Feb 4, 2008 4:40 AM

Ben Heckendorn's XBox 360 Elite Laptop

Ben Heckendorn has completed another amazing console project, this time an XBox 360 Elite laptop. The box squeezes in everything: a keyboard, an Xbox Live Vision camera, amplifier and speakers, DVD drive, 120GB HD and even the Ring of Light. The controller is wireless and there’s a hand wrought HDMI-to-DVI connector for when you need […]

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The controller is wireless and there's a hand wrought HDMI-to-DVI connector for when you need a bigger screen. Take a look at the video below to see just how well made this hack is. Bonus: You'll also get to see the lair of our favorite hardware hacker.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRcTIMXkQ8M

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