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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like a circa 1970 TV/Stereo console design, complete with the mod and righteous plexiglass speakers.<br><br>Will it do 8-Track?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.nic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 11:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@nicklar Nail on the head man! "What can only be described as beautiful" was written by "bloggers whose tastes include shag carpet, muted yellows, greens, and browns, and wood-paneled walls". So ugly! I much prefer the sleek "testosterone" HTPCs to that ugly crap!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rl1207]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@nicklar Yep. Totally from the 70s. I'd rather add something more modern to my room, like the Boxee device. This woodie would fit in better in my Aunt's wood paneled basement den. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[solzhen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 1:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@(Unverified)  Exactly! Like the basement room that had wood paneling, hand-me-down furniture, and a crocheted orange afghan blanket (that was far too small & "holey" to be of any use) on each piece of upholstered furniture. Non upholstered stuff all had doilies. This thing would fit right in.<br><br>What I want to know if if that top flips open on this think and if so, is there a 45 player in there?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[larry.nic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 2:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@nicklar Exactly.  I almost expect to see a few vacuum tubes inside.  The speakers look like the ones Apple sold with the G4 Cube.  Neither look would fit with my antique furniture, although aesthetically I still like the speakers.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[frankXchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 4:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@nicklar Here's what came to my mind first:<br><a href="http://www.radiotimeline.com/ar-radio_shack_cube12-174.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.radiotimeline.com/ar-radio_shack_cube12-174.jpg</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CityZen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 4:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes- and the top flips open to reveal a turntable and an AM radio...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan LN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 11:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@RyanLN <br>Damn!  You just reminded me that AM existed.  I cant recall the last time I heard that unique, annoying noise.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[F. C.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 11:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[Clean, timeless design.  I like!<br>Hopefully they dont skimp on the graphics.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[F. C.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 11:55AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[Speaking of eyesore? :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ascenvia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 11:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@ascenvia I agree. to me "wood finish" IS an eye-sore. I wouldn't keep that thing even if it was given to me for free.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zenthar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[This would go great with my Tandberg receiver and EPI speakers.  I would not want those over stylized speakers though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[glamajamma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 11:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[These PCs would go really well with some matching Ikea furniture. I'm not sure about the all-wood keyboard though, its design doesn't match the compact and efficient look of the computer.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigcow05]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[Apparently, it still needs to be hideous?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[The cpu case reminds me of dead people.<br><br>By the way, I hate design currents from the fifties, sixties and seventies, they are depressingly void of spirit and completely superficial.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prometeum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@prometeum <br><br>Yes, and we went to a great deal of effort to make them exactly that way.  And we LIKED it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SirPhunkee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@prometeum <br><br>Wrong.<br><br>Midcentury modern furniture was very well made and organic back in the day.  It is leaps and bounds better than anything being sold at Crate and Barrel or some schlocky store like that.  Most of it is overpriced crap these days.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[glamajamma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'd take a set of those speakers please ! ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kubism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anything looks good sitting next to those speakers.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nrb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like an eyesore to me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[HektikLyfe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 12:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@HektikLyfe Strange, coming from your avatar.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pixel Eater]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 2:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[The speakers, the small ones atleast look almost identical to the lamp shade imac models speakers. I have a set. They were really nice, but the plug only worked with that generation of the imac.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[prioret]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 1:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[I guess I'll be the only one booing the speakers. If placed in a stylish, vintage decorated room then the computer would blend in really nicely. On the other hand, it can also stand out like shit on shoes if integrated in a modern room.<br>In either case, the speakers do not belong in the same room with the computer.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phreak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 1:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[In Hebrew, the name basically would match the design they have.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BeyondtheTech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 1:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[didn't a bunch of us do this when Mini-ITX was new?  My file / web / print server is made of pine, stained like cherry.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 1:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[The small speakers appear to be full-range open baffle speakers, hence the large clear baffle.  I can't tell if they're concave or convex baffles, so it's hard to tell if in fact, they're cones.  Anyway, I like the aesthetic and the technical decisions... I'm trying to work on some open baffle speakers myself.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Please Forgive Me]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 2:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Please forgive me <br><br>Found out they're Ferguson Hill ...  someone commented on one of teh links.<br><a href="http://www.fergusonhill.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fergusonhill.co.uk/</a><br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Please Forgive Me]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2010 2:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[unconvinced.  much of the time speakers like those sacrifice audio quality for the sake of design.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[fred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 13th 2010 1:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Design Hara reminds us that our living room computer needn't be an eyesore, nor an ode to testosterone]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/design-hara-reminds-us-that-our-living-room-computer-neednt-be/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm not too crazy about the case design. Most peoples TV's, and stands, are black or silver and sleekly designed; this thing would stick out like a sore thumb - but maybe that's point?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tysus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 13th 2010 5:40AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
