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Portable GameCube
Bodero writes: "After Slashdot ran a story about the Portable N64 over a month ago, many of us have been enlightened to the idea of portable home console systems. The Portable N64 was more of a novelty item whose cost and development factor outweighed its feasibility. However, IGN Cube is running a hardware review on the Interact Mobile Monitor 5.4, a 5.4" LCD that hooks up to your gamecube, providing a screen and power from either AC or an included car adapter. All that for only $150. For only $50 more, Interact sells an optional battery pack, which IGN claims can power the GameCube and monitor for up to three hours."
You left the part out about the Xbox version which will be out soon. The battery pack can power an Xbox for up to 4 hours along with the 4.5" LCD screen that snaps right onto the ample acreage of the Xbox controller itself. Further, there is some extra juice left over to power the Linux box sitting over on the side so you can actually use the ethernet connection to play with your friends online. As if that weren't enough, it comes in an enclosure no larger than 5 Xboxes and has a sporty green Xbox logo on the side so that everyone knows you are a gamer with a flair and style unmatched by your peers.
At the jaw-droppingly low price of $450 for all the extra hardware (Xbox and games not included), it can be yours.
And you have to admit, it is really quite amazing what they can do now with four car batteries, 20 pounds of wire, and a huge metal cart (required for portability).
Yeah, so brand me a troll. I am, after all, tired and cranky and sitting under a bridge. How about tossing me a Scooby snack while you're at it?
Curmudgeon Gamer: Not happy