Awesome Computers

Commodore is back from the dead again with a new PC. Ready to take on the Asus EeeKeyboard, the system will have an Atom CPU and Nvidia ION chipset, and a built-in secondary display.

Taiwanese computer case maker Lian Li has created the T1 Spider, a test bench for quickly swapping out parts of Mini-ITX systems. Due for release 5/21 in 3 colors for $150-$170 USD.

The EEEKeyboard is a computer in a keyboard, turning any HDMI display into a monitor via the bundled wireless kit. Its 5″ touchscreen has program shortcuts and media player controls.

With the recent buzz surrounding the iPad, it’s easy to forget Apple’s more humble roots. Newtonpoetry imagines what the Apple website might have looked like back in 1983 & 1993. Love that Lisa!

Handmade from Pennsylvania cherry wood and aluminum, Level Eleven’s ultra-compact Pico-ITX computer build is a thing of beauty. Be jealous. You can’t buy one for yourself.

Images have surfaced of a new ASUS Eee PC encased in a gorgeous aluminum body. The striking compact PC was selected for this year’s reddot design award, and should ship later this year.

Here’s the perfect laptop stand for fans of The Deadliest Catch. The Monster Monster stand works for 15″, 16″ and 17″ computers and is available in crabby red or clear acrylic.

This tiny box isn’t much bigger than a sandwich, but the VIA ARTiGO is a fully-functional PC, with a 64-bit 1.2GHz VIA Nano CPU. It measures just 5.7″ x 3.9″ x 2″, and comes in a bare bones kit.

There’s no such thing as too much screen real estate, and with the Onkyo Sotec DX1007 dual-screen laptop, you get not one, but two 1366×768 displays in a single 4 lb package.

Renowned UK amp maker Orange has taken their iconic case design and put a computer inside the box. It’s also a high-powered amplified speaker and has inputs for instruments and media players.

Apple has revamped their unibody aluminum MacBook Pro line, adding zippy Core i5 and i7 processors in the 15-inch or 17-inch models. 8 to 9 hour battery life doesn’t hurt either.

The latest entry into the recently-crowded tablet space is ICD’s Android-based Gemini, powered by a zippy Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip, and sporting an 11.2″ 1366×768 touchscreen display.

Learn about the latest and greatest in Microsoft computing technology, with breakthroughs including a 256-color display, a mouse, and a “rich” graphical user interface.

This all-in-one PC has a slim body that’s less than 1-inch thick, and sports a bright 20″ 1600×900 display with an HDMI input. Grab the “T” models if you want an optical multi-touch display.

Bill Owen’s NVIDIA ION Cube PC is a working work-of-art: the aluminum and acrylic case rotates 360 degrees on a pedestal, with an Atom CPU running on an ION 330 motherboard.

Alienware’s most powerful MicroATX desktop ever, the Aurora ALX maxes out with an overclocked 3.6GHz Core i7 975, dual ATI or NVIDIA cards, up to 24GB RAM and liquid cooling.

Apple’s MacBook Pro line gets a refresh: at 13″ model with FireWire 800, a 7 hour (non-removable) battery, an SD-card slot, up to 8GB RAM/500GB HDD, and a lower starting price.

It’s limited to Republic of Gamers (ROG) motherboards, but this overclocking station by Asus installs into two 5.25″ bays and sports a 3″ TFT-LCD for monitoring voltages and fan speeds.

We’ve already blown a good half hour at Starring the Computer, with many more to come: the website’s goal is to catalog and identify every appearance of a computer in movies.

It’s not as slick as Dick Tracy’s wristwatch, but Zypad’s WR1100 Rugged Wrist PC meets military specs with a fiberglass reinforced alloy case and water/dust-proof touch screen.

I spy a Covenant plasma pistol: this amazingly detailed Xbox 360 mod by Max is a Halo-themed diorama that should make any Spartan weep; it took roughly two months to create.

The Stream concept separates computer hardware such as graphics and memory into modular components connected via a WPAN; this allows users to buy/carry only the pieces they need.

Somewhat functional but mostly flashy, the Level 10 is the result of a collab between Thermaltake and BMW DesignworksUSA; hardware is distributed amongst the various compartments.