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."

Comments

The Original Article

[Lunastorm]

Here's the original article that this one's based on.

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[_ganja_]

Hmmm... I saw one of these a month or so ago in Amsterdam airport connected to a ps one, can't remember who made it but it looked exactly the same but white and cost the same also. Quality is an issue, I notice on IGN they don't show any good quality stills of the thing in action but just a quick time movie from a distance, there is good reason forn this. Then again its is portable I supose but I recommend you check the thing out in person if you are interested in one and don't just order it from the web without seeeing it in real life.

One other possibility could be to use it for an in car movie/GPS etc dislay when hooked up to a PC in the trunk?

Re:Hmm... You can see where this is going, right?

[hexix]

Wow, now that I think about it that really does make sense. I mean why else would they have gone with such small sized media (those mini dvd-rom things).

Doesn't really make since to cut the size of your game discs down so much, especially when your last gaming system was flamed so much for having cartridges that were lacking in space. They must be doing it so when they come out with the portable game cube all the games will still work fine.

Interesting.