And in Thailand, architects Achawin Laohavichairat, Montakan Manosong, and Peerapon Karunwiwat came up with a design for a beehive-style apartment that would that live off the waste of existing buildings.

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So no surprise to find AMD coveting a cut of that turf too, with this, their new living room PC reference design -- a prototype AMD hopes will be copied by manufacturers to bring AMD's Live!

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