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Fuzzy Logic Smallest Dell PC yet goes eco-friendly with bamboo
Fuzzy Logic Smallest Dell PC yet goes eco-friendly with bamboo | Smallest Dell PC yet goes eco-friendly with bamboo |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Thursday, 24 April 2008 | |
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Dell, the man, spoke at the Fortune Brainstorm: GREEN conference, on the same day as ‘Earth Day’, and according to Earth2Tech, the computer is “81 percent smaller than a standard desktop, uses 70 percent less power and is filled with recycled materials like old bottles, milk jugs and detergent cases”. The eco-PC isn’t on sale yet – it’s due later this year, and is supposed to cost somewhere between US $500 and $700, which means this eco-PC isn’t going to be super cheap, but at least will be super friendly to the environment – and I’m sure that Dell hopes it will be super-friendly to its bottom line. Eco and Green IT is all the rage in the tech world right now, as it is generally these days, but Dell isn’t the first to come up with Bamboo encased technology. As ZDNet notes, Asus is also using the wooden material, although primarily only in tech demonstrations at trade show, so far at least. Dell’s “Direct2Dell” blog posting has details on what Michael Dell had to say about the eco-IT movement and Dell’s plans for the future. According to the blog, which has many links to other sites (which you’ll find at the link above), “Michael is joining corporate and NGO leaders at the FORTUNE Brainstorm: GREEN Summit in Pasadena, California. The summit is organized to bring together thought leaders on business’ role in protecting our environment.” “Michael will speak on the critical role Green IT has in our future low-carbon economy – one that allows for growth and innovation with access to reliable power while drastically reducing emissions.” So, just how serious is Dell about the environment – and who else has wood encased technology? Please read onto page 2. |
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