All right, you geeks, enough is enough! All you do is play games, surf the Web, and occasionally do some work on your environmentally unhealthy computers. Green Machine Shop says it's time to change.

The small, Michigan-based manufacturer has two goals for its business: 1.) Save the world by making more environment-friendly computers.  2.) Make lots and lots of money off hippies. Maybe they only talk about the first goal, but don't think they're not targeting flower children.

Green Machine promises to relieve pain in your joints and hands with its ergonomic keyboards and mice. The company also enforces stricter environmental impact regulations than the maker of your machine at home probably does. On top of that, Green Machine claims its computers reduce fatigue and stress levels some 20 percent, by eliminating noise levels (A.K.A. fans, lots and lots of fans) as well as electromagnetic radiation. Green Machine also uses the highest-standard monitors available today, called TCO'03, which significantly reduce eye strain and (of course) harmful environmental effects.

But enough with all that tree-loving stuff. Let's get to the goods! Green Machine Shop offers desktops, notebooks and tablets: Your choice of an AMD Athlon or Pentium D comes standard with desktops. Notebook specs are not available yet, but Green Machine promises to provide us with that information in the next few days. Each desktop configuration ships with Windows XP Professional and includes at least 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. The standard unit ships with a Radeon X1600 PRO GPU, but that can be upgraded to a more respectable Radeon X1900 GT.

Green Machine Shop might be on to something here. The PCs carry a pretty nice set of specs that are completely upgradeable, and prices start (understandably) in the mid to high range ($967 to $1,327) for desktops. If your significant other complains you never treat for dinner, just tell him or her you did your part to help the environment. Oh, how good it feels.

Post by Don Reisinger