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March 10, 2007

Foldable PCs now available

Mini-ITX out of Italy allows itself to folded into a cube or halves and still be connected. Core Duo processor. What will people think of next.


Do you know that feeling when you look at something but can't believe what you're seeing? Or when you read a text but your brain reports "Does not compute"? Well, that's what happened to me earlier today when I saw The FLeX 4.2 Foldable Mini-ITX HTPC. This enclosure designed by P. Guerra srl from Italy has an outstanding design, comes with a very potent Core (2) Duo Mini-ITX setup, all the other hardware components you need for a full-blown HTPC and even includes two audio amplifiers. However this is what really sets the FLex 4.2 apart from every other HTPC enclosure:
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"Most strikingly - the two halves of the flexible chassis are connected, allowing the FLeX 4.2 to be folded and repositioned without reconnecting any cables, transforming in shape from pizza box to cube format to suit your mood and impress your friends. The size of the system is 43 x 9.5 x 30cm when "flat" or 21.5 x 17.5 x 30cm when "folded". Another even smaller version (the FLeX 0) is available without the amplifier but with all the Media Center features."

I don't know about you but in my opinion the FLeX 4.2 deserves some kind of design award. Plus I officially declare this the coolest Mini-ITX system I've ever seen!

You can read the complete news-article (which includes some beautiful photos) here and purchase the setup via the FLeX 4.2 online-configurator.

Posted by staff at March 10, 2007 04:00 PM