Ben Heckendorn

Ben Heckendorn's PS3 Slim laptop

QJ.NET (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

If you think Ben Heckendorn's modding skills are confined only to the Xbox 360, you're wrong. The guy also uses his masterful hands to turn other cons...

Ben Heck's PS3 Slim Laptop (Slashdot)

Laptophobia (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

We've occasionally discussed Ben Heckendorn's various console modifications, and he's now come out with a new one: a laptop version of the PS3 Slim. It has volume control buttons for the built-in speakers, and plenty of vents for cooling. The display is a 17" widescreen panel, and the Slim's hardware doesn't fill that much space in the case, so there's a neat little compartment for the...

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Ben Heck’s PS3 Slim Laptop

Click World News (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

We've occasionally discussed Ben Heckendorn's various console modifications, and he's now come out with a new one: a laptop version of the PS3 Slim. It has volume control buttons for the built-in speakers, and plenty of vents for cooling. The display is a 17" widescreen panel, and the Slim's hardware doesn't fill that much space in the case, so there's a neat little compartment for the...

Ben Heck’s PS3 Slim Laptop

Computer Nerds Blog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

We've occasionally discussed Ben Heckendorn's various console modifications, and he's now come out with a new one: a laptop version of the PS3 Slim. It has volume control buttons for the built-in speakers, and plenty of vents for cooling. The display is a 17" widescreen panel, and the Slim's hardware doesn't fill that much space in the case, so there's a neat little compartment for the...

Ben Heck’s PS3 Slim Laptop

AterSlash (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

We’ve occasionally discussed Ben Heckendorn’s various console modifications, and he’s now come out with a new one: a laptop version of the PS3 Slim. It has volume control buttons for the built-in speakers, and plenty of vents for cooling.

PS3 mod makes for unique laptop

Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009

(Credit: Benjamin Heckendorn) The original PlayStation 3 was one huge machine, and modding it into a laptop was probably unsuitable. But when the smaller PS3 Slim came about, modder extraordinaire Ben Heckendorn decided this was the right time to change his gaming console into a portable. Granted you'll probably ...

Daft Punk replica helmet

Hack A Day (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009

For all their varied and entertaining uses, circuits and code comprise only part of the complete hacking experience. To really put your project over the top, sooner or later you’ll want to possess some physical fabrication skills. Consider the works of [Ben Heckendorn]: He’s always done a fantastic job with the electronics, but it’s the fit and finish of [...]

Behold The PS3 Slim Laptop (1up.com)

Laptophobia (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009

As nice a system as the new PlayStation 3 Slim is, it still has a number of faults. Like any other home console, it doesn't have its own screen or speakers, and it's not particularly portable, although it is much more compact than the previous iteration of the PS3. Modder Ben Heckendorn, who is famous for fitting various consoles into laptop cases has done it again, this time with the innards...