可能您还没听说, 微软和美国工业设计师(IDSA) 最近举行的这一次比赛。在比赛中的挑战是重新思考基于Windows的个人计算机体验，以及它在人们生活中充当的角色。"，参赛者被问及"形式因素如何影响数字式生活方式的构想" 在这四个类别中：个人生产力，娱乐，通信与移动性，居住与生活方式。此次将授予两个 $50,000 的奖金（其中一个由Bill Gate自己评判）和另一个$25,000 的奖金，根据公开投票评选。获奖者将在CES 2006上公布。提交的设计范围从实用的到完全的奇思怪想；从中可以一窥未来家电，也可成为一个便宜的途径作为微软设计部门的借鉴。上图中的设备叫"书架 "肯定是 Gates法官喜爱的, 因为它合并繁重的数字式权利管理，从通过存放内容在由数字式服务提供者销售的、相当大的方形模块中而得到实施。我们不能讲，为什么消费者会买在使用具有所有权媒体的多少上一直在扩大的产品, 但使这些概念的乐趣打了折扣。 继续读下去，看看比赛中的一些荟萃，然后为你所喜爱的设计投一票。

In case you hadn't heard, Microsoft and the Industrial Designers of America (IDSA) recently held a competition in which the challenge was to "rethink the Windows-based PC experience and the role it plays in people's lives." Contestants were asked to "envision how form factor influences the digital lifestyle" in four categories: personal productivity, entertainment, communication & mobility, and living & lifestyle. There will be be two $50,000 prizes awarded (one judged by Bill G. himself) along with a $25,000 prize based on public voting, with the winners to be announced at CES 2006. The designs submitted range from the practical to the fanciful to the completely untenable, and serve as a glimpse into a possible future for consumer electronics as well as a cheap way for Microsoft to outsource their design department. The device pictured above, called the "Bookshelf," is certain to be a favorite of Judge Gates', as it incorporates heavy digital rights management from the get-go by storing content on rather large square cartridges that would be sold by digital service providers. We couldn't say why consumers would buy a product that's constantly expanding in size using proprietary media, but hey, that's half the fun of these concepts. Read on to see some of the highlights from the contest and then head over to vote for your fave.