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Master Chief’s bullet-riddled Xbox 360 case mod auctioned off for charity
Sure, Kim Kardashian and Russell Crowe signed airbrushed Xbox 360s bearing their likeness for the David Peachy Foundation’s “Konsoles for Kids” charity auction, but Weta Workshop co-founder Richard Taylor built his donation into a badass diorama. That’s Halo’s Master Chief venting the console with his trusty assault rifle, sending chunks of circuit board, capacitors and LEDs out the other side.
Student-made Xbox 360 laptop channels the Heck out of… well, you know
Few can build ‘em like Benjamin Heckendorn . Fewer still bother to try. Two college kids managed to do a bang-up job anyhow building this fully loaded, Jasper -juiced Xbox 360 laptop
NES harmonicas hit eBay, three lucky gamers cheer
Remember the HarmoNESica ? A brief refresher, then: it’s what happens when you’ve got a copy of Super Tecmo Bowl , a Pocket Pal harmonica, and the desire to create a unique musical instrument. But if you don’t have any of the aforementioned ingredients and just want the end result, eBay’s got you covered as usual — three HarmoNESicas have been gathering bids at the online auction house this week
Xbox 360 laptop brings retro looks to an eBay near you
If you thought only a semi-deity like Ben Heck could splice consoles into laptop-shaped cases , here’s some evidence to the contrary. This week, CollinE from Ben’s forums put the finishing touches to his own, rather professional looking, Xbox 360 laptop. Adorned in a red and black color scheme that features a throwback giant X on the top lid, his 360 stays true to the original console in almost all respects — including the “wind tunnel” noise generated by Collin’s five fans.
Exclusive: Nexus One full specs detailed, invite-only retail sales starting January 5th?
We know you’re itching to get your hands on a Nexus One — Google’s managed to build buzz here the way only a couple companies in the world know how. Unfortunately, it sounds like you’re going to need to cross your fingers (or pull out that eBay emergency stash) to get one out of the gate, because we’ve got some intel here suggesting that it’ll be available only by “invitation” at first
Gulftown processor dubbed Core i7-980X, making its debut Q1 2010?
If you didn’t make it to eBay in time to put down $1,200 or so for your very own pre-release Gulftown chip , cheer up! The countdown to the six core wonder continues apace, with more news each passing day. According to a purportedly leaked slide that popped up on China’s PC Online , the 32nm chip will be known as the Core i7-980X and not the Core i9, as previously rumored. Part of the i7 “Extreme Edition” series ( so extreme! ).
