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technabob.com - 10/28/2008

arduino gamepack: make your own open source gameboy

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Sure, you can pick up a used Gameboy for about $20 bucks over on eBay these days, but why buy one when you could build one for yourself? Matt over at Liquidware decided to build an “open source Gameboy” (known as the Gamepack) using off-the-shelf parts, including the ...

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The UberReview:  Arduino Gamepack, Costs a Lot, Has No Games, Is Very Cool

Gizmodo:  Open Source GamePack Lets You Bake a Game Boy From Scratch [Open Source Hardware]

Engadget:  Open source "Game Boy" has five awesome parts, zero games

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source.android.com - 10/21/2008

Android is now available as open source (Android Open Source Project)

— source.android.com — Today is a big day for Android, the Open Handset Alliance, and the open-source community. All of the work that we've poured into the mobile platform is now officially available, for free, as the Android Open Source Project. You'll be hearing a lot ... (more) Android is now available as open source (Android Open ...

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liquidware.com - 10/28/2008

GamePack

— liquidware.com — Were you ever the kind of person to hack up your own Playstation controllers and hook it up to something else? Well, those shards of plastic can be mighty dangerous, so I’ve done it for you. And hey, with the GamePack you’ll even have something you ... (more) GamePack

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 10/27/2008

DIY Open Source GameBoy - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — Little GamePack handheld.jpg Matt over at Liquidware Antipasto is making an Open Source GameBoy out of an Arduino: Ok, so ever since middle school I've wanted to make one of these... but I only now have enough know-how and support to make it, ... an ... (more) DIY Open Source GameBoy - Boing Boing Gadgets

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Arduino Gamepack, Costs a Lot, Has No Games, Is Very Cool
The UberReview — ... The kit comes with everything you need to get started and includes an Arduino processor, the 128×128 TouchShield Stealth color OLED touchscreen and an Inputshield board with a tiny rumbling joystick and control buttons. It is powered by a flat Lithium battery pack. The end result will be one of the coolest-looking handhelds you are likely to come across. Price: $249 for the kit [Gamepack Kit via Liquidware Antipasto, Boing Boing Gadgets, Technabob] Related posts Dreamtrooper, Stormtrooper Head Dreamcast Portable Costs the ...

Open Source GamePack Lets You Bake a Game Boy From Scratch [Open Source Hardware]
Gizmodo — ... you a full build kit for his open source Game Boy killer. Unfortunately, the "Game" part will be up to you — the Arduino-based handheld has only been tested running very basic code. These points aside, the specs are impressive, with an OLED screen, Lithium Ion battery, and built-in rumble capability — not to mention that fact that it'll fill the gap in your nerdbelt between your NES buckle and your OpenMoko Neo Freerunner quite nicely. [Liquidware via Technabob] ...

Open source "Game Boy" has five awesome parts, zero games
Engadget — ... (say, for right or left-handed configurations), "TouchShield Stealth" OLED display unit, and "MeCap" lithium battery pack -- can be yours. Once you've cobbled it together, of course, the real fun begins -- it's pretty much a blank slate with little more than code for a color-changing dot to start with, so if you want to play any "games" on that new "Game Boy" of yours, you're going to have to write them yourself. See a video of the device in action after the break. [Via technabob] Continue reading Open source "Game Boy" has five awesome parts, zero games ...