Wood you look at that!

Swedx welcomes us to a new world.

by Collin Dunn

A mouse without a tail, living in the woods.
wedx has taken computers back to nature. Or at least computer monitors, keyboards, and mice, which they have very deftly fenced in solid wood cabinets. These accessories are all available in real ash, beech, or sapele wood, and you can even get a your mice wireless. A mouse without a tail, living in the woods. Sounds like a fairy tale.

There are no old women, living in shoes working for Swedx, but this is a company that really does know what to do. Born in 1995 in Sweden, they unleashed their wooden products in 2002 at the CeBIT Fair, in Hanover, Germany. They are quickly becoming the perfect accessory for those of us who are tired of being surrounded by synthetic everything; I know I have been asking myself, "When will someone finally build me a flat-screen computer monitor inside a wooden cabinet?" Well, my friends, my prayers have indeed been answered.

Swedx monitors add a swan-like grace to your static computer setup.

No, seriously, more important than the aesthetic advantages of all of your computer accessories encased in wood is the fact that your computer accessories are encased in wood; an all-natural, renewable, sustainable, recyclable resource.

A monitor built on a diet.

Their designers have come up with a very unique design for their unique products; combining quality, design, ergonomics and performance, Swedx products have a decidedly "more human" touch and feel. Swedx TFT-LCD monitors are some of the skinniest available, reducing the amount of necessary surface area on desks and tables to near supermodel-thinness. To go along with the mouse without a tail, a wireless keyboard is in the works, and in addition to their computer products, Swedx is working on 26 and 32-inch LCD television sets, designed to blend into any room and reduce the space and hardware necessary to watch 'Friends' in syndication.

Swedx products are available on five of the seven continents worldwide; for those of you in Africa and Antarctica, don't fret -- Swedx happily delivers to anywhere in the world.

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