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blog.makezine.com - 1/18/2009
Retro mini-media center
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Thomas sent us a link to his Retro mini-media center build. Coming from a product design and model making background, I can really appreciate the work that went into this amazing PC enclosure. Thomas did a great job documenting everything from the initial sketches to the details of the build ...

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workshop.thomthom.net - 1/16/2009
Mini Media Centre
— workshop.thomthom.net — I could do with some advice. I would love to see this thing actually be produced and I've been playing around with the idea of selling the design or licensing it. But I'm not sure where to begin. Maybe you can help? How would you go about approaching ... (more) Mini Media Centre

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support.microsoft.com - 1/14/2009
An update is available for Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Beta
— support.microsoft.com — An update is available for Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Beta. This update addresses some issues with Windows Media Center playback, recording, and MP3 file support in Windows. Playback and recording issues that are fixed ... (more) An update is available for Windows Media Center and ...
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Beautiful Retro Media Center PC
geekalerts.com - 1/18/2009
Beautiful Retro Media Center PC
— geekalerts.com — Thomas Thomassen created this beautiful retro media center PC for his final project in BA (Hons) modelmaking for design and media at the Arts Institute in Bournemouth. The making of the model involved a range of various processes. One of the ... (more) Beautiful Retro Media Center PC
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Beautiful Retro Media Center PC
GeekAlerts — ... processes. One of the ones I used the most was vacuumforming. It was by this process that most of the parts where created. On the Inside VIA Epia 13000 miniITX SilenX CPU fan 1GB RAM 100GB 2.5″ Harddrive Soundgraph iMON Remote Control Visit Thomas’s website for more photos and info about the Retro Media Center PC. (Make via Boing Boing and Unplggd) ...

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