Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Louis XV Style PC for $55 000 – Reality. Startup Proposes Luxury PCs that Look Like Furniture

7:48 pm | Yaroslav Lyssenko

Some people spend time and money to make their PCs look like those from the “Star Wars” movies, some pay enormous amounts of money to transform their personal computers into old-style furniture matching interiors of remodeled living rooms. For about $55 000 a firm called Truvia can build whatever the client desires: from simple Amish and Shaker cabinets to ornate Louis XV creations.

“The trend is covering up and building in technology. People don’t want the technology itself to be the centerpiece of their living environment,” said John Wojewidka, a veteran of the custom PC business who started Truvia in response to growing demand for PCs that didn’t look like PCs.

• CNET News.com: Behold the $55 000 PC.
• TRUVIA, Luxury Defined.

Wireless Infrastructure Market Heading for $201 Billion by 2009. Wireless Infrastructure Market Grows, but Slowly

7:28 pm | Yaroslav Lyssenko

Despite of consumers jumping gladly on wireless bandwagon with laptops, PDAs and cellular phones, the market of wireless infrastructure is not growing that fast. According to analysts, the sector is growing but at a slow pace and still has some major restructuring in the pipeline.

“While the push to deploy 3G networks has produced some growth, companies are still afraid of over-extending, and the biggest factor driving down spending remains the high cost of base stations.” claims ABI Research.

“Worldwide wireless infrastructure expenditure, now estimated at $177.5 billion, will show an average annual growth rate of 2.5 percent to be worth $201.2 billion by 2009,” says Business Communications Company.

• CommsDesign: Wireless Infrastructure Market Heading for $201 Billion by 2009.

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