• mods

    Make Your Own Modded Console Handhelds

    Console modder Ben Heckendorn has made quite a name for himself chopping machines apart and making them smaller, sleeker, more portable. Now you can do as he does. More »
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    Comment by qhue: How does this man have the time to do such amazing things? 11 Responses | Other threads

  • c64

    If Only There Were More Of These Commodore 64 Laptops

    Heeeeyyyy. It's Ben Heckendorn, console modder extraordinaire. What ya got for us this week, Ben? A Commodore 64 laptop? Oh yes. More »
    04/06/09
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    Comment by Derek Rumpler: Put me down for three. That's a very pretty modification and kudos to him for making it compact. On a side... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • ben heck

    Ben Heck's New Mod: The "Atari 3600" Stick

    Everyone's first big complaint with this — a 360 controller stuffed into a 2600's casing — is the lack of a second analog joystick. So it's not your new Halo stick. But Braid? Sure. More »
    01/10/09
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    Comment by jandlecack: I don't see the motivation behind any of his mods. The guy is just doing it for the sake of... 19 Responses | Other threads

  • xbox 360

    Ben Heck's Xbox 360 Laptop v2.0

    Oh Ben Heck. What can't you do? I ask because there are so many things you can do. Like making desirable console laptops. More »
    12/03/08
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    Comment by Tasunke: Ben Heck's mods never cease to amaze me. Yet another incredible one. Wish I was that talented. n.n; 12 Responses | Other threads

  • xbox 360

    Inside The 60GB 360: Old CPU, New Memory Chips

    The new Xbox 360 has a 60GB HDD, which is new, but what about the rest of the console? Anything new inside the unit? Hacker extraordinaire Ben Heck got hold of one and busted it open like a naughty coconut to find out. What he found was that the new console has the same GPU, same 65nm CPU and same heatsink as we've been seeing for a while now, so don't expect any heat/noise improvements on that front (at least for the next few months), though he did notice that some of the console's memory chips have been moved from the bottom of the board, which should ease up on heating in that part of the 360. Other than that...yeah, it's a 360, with 40 extra GB. More »
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    Comment by string_theory: Jasper in mid Sept. more » | Other threads

  • control issues

    Ben Heck's One-Handed Controller Now On Sale

    First announced back in October of last year, the Access Game Controller designed by technical wizard Ben Heckendorn for disabled gamers is finally ready for sale via eDimensional's website. The device, listed for use with the PlayStation 2, PS3, and PC, allows one-handed gamers modify the controller as they see fit via a series of circular modules containing face buttons, shoulder buttons, analog sticks and a d-pad. More »
    06/05/08
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    Comment by mienai: @Zombie_Crunch: Please see my first comment more » | Other threads

  • guitar hero

    Ben Heck's Guitar Hero Pedal

    What, Ben Heck, coming up with excellent, craft, gaming-related things? You don't say. This is his latest contraption, a heavy-duty pedal designed to work with Guitar Hero to give it that extra dash of authenticity. After Heck did some one-handed GH controllers for the Games for Health conference, Activision decided to send him some guitars for further experimentation, and these are what he came up with. Although primarily designed to allow someone with the use of only one hand to play Guitar Hero (as the pedal allows them to strum with their feet), they can also be used to activate the whammy bar, giving them a much more general application. While they look nice and rugged, the highlight's got to be the fact he wired them using the controller cables from an old Jaguar controller. More »
    05/09/08
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    Comment by sandwiches: That's cool. Really, really cool, but wouldn't a simpler, one-handed Guitar Hero option be to just mod a guitar... more » | Other threads

  • ben heck

    Ben Heck's PlayStation 3 Laptop

    My consoles absolutely hate Ben Heck. Every time he releases a new mod, such as this gorgeous PlayStation 3 laptop, similar to his Xbox 360 Elite laptop from awhile back, I tend to spend many hours sitting in my living room, eyes moving curious from consoles to the cabinet where I keep my (barely used) tools. With my degree of electronics knowledge, this is the game console equivalent of having someone quietly staring first at you, and then at a loaded gun in front of them, over and over again. Luckily for them I've yet to work up the nerve, though I do have an extra PSone sitting around gathering dust. I think I just heard it whimper. More »
    04/10/08
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    Comment by bobtheduck: @Shteve: Hmm... Was that to compare the 360 to the PS3? Thing is, with the power brick thrown in... more » | Other threads

  • mods

    Ben Heck, Not A Huge Gamer

    Reuters just ran an interesting profile on internet-famous console modder Benjamin Heckendorn. It's definitely worth a quick read if you're interested in the man behind the DS Atari 2600 or Xbox 360 laptop, but we particularly enjoyed his response to his own gaming habits.
    I didn't used to play, but last year I went out of my way to play more video games. I would probably maybe buy one game a year. Last year I said you know what, this is ridiculous.
    Uh oh, all those games will probably rot his brain. More »
    03/27/08
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    Comment by thisisasignin: More specifically, why does this jerks website include iframes to abc-powers.com? A site that google also says may harm your... more » | Other threads

  • mod

    Xbox 360 Elite Turned into Halo 3 Laptop

    Modder Ben Heck (aka Bengamin J. Heckendorn) dazzles. He's got the uncanny ability to take things, and turn them into other things. Pretty things, at that! Last spring, he crafted an Xbox 360 into a laptop. Now, he's done the same with an Xbox 360 Elite. Nice trick, but we've seen it before. How about turning an Xbox 360 Elite into something else — like a stack of waffles? More »
    02/04/08
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    Comment by SpartanQ77: Just throw some linux on that thing (possible with the original xbox, DEFINITELY possible and quite easy, idk about the... more » | Other threads

  • an audible sigh

    Ben Heck's Mystery Solved

    Ben Heckendorn, who's mutant power involves pulling dreams out of my head and making them a reality, has finally unveiled the mystery product McWhertor mentioned back in late April, and I am very pleasantly surprised. More »
    06/05/07
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    Comment by cybereality: Totally not what I was expecting, but I'm gonna get one anyway. I got scammed with the same turtle beach... more » | Other threads

  • rompod

    Gameport, The Emulator For Your Pocket

    Console modding champ Benjamin J. Heckendorn (aka Ben Heck) is not only teaming up with eDimensional for a mystery accessory, he's bringing his hardware know-how to Retrogames' Gameport, a handheld "portable multimedia gaming system." More »
    05/29/07
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    Comment by Segata Sanshiro: I like any kind of hombrew project, even when they seem a bit pointless. Criticism is good but sometimes people... more » | Other threads

  • looks kinda hard

    Make The PS360 Controller

    Ah, to be console modder Ben Heckendorn (AKA Ben Heck). No, to be Ben Heck's buddy and get some of his amazing creations! The modder's recent project? Stuffing a PS3 SIXAXIS in an Xbox 360 controller, thereby giving birth to the PS360 controller. You don't just have to be BFF with Ben or pay him gobs of money for the PS360. Now Ben has put a how-to up, you can make it. So, if you know the difference between a Phillips screwdriver and a Small Torx screwdriver, they have a gander. Who knows, you might just be able to pull it off! That, or totally muck up controllers. Either way, good luck. Brian Ashcraft More »
    05/02/07
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    Comment by CZroe: Ben Heck annoys me. He didn't even mention that replacing the buttons with tact switches will throw the pressure sensitivity... more » | Other threads

  • heckuva mystery

    Ben Heck Mystery Product Comin' At Ya

    Console modder and guy who turns stuff into other stuff Benjamin J. Heckendorn, aka Ben Heck, has partnered with accessory manufacturer eDimensional to make... something. They won't say what it is exactly, because they're running a contest to let John Q. Gamer figure out exactly what the hell... er, heck their unannounced gaming accessory is. More »
    04/26/07
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    Comment by Doomstalk: I doubt it will be a wireless controller of any sort for the 360. The protocol for that is proprietary... more » | Other threads

  • ben heck

    Xbox 360 Laptop Redux

    Professional console modder Benjamin J. Heckendorn (aka Ben Heck) has released pics and video of his latest custom hardware hack, the Xbox 360 Laptop 2. Better than his previous Xbox 360 laptop by a factor of two, this one ups the green like it was 2001 and uses an mind-boggling 60% less aluminum. If I were a religious man, I'd think this material goods reduction were some sort of witchcraft, nay, the work of Satan himself. It's that good. More »
    04/17/07
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    Comment by jjmusicman29: @givemesake: How about the fact it has a working keyboard, the disc drive on the front, buttons on it, and... more » | Other threads

  • nintendo

    New Atari 2600 Hack Smacks Of DS

    Another day, another amazing Benjamin J. Heckendorn console mod. This time, Ben has churned out the Mark VII Atari 2600 (aka Atari VCSp Revision 7) portable with a cool clamshell design. More »
    12/21/06
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    Comment by RiceBandit: What kind of design is that? The cartridge isn't even flushed with the edge. :P more » | Other threads

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