Illusion PC hides hardware elegantly, still plays Doom

Given the absurdity of the AlphaGrip Handheld Computer, we're pretty stoked to see something fairly snazzy emerge from entries in Microsoft's Next-Gen PC Design Competition. The Illusion PC is a 8.25-inch cube that hides a Mini-ITX motherboard, 200-watt power supply, slot-loading DVD burner and provides room for two internal hard drives. Theoretically, a 6-inch LCD and TV tuner card could also be thrown in, but we're digging the minimalist feel, personally. Hit the read link for a gallery of shots -- heck, the magician even reveals his secret to pulling the whole thing together. Like, that never happens.

[Via SlashGear]

[CAH84 @ May 8th 2008 9:26PM]

lol... yeah thats the one thing I want in my room is a hellraiser cube.. Turn your PC on and "SHHIICK" you get giant size hooks tearing your flesh off and a guy who has a hard time laying his head down to sleep at night to kick that off...

[Blaine Oliver @ May 9th 2008 1:30AM]

I dont really know what your on about, but to me this thing looks just like a modified borg cube... so the borg play doom do they?!?!

[Charlie Calhoun @ May 9th 2008 5:14AM]

I'm more interested in knowing what he's on in general, and why he's not sharing.

[Barbaric @ May 9th 2008 11:31AM]

Best first comment ever.

[Judd @ May 8th 2008 9:30PM]

The box!!!!! Look! Within the device is the feared Lament Configuration, created by Phillipe LeMarchand himself! Oh don't give me those blank looks, somebody else has seen Hellraiser. Look, just don't solve the puzzle ok? You've been warned. Unless eternities of suffering is your thing. In that case, this Engadget article has such sights to show you.

[Chris @ May 8th 2008 9:46PM]

You should be a writer. No, seriously.

[henry @ May 8th 2008 9:57PM]

YOU OPENED IT, WE CAME!

[Dale @ May 9th 2008 10:19AM]

Thank you for calling it by its proper name, "The Lament Configuration", and not "the Hellraiser box LOL".

[Taylor @ May 8th 2008 9:32PM]

I remember seeing this on hardocp about a year ago...

[kr @ May 8th 2008 9:37PM]

Yeah and it was a Maximum PC Rig of the Month a few months back....

[Ignatius @ May 8th 2008 10:06PM]

You know, if you're going to say old news is old, then just say it. Oi.

[waterwagen @ May 9th 2008 10:03AM]

Yet it could be argued that it's "vividly or movingly expressive", which is a meaning listed in the very link you posted. Best word for it? Maybe not. Not grossly wrong though.

[brett @ May 8th 2008 9:44PM]

and in an ironic twist of fate, eloquent people know what words mean...

[Giroro @ May 8th 2008 9:44PM]

Eloquent: having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech

Oh! The esoteric irony! ;P

[Aguiluz @ May 8th 2008 9:50PM]

Will it run d--

*gets punched by somebody*

[Backlin @ May 8th 2008 10:08PM]

Alright guys, when the author of the article starts the Doom thing, you know it's well-played.

[ugg.tryptophan @ May 8th 2008 10:34PM]

(on other side of world) "but does it pray do.."; instantly disembowled by passerby

[rv @ May 8th 2008 11:30PM]

But does it play DoOSHI-

[Leroy Jenkems @ May 8th 2008 9:57PM]

Eight inches eh? That's almost as big as my e-wenus.

[nate @ May 8th 2008 10:00PM]

no....just no....

[Ed @ May 8th 2008 10:17PM]

Get AIDS and die, please.

[DESTOS @ May 8th 2008 10:39PM]

AIDS? That's a little retro.

[Lazerface @ May 8th 2008 10:49PM]

yea, cancer is the new thing

[CraigJ @ May 8th 2008 11:03PM]

he's not just sure...

[UKNigel @ May 9th 2008 12:30AM]

He's HIV positive!

[Jack @ May 9th 2008 5:01AM]

UKNigel, you have just won at the internet

[Sachin @ May 8th 2008 10:11PM]

Weird that this guy's PC is entry #911. Wonder what that says...?

[Windzilla @ May 8th 2008 10:17PM]

That word you keep using, I do not think it means what you think it means.

[BobfromVegas @ May 8th 2008 10:18PM]

Thats great, but does it play Crysis?

[Jordan @ May 9th 2008 1:31AM]

Dude, I bet half of the computers used to post replies to this post could run Crysis. My computer isn't anything special. It can run it. Please stop the Crysis jokes, it's old.

[BobfromVegas @ May 9th 2008 12:42PM]

Its not really a joke. I'm serious.

Who gives a damn about this thing unless it runs well.

[couchpundit @ May 8th 2008 10:29PM]

Isn't that just a Mac G4 Cube mod?

Oh, wait...

[DT @ May 8th 2008 10:39PM]

My God...it's full of stars!

[Jeff P. @ May 9th 2008 12:13AM]

All these worlds are yours...

[Charles @ May 8th 2008 10:45PM]

Ladies and young children avert your eyes for what you are about to see may shock you to your very core! This hideous freak of nature was found by explorers of the new continent who were shocked that such an ungodly abomination could exist in Christendom. Many slit their throats instantly upon witnessing this monstrosity while those who survived the initial encountered were later driven to insanity. Of the 20 man party only one made it back with this devilish item. Ladies and gentleman please try to remain calm when I present to you........a tape measures with no centimetre markings!!!!!!!!

[McFly @ May 8th 2008 11:09PM]

A bit over the edge, but i agree with you

[Giroro @ May 9th 2008 12:07AM]

HEY BUB,THIS IS AMERICA!

we spell it centimeter over here

[eMpTy @ May 9th 2008 4:29AM]

Hey Giroro

He's whereever he's posting from, oh and we've already had the discussion about some American's failings in language,
be a bit more eloquent next time?

[waterwagen @ May 8th 2008 10:54PM]

You guys realize that being eloquent doesn't always involve words, right? Check ALL the meanings in the dictionary.

[Jay @ May 8th 2008 11:05PM]

Actually peeps,
This design (almost exactly the same look) was first created back in 1999-2000...8 or 9 years ago...
This is obviously inspired by that creation but with updated hardware and in a smaller form factor.

Sorry folks, this is old old old news, just a updated version ...

Nothing new here, move along..

[Marc @ May 8th 2008 11:57PM]

Eschew obfuscation!

[Windzilla @ May 9th 2008 2:23AM]

Don't bother me with your dictionaries. It's just good fun!

It in no way creates a fluent description of emotions or truth, it is not expressive art.

it ain't freaking eloquent.

its an elegant design, perhaps, but not quite eloquent, even in the further stretches of your "dictionary"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/eloquent

[Tenyofan @ May 9th 2008 7:46AM]

The design is actually a jumbo copy of Tenyo's Art Bank. Tenyo is a toy and magic manufacturer. " Tenyo's "Art Bank," developed in 1989, featuring money that vanishes into a coin box, this novelty item incorporated concepts and ideas from magic tricks. "

IMAGE:
http://www.magicalwizard.com/images/Estate/tenyo%20art%20bank.jpg

[MasterCKO @ May 9th 2008 1:31PM]

oh snap, I had one of those as a kid!

[GOB @ May 9th 2008 1:30PM]

ILLUSIONS, Michael.