Xi3′s Piston: A Steam Box Emerges, Sort Of

One of the great tech news stripteases in recent memory is the supposed development of a "Steam Box," a home gaming system based on Valve's beloved PC gaming service. Although Valve recently fessed up to its plans after months of rumors, the company has avoided talking specifics. That hasn't changed. But at the Consumer Electronics Show, Valve has at least thrown us another bone: It's worked together with Xi3, a maker of modular computers, on a "development stage computer game system optimized f...