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So you've seen the pictures, now AVing provides us with a hands-on preview of MIU's $500 HDPC. Just to recap, this device features a 4-inch display, 1GHz VIA C7M ULV processor, 4GB of DDR2 memory, and Windows XP / Linux Qplus embedded OS.

As the name 'HDPC' signifies, user can converge the stand-alone technologies of existing portable devices such as car PC, navigation, mobile phone, PMP, mp3, UMPC, electronic dictionary, internet phone, PSP, digital camera, voice recorder, mobile IPTV into HDPC

Called the "Palette-Digital Artist", this portable PC is aimed at artists/graphic designers. This concept lets you "digitally paint your masterpiece with a special stylus while holding your digital palette in your hand." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Of course, all the connections for the Palette are wireless, but we were surprised to see an old-timey spinning DVD drive designed into the mix

Whether you just like cube-shaped things or just computers in general, nothing says "creative" like Chris Cook's Phase III. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The flipping motherboard alone is a great feature for most cases, as it can be quite difficult to get under the board to retrieve a lost screw or jumper. But by the time you add in a screwless lid, the thumbscrews on the board and the easily accessible internals, it becomes a dream come true

So you've seen the spy shots, now check out the Intel Netbook (Eco PC) in the wild, with a closeup of its "TI-99-esque keyboard." Click here for first picture in gallery.

One of our totally awesome tipsters got his hands on some more pics of Intel's forthcoming (we hope) Netbook, or as they call it, the Eco PC

Microsoft's Pix-L Ultra Mobile Portable Computer is essentially "a device that serves as both alarm clock and bedside browser." Click here for one more picture.

Notice how you can prop up the mini-screen for reclined or nightstand browsing, or turn it around for a better angle from above, perfect for viewing if you’re lying on your belly

To make your own Bristlebot 2.0, you'll need a battery, computer chip with the pins folded and slanted forward, and a cell phone vibrator. Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

The inventors at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories created the excellent Bristlebot with just a battery, a toothbrush head, and a cell phone vibrator. Now, one of the website's clever readers has combined those ideas and invented the chipbot

Created by Kyle Cherry, the "Canvas" concept enables "a user with little or no experience to make the switch from traditional to digital workflows by building the system around a more familiar interface." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Called simply "Canvas", the computer is designed to increase the quality and productivity of the designer or artist

It's sheer eye candy. Samsung's "DesCom" concept seamlessly "integrates the computer into the desktop surface." Click herefor one more picture.

Looks great when all together, but when the computer is gone you are left with a desk that has the only distinction of having an uneven surface. I love the idea but I think the negative surface created by the absence of the computer needs to be filled in or have another use

Built by a college student, this coffee table computer features a "24-inch display and a ceiling-mounted camera for tracking hand motions." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Since it's part of his dissertation for his software engineering degree, Xylomn also worked up some custom software which allows users to beam media to the PC via Bluetooth, and then geotag it on a touchable map

Backpacker's Diary is basically a "PC concept that integrates with the form of a traditional book -- the target user is the enthusiastic traveler." Best of all, it's solar powered for the ultimate in portability. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Portable just like a laptop, the Diary's functions change depending on which "page" you have it on. Turn to one section to find media recording, another for Internet browsing, or even something as simple as illumination for a night light