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The Matrix Team have announced a new Nintendo Wii modification chip that has an on-board SATA adapter that can connect to a stand alone hard drive for quick loading of your legal backup collection. It comes with 2Mbit of flash, requires no soldering and lets you retain the original functionality of your drive.
Note that the chip pictured is a prototype and will be much smaller when produced. The chip will be able to boot images via a menu or burnt backup discs. We should have more details including all of the technical specifications in a couple of days.
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TehSkeen
UPDATE: There is some speculation that this product is fake and is just an attempt by a competitor to kill sales of FlatMii and DriveKey. As we did not receive this information direct from the manufacturer, please take it with a grain of salt until it's authenticity can be confirmed.
UPDATE 01/18/09: WiiNewz member eXOBeX has supplied us with a picture of a generic SATA to IDE adaptor board that looks identical to the one seen in the WiiZii picture. I have attached it to this post. While this does not give us any real confirmation, it does shed some light on the possible authenticity of this chip. We are still awaiting contact from the Matrix Team but, since they have not been heard from since 2006, I do not expect much.
