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Unusual designs are still a thing in some markets (mainly china) - for example, a cat themed cooler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGGKaX1D9Zo https://www.you

by zdw 1y ago

Unusual designs are still a thing in some markets (mainly china) - for example, a cat themed cooler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGGKaX1D9Zo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGGKaX1D9Zo and various anime themed backplates on cards are available from Yeston: https://yestonstore.com/collections/graphics-card https://yestonstore.com/collections/graphics-card

dlivingston 1y ago
That's fantastic. I recently bought a Lofree mechanical keyboard (they're a Chinese brand) and they definitely have the most unusual hardware designs I've ever seen. Here's one of their mice: https://www.lofree.co/products/lofree-petal-mouse https://www.lofree.co/products/lofree-petal-mouse
Larrikin 1y ago
It's nice to see, but the design feels like it's meant to go into a clear case so that it can be streamed for the world to see.
makeitdouble 1y ago
Thanks, Japan is in the same boat. From full cases [0] including the CPU cooler in general, to themed components[1], when it comes to gaming makers are going beyond and above to create cool visuals. [0] https://www.dospara.co.jp/gamepc/kuzuha.html https://www.dospara.co.jp/gamepc/kuzuha.html [1] https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001009108157/ https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001009108157/
- numpad0 1y ago
  The ones in the article are boxes only, the actual cards were different from what were represented on the box. Anime-themed products are products themselves in various themes. I'd argue that these two are different phenomena.
- chao- 1y ago
  Years ago, I picked up a low profile, single-slot GPU that worked well in Linux to throw in old machines when someone gives me one to mess with or recover. The best fit at the time was a Yeston AMD card, and in a world of cards that are all "Black with {{primary_color}}" the choice of blinding magenta made me smile.
GaryBluto 1y ago
> anime themed backplates on cards Anime is certainly weird, but I wouldn't say in the right way.

by zdw 1y ago

dlivingston 1y ago

That's fantastic. I recently bought a Lofree mechanical keyboard (they're a Chinese brand) and they definitely have the most unusual hardware designs I've ever seen. Here's one of their mice: https://www.lofree.co/products/lofree-petal-mouse https://www.lofree.co/products/lofree-petal-mouse

Larrikin 1y ago

It's nice to see, but the design feels like it's meant to go into a clear case so that it can be streamed for the world to see.

makeitdouble 1y ago

Thanks, Japan is in the same boat. From full cases [0] including the CPU cooler in general, to themed components[1], when it comes to gaming makers are going beyond and above to create cool visuals. [0] https://www.dospara.co.jp/gamepc/kuzuha.html https://www.dospara.co.jp/gamepc/kuzuha.html [1] https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001009108157/ https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001009108157/

numpad0 1y ago
The ones in the article are boxes only, the actual cards were different from what were represented on the box. Anime-themed products are products themselves in various themes. I'd argue that these two are different phenomena.
chao- 1y ago
Years ago, I picked up a low profile, single-slot GPU that worked well in Linux to throw in old machines when someone gives me one to mess with or recover. The best fit at the time was a Yeston AMD card, and in a world of cards that are all "Black with {{primary_color}}" the choice of blinding magenta made me smile.

GaryBluto 1y ago

> anime themed backplates on cards Anime is certainly weird, but I wouldn't say in the right way.