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Our Inside Look at the Coolest Gear that No One Is Making
Each month, Mobile creates a dream gadget that should exist, but which infuriatingly does not. This month: A portable version of the Xbox!



Microsoft hasn't even made a peep about a portable version of its Xbox, so we took it upon ourselves to design one for them. We call it the Xbox Velocity, connoting the speed of its games and the newfound mobility of the user. Don't look for it on store shelves starting in 2007, when it won't sell for $249.

Details

To protect its delicate, ultrabright display, the screen flips up like the Nintendo DS's. But the Velocity offers a PSP-size viewing area by expanding the screen to span nearly the entire base.

The flip-screen means that the controls are covered when not in use. When the lid is closed, the two analog thumbsticks recess into the base.

A standard SD slot allows for unlimited data storage. Wi-Fi is also included.

The center portion of the control panel doubles as a touchpad. Movies can be controlled with the lower portion, while volume can be adjusted by sliding a finger along the arcs on the side of the touchpad.

The Velocity jettisons the bulky disc caddies of the PSP. Games are included on bare optical discs coated with a scratch-resistant material.



Note: R&D is produced with no involvement from any company featured on these pages. All gadgets shown are 100-percent hypothetical and speculative. They do not exist, and as far as we know they will never exist. But it's fun to dream about them.

I wouldn't mind if someone gives me this one for xmas