A Wooden Computer

According to PC World Magazine, Fujitsu is working on a laptop with a wooden case in an effort to be more “green.” You can read all about it. Fujitsu to Show Laptop With Wooden Case.

Could this be the environmentally friendly laptop PC of the future? Fujitsu will unveil later this week a laptop PC with a case manufactured from wood rather than the more traditional plastic or metal.

The laptop, which is only a prototype, uses cedar wood for the case and also makes use of bio-plastics for parts. Bio-plastics are plastics produced from renewable sources such as vegetable oil rather than petroleum used in traditional plastics.

The laptop PC carries the names of Fujitsu and Monacca, a Japanese design team that specializes in wooden products. Monacca has a range of furniture and bags made from wood on sale via its Web site and recently launched a desktop calculator with a distinctive large, round wooden case.

Sounds cool, but I am not sure I would want to carry it around. By the way, the photo I posted here is not an actual photo of the Fujitsu laptop (at least I don’t think it is).