The “Mouseboy” by Aaron Myradon, is a fully functional optical Nintendo Gameboy mouse. The “A” and “B” buttons on the device function as right and left clicks. Pretty nice hack although we wonder if this gives you worse RSI than a standard mouse. Original Gameboy Mouse – Link
Here’s a cool hack that demonstrates how to use the accelerometer inside a Wiimote to control an RC car. Watch the video for details… Wii HACK – Wiimote RC-Car Control – [via], Link
From the MAKE Flickr pool Josh used an original gameboy enclosure to frame some paper pixels – Unfortunately this one had the “bars of death” on the display and wouldn’t function properly. So I took it apart, stripped the guts out, and assembled a shadow box made from a Game Boy and Reverend Timothy’s papercraft. […]
On Mar 27, 2006 MAKE published an article about the future of credit cards and virtual worlds, one year later World of WarCraft and VISA teamed up and just launched the WoW/VISA rewards card, I guess they read MAKE :) Funny thing is that just a couple weeks ago someone from VISA asked that I […]
Yah! The Nintendo DS lite i pre-ordered from Liksang has arrived! Here are some pictures of it, I also picked up the Japanese version of Electroplankton, it’s a “game” that makes music with little sea creatures – using it to record soundtracks for movies… Quick review – it’s tiny, bright and elegant. You like the […]
Very soon, credit card companies and game makers will reward their customers who spend money in the real world using private label “rewards” credit cards. They will use gifts of virtual currency such as Blizzard’s World of Warcraft gold and Second Life’s Linden dollars. A special “News from the Future” from MAKE:Virtual. We’re a nation […]
Alan Martin reports from last night’s virtual world event – “On January 18, 2006, Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, known for his work on Creative Commons and intellectual property rights in general, joined Lindens and residents alike in the world of Second Life for a discussion on what turned out to be a very wide range of topics. Professor Lessig talked about the future of SL, and how we must be careful not to take the path of overly restrictive IP rights. He even offered to consult with Linden Lab in the future on these matters, and said he would look into getting some members of congress to speak in SL as well. The event proceeded into a long string of questions from the audience, during which many interesting topics were brought up, many relating to SL and RL IP rights (and what distinction we can make between the two). Finally, the event ended with a Free Culture book signing featuring lines of patient residents waiting to get their autographed copies from virtual Lessig himself.”
