If You Thought Revo-Round Was Wacky, Get This: They Just Raised $69 Million

I'm going to assume you've read this story on our sister site CrunchGear today: Revo-Round: Bravely Saving China From the Square-Eye Menace - if you haven't, make sure you don't miss it (and everything else on the site). Here's the gist: a Chinese company called Revo Round is developing a special computer called Round-Revo that boasts a round screen and keyboard. Why such an unorthodox shape, you ask? Well, this is to "preserve the characteristic proud Asian look for future generations to come" and battle the destruction of "the characteristic appearances of one of the oldest civilizations in the world", of course. WTF, right? Well, here's another shocker: a group of Silicon Valley investors has just pumped ?50 million (roughly $69 million) into the venture.

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