The M2x2 in action. | Image: Paul Staal
In 1979 - nearly 50 years ago - Lego jazzed up
its very first spaceships
with an iconic sloped computer brick that was just painted plastic. In 2022, we introduced you to
the engineer who fit an actual tiny computer inside
.
Now, industrial designer Paul Staal has flipped the script with a working desktop PC that's a super-sized homage to the classic computer brick (via
and
Hackster.io
).
It's ten times bigger than the original:
The "M2x2" is largely a 3D-printed case for a Mac Mini - one you can
freely print at home yourself
- but it's not just a shell. He's outfitted it with a 7-inch IPS touchscreen display, and a full array of add …
Read the full story at The Verge.
— Source: The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/890047/what-if-your-real-computer-was-a-super-sized-lego-computer-brick)