14 DAY TRIAL // Intel and ASUS have just announced the launch of the WePC.com, a website set up by the two companies for computer users who feel that their own PCs don't actually come to meet their specific requirements. The website is now online, and consumers can collaborate amongst each other and with the two companies to bring an innovative design to the market of personal computers. The concept behind the new WePC.com is to deliver the world's first community-designed PCs, by basically offering consumers worldwide a way to express their own ideas of how a computer system should look like.
"Intel believes the spark for innovation can come from anywhere," said Mike Hoefflinger, general manager of Intel's Partner Marketing Group. "That's why Intel is working with ASUS to tap into the creative energy of consumers as they share ideas on designing their ideal PC. Intel is committed to encouraging conversations with consumers and giving people a voice in the design of technology they use every day."
As long as you have an idea, you can share it with others from the WePC.com community, and have ASUS, one of the leading manufacturers of personal computers, build a system that is based on your own ideas and designs. Leading chip maker Intel, on its part, will be delivering the necessary power to the ASUS-built computer system.
"ASUS and Intel have created WePC.com in an effort to bridge innovation and technology with consumers' wishes," said Lillian Lin, director of ASUS' Marketing Planning Division. "ASUS strives to provide the best user experience with our products. By empowering WePC.com users to play a role in the design process, we expect to deliver cutting-edge community-designed products that address a consumer vision of the dream PC."
The community will be divided into three different conversation groups, taking in consideration the major portable computer systems on the market, namely standard and gaming notebooks, and netbooks. These will be powered by Intel's Atom, Centrino 2 and Centrino 2 Extreme processors.
Now, if you aren't interested in the concept, maybe you will be so when you hear that there are prizes involved as well, meant to award the participants in the project for the creative role they play.