DreamAuthentics recently launched the "Katana," a personal arcade box for the home, college dorm or office lounge. Similar to DreamAuthentic's original, full sized arcade cabinet reproduction, the Excalibur, the Katana is basically a custom cabinet featuring a built-in HP SlimLine PC w/17 inch LCD monitor.

While also acting as a jukebox with its built-in MP3 player software -- and a movie/media player, web browser, and emailer, for that matter, as that's what PCs do --, the Katana's key feature is the old-school, arcade interface out in front; including an authentic trackball, big ol' indefatigable joystick, classic concave buttons and an (optional) arcade spinner/paddle wheel which also accommodates a mini racing wheel.

Out of the box it comes bundled with some 200 fully licensed classic games installed, most of which only really work faithfully with controllers no videogame console nor PC keyboard can accommodate, things like Centipede and Tempest with the paddle wheel; Missile Command with the trackball and the bang and button-pump of Dig Dug and a tenaciously tolerant joystick.

Of course, as a PC in arcade clothing, Katana is able to play just about any PC game, modern or otherwise, including thousands of classic arcade games either through purchased software bundles or, dubiously, for free as M.A.M.E. games, emulated code of way back hits (and misses), though you'd have to actually download, install and configure those manually.

With various customization options available, the Katana starts at -- ready for it? -- $2500 USD.