OUYA: Open Source Console - Kickstarted in 1 Day

[Jrecee]

There's a difference between a scam and people actually trying to deliver a product but having unexpected issues. Ask anyone who has started a business or tried something new. I'm happy to call them out for all the things they've screwed up: Delivering late, overpromising and underdelivering on certain specs, the controller issue, etc. But a scam suggests they went in with the intent to deceive and/or steal money, which so far has not been proven to be the case whatsoever.

[MrPopo]

There's a difference between a scam and people actually trying to deliver a product but having unexpected issues. Ask anyone who has started a business or tried something new. I'm happy to call them out for all the things they've screwed up: Delivering late, overpromising and underdelivering on certain specs, the controller issue, etc. But a scam suggests they went in with the intent to deceive and/or steal money, which so far has not been proven to be the case whatsoever.

I don't think it's a scam. I think it's a poor idea for a product and won't make much of an impact when all is said and done, but as far as I've seen everything related to the development has been on the up-and-up.

[irixith]

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You make some good points, and I'm being rather loose with the word scam.

I see this in the same light that I see that device that's supposed to play GBA games via a SNES -- people would like it to be true, and they'd like it to do everything that it claims/promises, BUT. But, but, but.

So maybe it's not a scam, but it's scammy. That's a word now.

[Jrecee]

I think it's a great idea for a product that has a niche audience that won't be able to support said product. I hope I'm wrong though.

[lisalover1]

Personally, as long as I can use the thing as a new XBMC box, then that's all I need to be happy with it. A cheap, versatile media center that that also happens to play games is the same impetus that got me to buy a modded Xbox.

[fastbilly1]

OUYA teardown:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Ouya+Teardown/14224/2

[Blu]

OUYA teardown:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Ouya+Teardown/14224/2

Seems to be pretty repairable and well designed, no?

[fastbilly1]

OUYA teardown:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Ouya+Teardown/14224/2

Seems to be pretty repairable and well designed, no?

Yes. The only issue for most people will be removing the heatsync, but odds are you will never have to do that. It is honestly alot smaller than I thought it would be. I bet you could fit in a flat usb hub if you shaved off some of the fan, or removed the weights and set it up differently.

Curiouser and Curiouser

[isiolia]

I bet you could fit in a flat usb hub if you shaved off some of the fan, or removed the weights and set it up differently.

Or 3D printed a custom version of the case to fit one. The model is already available.

The general size allows for a lot of flexibility there.

[fastbilly1]

I bet you could fit in a flat usb hub if you shaved off some of the fan, or removed the weights and set it up differently.

Or 3D printed a custom version of the case to fit one. The model is already available.

The general size allows for a lot of flexibility there.

Thats to easy, we have to do it the hardway.