DS lite cracked open & compared
Here are a ton of photos of the upcoming Nintendo DS lite cracked open and compared with the DS and Gameboy SP [via] Link.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
What a 3D Printer can’t do…
Michael Frumin from Eyebeam writes – “Over the last 2 weeks or so, I worked with Jerry Paffendorf of Electric Sheep and Second Life future salons to capture and 3D print his SecondLife avatar, with his SecondLife ‘Slegway.’ We had some success after a couple iterations, learning a good lesson about what you just can’t […]
HOW TO – Famicom to NES game conversion
Mister Joshua writes – “Apparently some NES cartridges contain a removable/reusable adapter that enables one to place the guts of a Famicom game inside an NES cartridge and play it on any American NES console. A step-by-step guide is provided, along with useful tips for determining whether flea market cartridges contain a Famicom adapter.” Link.
Review: Animal Crossing and Electroplankton
Zonk on Slashdot has an excellent review of the only two “games” I “play” for the Nintendo DS – “When is a game not a game? Because it’s software designed to run on the Nintendo DS, Electroplankton and Animal Crossing: Wild World are packaged and sold as traditional games. Despite that, they don’t have many […]
HOW TO – Make a PS2 Serial Cable
Marcus made a serial port for a PS2 “This page has instructions for building your own serial cable that connects directly to the PS2’s EE processor. It only needs 5 wires soldered onto the PS2 mainboard, and a simple interface circuit to convert the EE’s voltage levels to the standard RS232 levels.” [via] Link.
Opera Browser coming for the Nintendo DS
More great news for DS owners, we’re getting a web browser! – this is going to be a lot of fun (and the DS has free WiFi in many places) – “The Opera browser for Nintendo DS will be sold as a DS card. Users simply insert the card into the Wi- Fi enabled Nintendo […]
Turn your Nintendo DS into a PDA with DSOrganize
DSOrganize, an organizer suite for the Nintendo DS is really starting to become a full featured PDA replacement, the latest version has handwriting recognition. Thanks Brian! [via] Link. Pictured here, a ton of other things you can do with a Gameboy and/or a Nintendo DS from MAKE volume 02.
