If you think Ben Heckendorn's modding skills are confined only to the Xbox 360, you're wrong. The guy also uses his masterful hands to turn other consoles into portable works of art. Case in point, this PS3 Slim laptop. Hit the jump for specs and a video.

After 8 years and 12 piercings, BME user metal_games wants to move on to other forms of art he can apply to his body. But instead of going down the tattoo road, this guy opted to go for scarification, wherein you intentionally scar yourself to create a pattern or an image. The interesting bit here is that the design isn't what you usually see - it's the image of the NES controller. For the squeamish, the pics may not be too suitable for you guys.

Like the Xbox360 controller but have a PlayStation 3 console? No problem. Modder Benjamin Heckendorn combined the look and feel of an Xbox 360 controller and planted in it the guts of a PlayStation Dualshock 3 controller.

GBlaster has released an updated version of his manual to mod PlayStation 3 controllers with a Rapid Fire function without needing a pre-programmed chip. More after the link.

Download: GBlaster's New Rapid Fire 11/10/08 Update (PDF)
Visit: PS3 Hacks, Exploits and Homebrew Forum

PS3 modder and QJ.NET forum member GBlaster has finally released a tutorial for the PS3 rapidfire controller mod he showed us while back. Click on through for more details as well as a video showing the mod in action.


Download: Gblaster's rapidfire PS3 controller mod tutorial
Visit: QJ.NET's PS3 Hacks, Exploits and Homebrew forum

PS3 modder GBlaster has released a video that offers us a quick peek at the Sony PS3 rapid fire mod he's working on. The mod's specifics have yet to be fully revealed, but GBlaster says it should cost gamers only about US$ 12 worth of parts from their local Radio Shack. Hit the full article for the video.

Wondering how goes progress on Ben Heck's one-handed controller for the PlayStation 3? The modder has announced that those interested can now pre-order a copy of this unit, which is currently being prepared for distribution by eDimensional. Further details are available in the full article.

Looking for another way to get one of Konami's super-limited Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle? A posted over at the PlayStation forums managed to recreate one with just a couple of cans of paint, a bit of ingenuity, and very dexterous hands. You can see the finished PS3 over in the full article.

If your strumming hand for Guitar Hero is becoming a bit worse for wear, then good news: Ben Heck, modder of all that is next-gen, has come up with a way to make your foot do all the work instead. Introducing Ben Heckendorn's own brand of pedal controllers, a peripheral that lets you strum and whammy with the merest movement of your foot. All the details in the full article.

Excited about the modifications popping out one by one in the PlayStation 3 hack scene lately? So are we. To keep your cravings at bay, we're bringing you this video that MacSolidWorks uploaded that shows the PS3 being opened up and modded to have a USB port out back instead of the front. Go to the full article to read the details and watch the clip.