While shots of ASUS’ new laptop have been circulating on the Internet for a while, the machine might finally be headed for release . Why you (might) care: The 12.1-inch computer is encased in artisan-grade Moso bamboo, which offers a warm, appealing feel (or at least a more organic one than the usual blend of plastics and steel). The idea is introduce renewable materials and energy-conserving hardware into a fully loaded laptop, which this one is: It comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 320 gigs of hard drive space. Whether that’s worth $2,000, we’ll leave for you to decide.
Bamboo seems to be the new plastic… Who would have thought?
