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Cardboard case mod comes ready to ship

by Darren Murph, posted Dec 20th 2007 at 11:43AM


Calling that thing pictured above a "case mod" is a near travesty, but we're at a loss for words outside of that. This box is almost devoid of specifications entirely, but judging by the artwork on the "chassis," it's powered by a totally rare Intel Pentium 3 CPU, hums along on Ubuntu and features a curiously placed fan, audio in / out, VGA output, a power supply and lots of fasteners tape. Truth be told, we're not even certain this concoction is capable of processing anything, but at least it's primed for a shipping label should the creator opt to cut his / her losses.

[Via Technabob]

Boxing the Optimus Maximus

by Conrad Quilty-Harper, posted Sep 2nd 2007 at 1:55PM


As opposed to unboxing, that is. Yeah, that's right: in their seemingly endless mission to document every bit of minutiae related to the Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard, the Optimus Project guys have taken pictures of the box that will contain the keyboard. Some key points of the box:
  • Made of brown cardboard, with a glossy white exterior.
  • Features foam padding.
  • Has two layers of foam.
  • Includes cut outs to keep the power supply, cable, and keyboard seated.
  • Comes with handy white handle.
  • Yes, we're over analyzing this to make a point.
C'mon Optimus Project, get this out the door already.

Shell House provides cheap, radio-equipped housing for homeless

by Darren Murph, posted May 6th 2007 at 7:28AM


Hey, we can't all live in the pimped out mansions or nicely appointed lodges, but an NYU graduate student is making it her personal mission to do something substantial about it. The living portable project has yielded a cardboard-based Shell House contraption that requires just $35 worth of material, a bit of time, and a hearty dose of generosity. The DIY project allows interested citizens to build collapsible houses for homeless individuals, and moreover, gives them an opportunity to experience ubiquitous computing by way of an integrated radio network. Moreover, you can couple this with a homegrown solar heater, and you've got yourself a date with nature.

[Via Core77]
Read - Instructions on building a Shell House
Read - Shell House homepage

Cardboard bag protects your laptop in recycled style

by Cyrus Farivar, posted Oct 13th 2006 at 3:53AM

Here at Engadget, we do have a certain love for the aesthetic appeal of gadgets -- when we do things we like to do them with style, and we appreciate it when others do too. So, in that vein we present to you what might just possibly be the first cardboard laptop case ever (except for those folks who tote their machines in pizza boxes). It was shown at London's recent [re]Design exhibition, and claims to be made from 100 percent recycled materials, so we're assuming that the leather strap counts as recycled cow. Still, as someone pointed out in Inhabitat's comments, it's unclear what happens if you use this case in the rain.

[Via Inhabitat]
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