This Mechanical Tumor is a Computer Peripheral


Photo: Mio I-zawa


Japanese artist Mio I-zawa created this mechanical tumor that grows and throbs as your computer operates. The harder your computer works, the larger it grows. From the blog Pink Tentacle:

Equipped with a series of motors and pneumatic actuators, the mechanical tumor pulsates gently when the CPU load is low. When the CPU load is high, the tumor’s air compressor is activated, causing the lump of flesh to inflate. The size of the tumor fluctuates according to the CPU utilization rate, giving the user a very tangible reading of the computer’s stress level.


Video at the link.

Artist's Website

Link via Gizmodo

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ehh, comparatively you can get superior monitors for literally a fraction the price if you don't pay for the mac brand. i got my 22" chimei for 300, and i have it running next to a 17" crt that i use for aim conversations.
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They really are beautiful setups, aren't they? I really like the guy with the biomorph desk and the two Macs, not to mention the desk behind him with the audio equipment and his PC laptops. I think he's about 8th down the list - the one with the blue backlighting and the three displays - the 30 inch in the middle and the two 22-inches on either side. ;)

Anyway, gorgeous. And thanks for the link! :D
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seems like the qualifications for having a top ten multi monitor mac setup start and end with having a multi monitor mac setup. they're a bunch of standard offices with multiple monitors running osx. im out of the loop.
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@ loldongs
Check the stats on the cinematics. They are 14ms screens, 400cd/m^2, 700:1. In the 30", you can get a Samsung with 6ms response, 400cd/m^2 and 1000:1 ratio for 80% of the price... Not to mention chimei.
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I love multiple monitors. I have been running multiple monitors for almost 10 years. I used to run 4 on my desk at work and have hooked up as many as 8 on a standard PC, just extra video cards. I am just not sure what the excitement is for the MAC.
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