Fans invited to join element14's community for a chance to win Ben's portable Sega CDX featured on show
CHICAGO, Feb.9, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- element14 (http://www.element-14.com/community/index.jspa), a collaborative social community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, and modding guru Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. Ben Heck, go "old school" by turning a Sega CDX gaming system into a smaller, more portable system in the latest episode of "The Ben Heck Show (http://www.element14.com/TBHS)."
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"It was a blast taking something as awesome as the Sega CDX and making it even easier to use with a smaller footprint so I can bring it with me everywhere," said Ben Heck. "Not only that, but I reminisced about Full Motion Video games from the early '90's and a few diamonds in the rough like 'Snatcher' and 'Lunar: The Silver Star.'"
Ben walks viewers through the entire design process - from drawing and scanning parts into the computer, to routing the components and custom controller interface, to the intricate process of connecting the newly routed six-button controller. After a Heck-like "squish test" to ensure the new parts fit together, Ben reveals a completely revamped, smaller Sega CDX.
"This latest episode is a must-see, not only for Sega Genesis fans, but also techies at heart," said Alisha Mowbray, senior vice president of marketing, element14. "While the show is aired in English, it caters to enthusiasts around the globe."
Fans are invited to visit element14 (http://www.element14.com/tbhs) to register to win Ben's Sega CDX portable gaming system featured on the show.
About "The Ben Heck Show"
"The Ben Heck Show" is a bi-weekly online television series aired in English that's dedicated to the science and art of system and hardware modding with a global audience of design engineers, students and electronic enthusiasts. Sponsored exclusively by element14 (http://www.element-14.com/community/index.jspa), each episode spotlights Ben's mods of popular electronic devices while educating viewers on the underlying technology powering each project.
About element14
element14 is the first collaborative community and store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts offering product data, design tools, technology information, and top brand components to seamlessly facilitate the design process. element14 is sponsored by Premier Farnell plc (LSE: pfl), a leader in multi-channel distribution and specialty services for electronic design engineers, trading throughout the Americas (Newark), Europe (Farnell) and Asia-Pacific (element14).
