Intel Offers $1 Million to Design a...er...um a Mac?

According to their press release, the Intel Corporation is challenging the designers and manufacturers of PCs to think sexy, stylish and small when they design the next generation of home PCs optimized for multimedia entertainment and powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processors.

Looking to evolve the "big, beige box" and help bring to market more stylish, small, quiet and cool-running PCs perfect for any room in the home, Intel announced the Intel® Core™ Processor Challenge. The contest will award up to $1 million in prizes to the PC designer and manufacturer that designs and builds the smallest and most stylish home PCs powered by Intel® Viiv™ technology, Intel's premium brand for in-home, media-optimized PCs featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Systems will be evaluated on attributes of style, acoustics, functionality and features.

"Our intent with the Intel Core Processor Challenge is to think outside of the box – think sexy, small and sleek PCs optimized for multimedia entertainment – and we’re putting our money where our mouth is," said Eric Kim, vice president and general manager, Intel’s Digital Home Group.

In our opinion, game over...Apple has already won. [Bill Fox]