Modding consoles is quite the risky business. After all, whenever you take apart a console by yourself, you're voiding the warranty and it may not work after you put it back together. Ben Heckendorn (or Ben Heck, as he is more commonly known) is not that kind of modder. He is the modder that modders all aspire to be. Check out why and what he just did to a backwards-compatible Sony PS3 in the full article.

Just yesterday, news about the Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc Player release being delayed spread around the internet like wild fire, leaving a lot of Samsung customers disappointed. But this news sure will put a smile on their faces. The reported delay is NOT in the US market (I repeat not in the US) but in the UK, where they'd have to wait until autumn. As proof, right now, Amazon is already taking on pre-orders for this product. It sells for $999.99 and is supposed to be released 2 weeks from now.

Features:

• Plays high-def Blu-Ray discs with 5 times resolution of standard DVDs; measures 16.9 x 3.1 x 12.8 inches (WxHxD)
• Backwards compatible with current DVD and CD formats; upconverts DVD movie discs to near high-definition
• Includes 11-in-2 multi-format memory card slot; provides playback of MP3 and high-resolution JPEG files
• Connections: 1 composite, 1 S-Video, 1 component, 1 HDMI
• Built-in decoders for Dolby Digital/Digital Plus/DTS; coaxial and optical digital audio outputs