A New Mini Member of the Family: OBT BC1-Mini

The Open Benchtable family is about to add a new sibling; the OBT-Mini is taking shape and here is what you need to know about it.

About two years ago the idea to create a lightweight, versatile and portable bench bed took place with the collaboration of Streacom, HWBOT and OverClocking-TV. The following year at Computex the project got a release date; before the end of the summer. After a fast sell out of the first batch of limited Community Edition tables, we recently announced that a new batch is now shipping in silver, black and red colors.

The team is not stopping there and is working on a Mini-ITX sized version based on the successful design of the OBT (also known as BC1). Requests came from user groups in the Small Form Factor Community (SFF) for a small sized bench bed and open air solution. This triggered the creativity of the Open Benchtable design team.

This is our current vision of a Mini-ITX bench bed :

A Mini-ITX Open Benchtable – Tell Us What You Think

These are early pictures of the OBT Mini (BC1 Mini) prototype, which means it is the best time for you to give your feedback on the forum. As of now release date and pricing are unknown.

Want the Open Benchtable for your Micro-ATX, Full-size ATX and big motherboard ? The new batch in red, silver and black are shipping right now (while supply last)!

New Batch of Silver, Red and Black Open Benchtables Shipping Now

Today we can bring you a quick update regarding the status of the latest batch of Open Benchtables. The latest batch includes both Silver, Red and Black versions. After a short delay in the last few weeks weeks we can now confirm that they have already begun shipping, with orders now being progressively fulfilled in the next few days and weeks.

The latest OBT product is Open Benchtable Edition and comes with the black sleeve. For the first time we are able to offer three colors; Silver, Red and Black. Apart from the color options and the sleeve, the Open Benchtable Edition is identical to the Community Edition and the Streacom BC1 model. You can find detailed information in the specifications here.

As each model comes off the production line it is inspected, packed and then shipped. Check out the images below which show the individual components after the anodizing process being finished with the respective colors. You can also see the coloerd brackets  which have actually been produced from one piece of aluminum to help make the production process more efficient.

Red and Black Open Benchtables – Tell Us What You Think

Let us know your thoughts on this initial batch of red and black Open Benchtables by visiting this forum thread on HWBOT.org: http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=168024

Open Benchtable on Display at the iF Design Exhibition

Today we bring you news that the Open Benchtable is now on display at the iF Design exhibition in Hamburg Germany. This is in recognition of winning the prestigious iF Design Award in the category of Computer Product just a few months ago. As well as sending us an actual Award, which now adorns the wall of our office here Taipei City, the award win win also includes being displayed at the iF Design exhibition, an exhibition were we now sit shoulder to shoulder with some 2017’s most innovative designs.

In the image below you can see the Open Benchtable on display in Hamburg at the iF Design Exhibition:

About the iF Design Exhibition

For over 60 years the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized as an arbiter of quality for exceptional design. The iF label is renowned worldwide for outstanding design services, and the iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most important design prizes in the world.

iF Design Award

The iF design exhibition Hamburg presents outstanding innovations which have been recognized with an iF DESIGN AWARD. Additionally, they display all entries and award winners from the iF awards for young designers. A must-see for all design lovers.

You can browse all of the 2017 iF Design winners that are now displayed in Hamburg in the link below. Design categories include a wide of range segments including; Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design, Architecture and Interior Architecture as well as Professional Concepts: http://www.if-gallery.me/en/if-exhibition-hamburg-2015/012017-2/

BC1 Open Benchtable Receives (Actual) iF DESIGN AWARD

A couple of months ago we posted an official news piece declaring that the BC1 Open Benchtable had received the award for Computer Product Design 2017 from the iF DESIGN group. It was a great moment, to have official recognition from a prestigious group such as the iF Design Forum, a group made up of 58 of the world’s leading international design experts. Today we follow up with a few pictures of the award, which has now arrived at our office in Taipei – in actual physical form.

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