Shuttle flaunts midget media centre

Rumours may be swirling that Acer is ready to buy the company out but it’s business as usual for small form factor PC obsessive Shuttle. It’s just announced a new XPC Barebones PC, which, thanks to media centre-friendly components, is hankering after that spare spot next to your telly.One look at the SG33G5M and you might be tempted. Its sultry VFD display and gold trimmings certainly make a change from the shoebox styling of its forebears, and the Intel G33 Express chipset is just gagging for some Windows Vista action.Two other bonus extras make it a potential media chum for your telly – an HDMI port means it can pass hi-def content onto an external source, and a bundled remote lets you operate it from your Pyramat Sound Rocker gaming chair.Talking of gaming, an onboard Intel graphics engine and 7.1 audio chip also makes a good bet for some PC fragging. All you need to do now is feed it a hard-drive, processor, RAM and keyboard. Quick, before it wastes away. Essentials Shuttle XPC Barebone SG33G5M Price: £390 On sale: August Contact: Shuttle Related stories: Tiny Shuttle packs Monster HD ability Gadget of the Day: Hannspree XM New York WIN – a Tosh laptop in our design competition

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home