows are renewable, and delicious), and even a leather covering to rest my palms on.

[SuperNatural @ Apr 11th 2008 2:08PM]

as an official tree-huggin hippie chick, i agree- bamboo would be ideal. i do kinda like the design though... its very campy. and by campy i mean sitting around the campfire googling recipes for vegan smores ;-)

[frankXchange @ Apr 11th 2008 5:04PM]

Ah yes, nothing enhances the outdoor experience like good wi-fi access. I like chat forums for first aid and wildlife information. "Megadeath8574 says to hide the food in the tent, where the grizzlies can't find it."

[Charles Lerche @ Apr 11th 2008 9:40AM]

I like your blog a lot. But I'm not sure what to make about your last comment about "baby gore"...If it means what I think it means, it is waaaaaay over the top.

[John Stracke @ Apr 11th 2008 9:56AM]

Splinters.

[Esat Dedezade @ Apr 11th 2008 10:08AM]

Your avatar captures the essence of your comment quite beautifully.

Tell me, was this endeavour of uncanny wit purposefully engineered by yourself, or is it mere chance?

[Stem $ell @ Apr 11th 2008 10:08AM]

~

With my new Woodie Laptop, to paraphrase Brian Love (of the Beach Boys), I can "Catch a (2.4 Gigahertz) wave and be whittlin' on top of the world!"

[Punkylu @ Apr 11th 2008 12:25PM]

First off...a much more earth-friendly way to go would be to use RECYCLED MATERIALS!

Second...cutting down more trees? Come on now, no one with an eco-conscience thinks that's a good idea.

[chris @ Apr 11th 2008 12:38PM]

It's what's inside that counts.

The wood will keep the children warm on the e-waste tips of Guiyu, but

the motherboard, hard drive, CPU, video card, sound card etc will still give

them renal disease and cardiovascular complications later in life.

If they came with a take back guarantee to dispose of product 'locally' under US health guidelines then it would be green. I have a sore head.

[Magallanes @ Apr 11th 2008 1:50PM]

afaik :

hippie = flower, sunshine,rainbow style and a lack of materialism stuffs

ecologist (eco-friends and eco-terrorists) they are about "corporate" theme such wooden, green technologies, wwf (not wrest fighting) and greenpeace logo.

[jwin @ Apr 11th 2008 2:02PM]

best title in a while...

[Adam @ Apr 11th 2008 2:37PM]

i think they are aiming for OS X here.....one button mouse pad???

sweeeeeeet

[gad get @ Apr 12th 2008 5:52AM]

Possibly the ugliest piece of wood I've ever laid eyes on. And it doesn't help that I got slivers in my eyes when I did it, either.