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PC accessories for Wilma and Betty

by Candace Lombardi

The more high-tech we get, the more is seems we try to hide it. Maybe The Flintstones actually took place in the far future on Mars, and all those stone electronics were just to keep the Zen in their lives.

wood peripherals (Credit: Wood Contour)

Here are more items to go with your wooden multimedia computer and wooden LCD.

Wood Contour offers computer peripherals in a variety of woods and "stone." Depending on the materials you choose, a USB keyboard, USB wireless mouse, and a 17-inch or 19-inch LCD monitor is about $3,775.

While the items are pricey, the options are plenty. The wood peripherals, noticed by BornRich, come in about 20 types of wood from beech to ziricote.

(Credit: Wood Contour)

Upon closer look, we found that stone is also an option. OK, what the company refers to as "stone" is actually Corian (the stuff they use for countertops). But Wood Contour says that it can custom-make your peripherals from the wide variety of colors and textures that Corian comes in, including "beach glass." No bare feet required.

In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our world rotating. A journalist who divides her time between the United States and the United Kingdom, Lombardi has written about technology for the sites of The New York Times, CNET, USA Today, MSN, ZDNet, Silicon.com, and GameSpot. E-mail her at candacelombardi@gmail.com. She is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not a current employee of CNET.
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by vla1nik1 September 28, 2008 5:01 AM PDT
I think usage natural matirial like wood in computers is really good thing. it s good for our heath. in century of concrete, plastic and glass we are in need of this.
I ve seen recently many interesting items here http://www.tipsdevice.com
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