Knock-off consoles are always good for a cheap, moderately cheerful laugh, and so we’re surprised its taken the Chinese cloners this long to come up with a decent PSP Go copy. The PXP-2000 “borrows” the distinctive stylings of Sony’s latest handheld, but throws in a camera good for stills and 3GP video capture, an FM radio and NES/Famicom emulator.
At first glance this looks like a Gameboy Micro clad in wood, but actually the scale is rather different. The handiwork of The Longhorn Engineer, it’s in fact a modified Nintendo-on-a-chip (NOAC) retro NES gaming console packed into a custom wooden case and given a 3.5-inch display and Li-ion batteries for some portable classic play.
We’ve seen Gameboy mods before, but I didn’t know you could repurpose one to act as a guitar effects and sample loop box. That’s just what software Nanoloop does, and since you don’t really want to be jabbing at a D-pad while you’re meant to be concentrating on your frets, Joey Mariano has just the breakout-box hack necessary. Edit: Check out Joey’s clarification of the setup in the comments.
Check out the video of the system in action after the cut
If you’re in the market for a UMPC and hold function over form, the B1 from Wibrain might just catch your fancy.
The B1 looks very strange, and I’d probably pass it by at first for that reason. However, the keyboard placement is logical, and gives it the feel of an old Game Gear (which smoked the old GameBoy back in the day, even if it never really caught on) and even has a trackpad that you can use near your right thumb.
I loves me some mods, but this one is just impractical and could have been so much better. Still, it’s a cool idea.
I feel a little ashamed to admit this, but I’m a crap gamer. Yes, you heard me, I lack the hand-eye coordination, persistence and general aptitude to play Halo 3, Grand Tourismo Theft Auto Superbike Fifa 3 2008 or even Pac Man. That pretty much leaves me with Solitaire, Minesweeper and Freecell. Oh, and don’t forget Tetris! Yes, Tetris, love of my life (if you exclude everything else I love more) – there have been real-life game versions of it before but nothing I’d consider parting with cash for. Well, that’s just changed.
Make sure you check the video after the cut!
Why in the world would someone want to cram a fully-functional PC inside of something like a classic Gameboy? Because it’s fun, that’s why!
more pics after the jump
A Game Boy was recently discovered that endured extensive damage in the Gulf War. The display card inside the case where the Game Boy is being placed states: “This Game Boy was damaged when barracks were bombed during the 1990-1991 Gulf War. It still works!”
When i first saw the picture of the GB, I thought that someone had created a cool mod casing for the original Game Boy. I was quite stunned to hear that it was actually damaged in the war. I propose a consipracy that this GB never quite made it to any war. My reasoning is that the screen is not warped at all, the game connectors must be in perfect shape, and the power switch is not damaged. Whether real or not, I’m sure the Game Boy had to undergo a few modifications in its inside.
Fully Functional “Gulf War” Gameboy [Via: Tech E Blog]
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