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People are coming with all sorts of designs for the next gen PC and I’m sure you have already seen many of these presented here. Although it didn’t participate in this year’s NextGen PC Design competition, the “B-membrane” PC I found over at Yanko Design will surely leave you with a good impression.

It is envisioned by Korean designer Won-Seok Lee. The interesting part is that his PC design does not need any kind of monitor, as Lee has opted for beaming the visual stuff onto any surface you can point the integrated omni-directional projector at.

The futuristic design also includes a membrane touch sensitive keyboard that appears when needed and a seamlessly integrated optical drive. When the computer rests unused, it enters some sort of “screen saver” mode where the projector can beam ambient light effects on any surface you desire.

It looks more like a vase to me, but considering that Macbook Air already integrates some pretty powerful components, this design could end up as a gaming rig as well. The keyboard may prove a bit uncomfortable as the surface on which it appears is curved and it doesn’t provide a palm rest. However, the projection part is a brilliant idea, and if Lee can manage to squeeze some Super Hi-Vision projector inside his design, we could be talking about the next gen HTPC.