"With the launch of the ROG Xbox Ally only a few weeks away on October 16, the fantasy of a portable Xbox is about to be a lot more real. As a recent video from YouTuber James Channel shows, though, with a first-generation Xbox and the right components, you can make your own version of an Xbox handheld right now. Just don't expect it to be pretty."
"James' "portable monstrosity" strips away the original Xbox's large plastic casing and thick internal cables and preserves the bare essentials: a motherboard and the console's disk drive, with a new flash drive and a display from an iPod video accessory. All those components are precariously mounted between the left and right halves of an Xbox controller, for a complete package that seems less easy to hold than ASUS' current handheld PCs, but only marginally so."
A first-generation Xbox can be converted into a handheld by stripping the large plastic casing and thick internal cables to preserve only the motherboard and disk drive. A new flash drive and a display from an iPod video accessory can replace original storage and screen, with components mounted between the left and right halves of an Xbox controller. The assembly is crude, held together with a surprising amount of super glue, less ergonomic than modern handheld PCs but functional. With the ROG Xbox Ally launching October 16 and official pricing unannounced, this DIY approach offers a lower-cost alternative despite streaming and PC-handheld options.
Read at Engadget
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