Microsoft Bookshelf Download
Enriqueta Tehney
"How this computer is used closely resembles the traditional use of a bookshelf," says Son, a second-year graduate student from Seoul, South Korea. "Digital contents are downloaded through subscriptions, then arranged in each hardware attachment, which are provided by the subscription's service. The physical configuration of the unit permits users to visually navigate the categories of content as they do with books on a bookshelf.
The personal computer physically resembles a bookshelf and functions like a bookshelf as books and magazines or in this case, hardware are placed on it. The foundation of the computer is its central processing unit, which is a 7-inch cube. The Bookshelf operates with add-on hard drive attachments that are supplied by digital service providers so they can protect copyrights while still accommodating user convenience and portability. The hardware attachments containing multiple movies, games, or magazines will vary in width, but its other dimensions will be the same as the Bookshelf cube. As the hardware attachments are added, the Bookshelf becomes its own multimedia library custom-built by its owner. For example, users can watch movies by connecting to a television or computer monitor.
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Industrial design graduate student Sungho "Oho" Son, from left, and Scott Shim, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, stand beside their personal computer design called Bookshelf that won the $50,000 Judge's Award at Microsoft's Next Generation Windows PC Design Competition. Digital content, such as movies, can be downloaded through subscriptions, then arranged in each hard drive attachment, which is provided by the subscription's service. The physical configuration of the unit permits users to look at the content as they do with books on a bookshelf. (Photo provided by Sungho "Oho" Son)
PHOTO CAPTION:
The Bookshelf is a personal computer that physically resembles a bookshelf and functions like a bookshelf as books and magazines or in this case, hardware are placed on it. The foundation of the computer is its central processing unit, which is a 7-inch cube. The Bookshelf operates with add-on hard drive attachments that are supplied by digital service providers. (Photo provided by Sungho "Oho" Son)
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