ouya!

[LA_MERC_Spark]

okay.. so who else thinks this is bad ass!! I pledged some $$.. we'll see if they can actually produce something real.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console?ref=live

edit: I guess I should post the negative opinions about it and kickstart as well.. still.. I like the idea...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/07/18/what-all-the-ouya-hype-says-about-a-kickstarter-bubble-are-we-headed-toward-a-crowdfunding-crash/

[LA_MERC_YellowDog]

Humm, well being that i haven't fired up a game in some time to start with.. I doubt I would be doing these guys any good even if they get it off the ground.

I hope they do since they just got a good influx of capital. :)

[LA_MERC_FragFood]

Did some looking into it - I won't pledge early, but will keep an eye on it. Looks like there may be some ports of other OSs (Ubuntu, f'rinstance) available or coming, and/or a port of XBMC, which would make it a kickass media center.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA3MjQ

[LA_MERC_Spark]

I have read the good and the bad out there.. to me the idea was worth the pledge. I hope they can pull it off just to spite all the negativity