Computers Get Chic

And that's only the beginning. Chip makers such as Intel are creating new specs for circuit boards that will shrink PC sizes by getting rid of support for old "legacy" technologies, like floppy disk drives. At its developer's forum this summer, Intel invited design firms to present concepts based on the new blueprints. One came back with a computer shaped like a leopard-skin ottoman. The BUBs better watch out.

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