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Darkmatter, a Xbox 360-Xbox One laptop project that people can buy in full or in kit form, is closing it on reaching its Kickstarter funding goal with eight days to go. (Read More)

Hi Friends! We've had several folks ask us about Xbox ONE compatibility, including a journalist from a very reputable online publication. So we figured we'd respond in some detail and share our thought process with everyone. Yes, the Xbox ONE hasn't... (Read More)

Hi All, Thanks so much for your support! In the past couple of days, we've received some great coverage from top news sites and blogs like Mashable, Engadget and others. We're so excited and grateful to see the interest in Darkmatter... but we're... (Read More)

Hi Everyone! Thank you all for your support and interest in Darkmatter. As you know, we launched our Kickstarter as an Xbox laptop. But what we've built is far more generic. Essentially, we're creating an Open Laptop platform that will be able to... (Read More)

Hello Everyone, We need to pick up the pace on our Kickstarter. We're very grateful for the support we've received thus far, but we need to get this thing across the finish line! To that end, we are adding a new incentive. We will INCLUDE a 250GB... (Read More)

Darkmatter's portable open source Xbox 360 project may have hit Kickstarter with bad timing, but it looks to be drawing crowds all the same. The laptop-like console is available in fully finished or kit form for the Xbox 360, thanks to a 3D-printed, laser-cut casing, 15.6-inch 720P widescreen LED display, capacitive Arduino-based touch interface, a headphone jack and support for all native features, like WiFi, 4GB storage and DVD compatibility. Addressing concerns about the lame duck console it's working with, the group said in an update that it should be able to adapt the Xbox One's motherboard as well, though it's obviously never laid a hand on it yet. (Read More)

We demo'd Darkmatter to thousands of people at the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo. Here's a short video we put together, and some pictures too! Everyone we spoke to was very positive about the project and complimented us on the look and feel of... (Read More)

Darkmatter project backers, here's some great news! We've been looking at the specs and capabilities of the new Xbox ONE console that was announced by Microsoft just a couple of days ago. We think we can adapt the Darkmatter laptop chassis to house... (Read More)