Breathing new life in old designs, Ben Heck’s mods transform otherwise stationary consoles, making them portable. The newly released PS3 Slimline was the next beast to tackle. Combining the unit with a 17” widescreen HD Display and custom case with built-in sound controls, the PS3 laptop is a brilliant hybrid.

While a little bulky and I’m sure quite heavy; similar to the Xbox360 Laptop I can see myself taking the PS3 on a family trip. You get Blu-ray media center and gaming platform in a nice tight little package. My only changes would be to include a way to video/audio out.

Full design making process on Ben Heck’s site.

[BenHeck via Geek]

Often personal projects get classified under, “if I had enough time to do”. For a while now I’ve been feeling creative, but without a proper outlet. Last December the opportunity revealed itself. I was finally able to strike-through a line on my long to do list: make an animated music video. Partnering with Alien-Eye and AMVJ Sessions, Boom Boom Satellites held a contest to remix footage from anime Xam’d to “Shut Up and Explode”. Sadly I didn’t win 1st place, but I did get 2nd. I walked away with an autographed CD from Boom Boom Satellites.

Ever consider making an AMV, but don’t know where to begin? I wanted to share my experience with the DDN community, hopefully it may inspire or give you the nudge you’ve been needing. I’ve included below the stock footage and MP3 received from Alien-Eye along with a basic walkthrough on editing, the top 3 contestants, and some lasting thoughts on the entire process.

[Footage Files]
[AMVJ Sessions]
[Alien-Eye]

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Here’s an NES mod that not even you tech illiterate folks should have any trouble with! Truthfully, all it consists of is gutting open an NES controller, cutting a hole in it, and fitting an MP3 player in it. I wouldn’t suggest trying this with an iPod, but hey, least it looks cool!

[Instructables]