News Asus asks public for notebook designs

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10/30/asus/1

Asus and Intel have launched a joint venture in the form of collaborative design site WePC, which aims to influence future netbook and notebook design via input from the public.

 

Certainly an intersting way, to come up with a few ideas, I really do like the eco eee idea.

 

just sounds like they can't be bothered employing people to do it for them

 

should have called it the Eeeco PC

'doh - bet they trademark that now!'

 

i want a ghetto blaster shoulder-top...rocket included?

 

Aren't there companies that they can pay and come up with possibly quicker, better ideas?

 

The ghetto-blaster got my vote without a doubt.

 

Well people are always saying 'why don't Company X listen to their customers? Why dont they build what we want?'. I guess this type of approach is a good idea in many ways. Far too often paid consultancy firms do a quick bit of dirty market research (of very questionable value) and tell the company what they Think the customers want. At least this is giving actual customers a voice, even if some people don't provide honest data. Blaster shoulder-top is mighty awesome though!