I've seen Home Theater PCs (HTPC) with built-in LCD screens before, like the Voodoo Aria PC.  The LCD touchscreen is useful for accessing the Windows MCE interface when the PC is stuck in a cabinet or other semi-accesible area. 

The OrigenAE S210 is a HTPC case with a 12-inch touch sensitive LCD screen built into the front panel.  Lilke the X15e case used in the Voodoo Aria, the S210 is a horizontal AV-style HTPC case that can fit in your home theater rack.  Improvements like built-in IR recievers and the larger screen make the S210 more suitable for installations "in the open" rather than hiding the PC in a closet.  Stats like a quiet 140mm fan and space for twelve hard drives make me drool to see one in action.  Once Microsoft addresses the issue of multiple monitors in Windows MCE, this could be the TiVo-killer you've been looking for.

OrigenAE is an enclosure maker, not a true system builder, so it will be up to DIY end users or system builders like Alienware and VoodooPC to come up with PCs that use the S210 case.  I look forward to seeing one in action sometime in 2006.

[Found on enGadget via HTPCnews]