Just found an article on engaget that says this is only for the barebones pc, too bad. http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/atom-based-shuttle-x27-priced-at-189/

Pre-order at www.highbrowfurniture.com for $280. A little too steep for me but not surprising.

Well burning would certainly put all the carbon back into the atmosphere but throwing them away also puts quite a bit of the carbon back into the atmosphere when eaten up by the bacteria.

Okay so the soap nuts are organic but if the wikipedia entry (on the website the active ingredient is saponin) is to be believed, then those little soap nuts can be poisonous if swallowed and in some cases can cause a skin rash. So I am a chemist and I agree that organic is great for somethings but a lot of these products are untested and who knows what they might do. If they were tested then I would be more than happy to use them. The whole problem is our unregulated chemical industry, not the chemical industry itself but of course I am biased.

Did a quick google search, it's only $99.99 at JCPenny's...