NEC Z1 Personal Computer: Gold, Consumer Products

    

Contact: Ron Pierce, IDSA, Hauser, Inc., 805.497.5810
ronp@hauserdesign.com

Designers: Hauser, Inc.

Client: Packard Bell NEC

The explosion of technology and connectivity is both the how and the why for this all-in-one personal computer. Given just four months to create a rule-breaking PC for global manufacture, the Z1 designers worked round-the-clock and round-the-globe with Taiwan suppliers: All in an attempt to give the techno-phobic consumer a machine that would fit the home environment yet provide access to the fast-paced, connected world we now live in.

"Finally an all-in-one home computer designed for easy upgrades and repairs to both the monitor and CPU. The sophisticated modularity and out-of-the box simplicity have raised the bar for this class of home computers." -Michelle Berryman, IDSA