Okay, so here’s the thing. I came across this wild mod someone whipped up for the Steam Deck. You know, that handheld console everyone’s losing their minds over? Yeah, well, there’s this guy on Reddit—Michaelthatsit, I think—and he’s come up with something bonkers. It’s called the Bento. No clue why, but the name kinda sticks with me. Maybe makes ya hungry?
Anyway, so this Bento thing? It’s like this mash-up of parts from the Steam Deck into this sorta, well, computer keyboard. A standalone thingy that works like those old-timey desktops—only sleek. Michael rigged it to run SteamOS, and get this, he linked it to display glasses instead of some boring old screen. Look ma, no hands! Or something like that.
The guy literally ripped out the Deck’s guts—motherboard, battery, the whole shebang—and squished them under an Apple Magic keyboard. Now, why Apple? Beats me. Maybe it’s a style choice? So, picture it: a custom 3D-printed case, with two little rooms (or chambers, if you wanna be fancy). One side hoards all the important bits, letting it breathe through vents for that AMD APU—whatever that means. The other side? It’s a catch-all. Saw in his Reddit pics he dumped a USB hub in there. Handy, right?
It’s like a work-in-progress, though. Still has its quirks—kinda like me in the morning. Michael was stuck making the case in bits ’cause his printer’s too small. And um, no built-in mouse, which is a tad awkward. He’s dreaming of sprucing it up, integrating mouse controls. Ambitious dude.
Honestly, this whole Bento thing? It shows just how far you can push the Steam Deck’s tech if you’ve got the imagination. Especially if you’re into the whole desktop vibe. I mean, creative minds unite, right?
I dunno, I just thought it was cool. Makes me wonder what else people are cooking up out there. Like, what’s the next weird gadget mod gonna be?
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