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battellemedia.com - 10/29/2008
WePc.Com Launches
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For the better part of a year, we at FM have been working on an innovative new project with Asus and Intel. Today it launched. WePC.com is an experiment in crowdsourcing an entirely new piece of hardware, and I'm very proud of the work we've done together. Check out my first submission ...
wepc.com - 10/29/2008
Dream
— wepc.com — Ideas It can be anything from a small improvement to a huge innovation - let us hear... about it. See some examples of ideas below that others have submitted, then click the button to share your ideas. Create idea Idea Examples dtoid_TheBez 2008-10-29 ... (more) Dream

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Asus, Intel launch WePC website, ask community to design PCs for them
engadget.com - 10/29/2008
Asus, Intel launch WePC website, ask community to design PCs for them
— engadget.com — True power is derived from the people, yes? Asus and Intel know this well, so they've launched... a website called WePC, where users can draw up concepts and specs for new netbook and notebook models then argue about how fantastic or utterly ... (more) Asus, Intel launch WePC website, ask community to design ...

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hp.com - 10/29/2008
HP Expands Mini PC Portfolio Designed for Mobility, Social Media and Fashion
— hp.com — Following the success of its education-focused mini PC introduced in April, HP today expanded the HP Mini... family with three models of a new HP Mini 1000 line. (more) HP Expands Mini PC Portfolio Designed for Mobility, ...

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Mashable!:  At Intel And Asus, We Crowdsource Your PC

Salon: Machinist:  WePC.com to crowdsource laptop design

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At Intel And Asus, We Crowdsource Your PC
Mashable! — ... However, what Mike doesn’t mention is that this initiative doesn’t primarily stem from the idea that crowdsourcing can bring a better PC to the world or that crowds are smarter than Intel or Asus’ experts; it comes from the idea of conversational marketing. ...

WePC.com to crowdsource laptop design
Salon: Machinist — The Internet is full of examples of "crowdsourcing" -- that is, taking the "wisdom" of the masses and using it to apply knowledge in a particular direction. There are crowdsourced encyclopedias, journalism, commercials and, heck, T-shirt designs. But what about laptops? Yesterday, Intel and Asus announced a new site, WePC.com, which allows anyone to contribute ideas on how to build a new laptop. You submit a written description of a computer that you'd like to see built, and if enough people like the idea and vote favorably for it, Intel will power it and Asus will build it. ...

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