gagetry

I’ve been collecting links over the course of the past week much like someone collects lint on a sweater. So now I shall unleash them upon the world like a giant ball of fluff. Intentional metaphor? Judge for yourself.

Ever since I saw the incredible Nintendo PC that was built to play emulated NES and SNES games, I've been fascinated with small form factor PCs. I try and visit mini-itx pretty regularly, just to see what latest household appliance has been turned into a computer. I also became interested in Shuttle PC's offerings, if only for the "cool" factor. I mean these were designed for LAN parties.

I also think that MSI is on the right track with their Media PCs. I mean these are no bigger than a small stereo - they are the next generation of entertainment units. If my computer wasn't already decked out for all occasions, I would definitely consider buying one of these even if was just used to host MP3s and watch digital video.

Speaking of LAN parties, Sony's portable linux fileserver would be something interesting to try out. It can act as both a webserver and fileserver, runs off of version 2.4.20 of the Linux kernel and of course the 802.11b wireless protocol. My question of course is, can you put the dedicated Linux servers for BF1942 and MOHAA on there?

Only somewhat related, this is an interesting find nonetheless. As noted in my GBA SP review, the original GBA did not come with a backlight and was rightly shunned. It appears that IGN posted a quick and dirty hack of some hidden contrast controls. Obviously not intended for the faint of heart, as it will void your warranty. It doesn't look like it would help very much, but still worth trying out if you're feeling lucky.

And last but not least: Happy Birthday, Canada.