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No joke, WOODEN PC peripherals!

mistermostyn | June 08, 2007 | News | PC Gaming Tech/Hardware 
In a world where conservation and ecologically-minded consideration is supposedly at the forefront of modern thinking, tech peripheral maker AVing has opted to give us PC equipment lovingly crafted from wood. Okay, no toxic chemicals in the production process... but probably quite a few trees, we're thinking!
Save the rainforests! Or, alternatively, why not chop 'em down and make swish-looking PC peripherals for the sake of little more than tasteless novelty value? At the recent Computex 2007 event in Taipei, Marubeni Infotec chose to go with the latter option when it unveiled a new range of PC peripherals fashioned entirely from wood.
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    Ameer | June 08, 2007
    Even your PC peripherals are under the threat of termites now.
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    Enhance | June 08, 2007
    The wooden flash drives look incredible. I would have to wonder what kind of finish they have on them though. I've spilled things on my keyboard before but it comes right off the plastic but with wood I wouldn't want to see them getting discolored.
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    Mishtram | June 08, 2007
    Most of my wood has several finishes on it, and if it was meant for computer work I'd expect a good deal more protection is placed on these than normal.

    Then again, if you're making electronics out of wood...
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      Wolfwood | June 08, 2007
      Particularly for the keyboard! But maybe they cheesed out like Ikea and actually used particle board instead of real wood. Did they miter the corners like Norm Abram, the king of power tools?
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    Guticb | June 09, 2007
    I really liked those flash drives!
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    Dragon | June 09, 2007
    Weird. Wouldn't things like these be more susceptible to fire, though?
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    Guticb | June 09, 2007
    Good point! They probably would!
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    twilightprince | June 09, 2007
    Yeah, that flash drive is looking good. I already have a 1GB plastic flash drive, though.
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    xsynergyx | June 09, 2007
    What the hell? Who's idea was this?
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    mharbenedict34 | June 09, 2007
    Well that's good. Wish it would not get termites or get rotten.
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    Xenctuary | June 09, 2007
    Some truly terrible puns over at the source site
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    BANDITO ATTACK | June 09, 2007
    Good. I live in a treehouse.
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    Zhou Tai Rocks | June 09, 2007


    I'd pay thousands of dollars for that beautiful work of art.
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    Cheater X | June 09, 2007
    That's really strange. I don't like it much.
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    draxx23bb | June 09, 2007
    Dumb idea if u ask me but u don't ask me so maybe u are right
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    Jeterocks | June 09, 2007
    I like the flash drives, but i don't see me using anything other than that
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    Shiney_Sneasel | June 09, 2007
    that is a dumb idea a very dumb idea
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    Scott 1 | June 09, 2007
    Very nice! But I would be quite worried about the wood going discoloured. I'd love to see a monitor.
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    000DESTRUCT0 | June 14, 2007
    I wouldn't want anything wooden for my computer. The junk would get scratched and banged up a little too easily. Someday it might start to rot. I would have to put coasters under the glasses I set on my printer.

    Next will be wooden computer cases so electrical fires can spread faster to your table or carpet.
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    FlippyX | June 14, 2007
    Trees grow back, y'know :S
    But anyway, this is an amusing yet stupid idea. "Tasteless Novelty Value" is spot on :S

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