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Intel is offering $1m in prizes to designers and manufacturers who can come up with sexier alternatives to the "big, beige box".
The Intel Core Processor Challenge is looking for smaller, more stylish multimedia PCs.
The only condition is that entries must be powered by Intel Viiv technology, using the chip giant's Core 2 Duo processors.
Beyond that, Intel urges potential applicants to "think outside the box".
"Consumers today make home PC purchase decisions based on more than just price and features; they also consider the size, shape and style," said Eric Kim, vice president of Intel's Digital Home Group.
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The competition is open to PC designers and manufacturers worldwide and each company may submit up to five different designs.
The grand prize winner will receive £300,000 (£159,000) to enable the mass production of the system and $400,000 (£212,000) to co-market the design with Intel. The runner-up will receive up to $300,000 to help with manufacturing costs.
The panel of judges, including Intel president Paul Otellini and Kevin Sintumuang, associate editor of GQ, will evaluate the entries at the beginning of next year on criteria including style, functionality and features.
The winners will be announced at the Intel Developer Forum being held in March 2007.
Maybe they don't have a good enough recruitment team to get some designers of the quality and of the likes of those working at Apple, California... I think its funny when a big corp turns to the public when they run out of ideas, like when they get people to design logos and websites... Its either theyve run out of ideas, or there doing it on the cheap... and before you say, the prize price is very cheap compared to emolying 100s of qualified designers
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