DIY Open Source GameBoy - Boing Boing Gadgets

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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 Open Source game boy :) Actually, it's a ...

source.android.com - 10/21/2008

Welcome (Android Open Source Project)

— source.android.com — Android is the first free, open source, and fully customizable mobile platform. Android offers a full stack:... an operating system, middleware, and key mobile applications. It also contains a rich set of APIs that allows third-party developers to ... (more) Welcome (Android Open Source Project)

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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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gadgets.boingboing.net - 10/28/2008

The VCR is dead - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — h_svideo.jpg After years of dogged resolve, JVC will stop producing standalone VCRs. And there you have it:... the last spider crawling out of the eye socket of the skeletal and long-buried video cassette format. Oh, sure, we'll still see video ... (more) The VCR is dead - Boing Boing Gadgets

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Boing Boing — ... silvery steampunk Motorola Aura. Also, did you know that you can buy a stungun for $13? Rob didn't. A car engine that fits on your finger, an Australian perpetual motion machine. Joel liked an alarm clock called the Bandai Gun O'Clock and puzzled why Google released Google Earth on the iPhone before Android. There was a clock with a thousand gears, a giant human skull made out of kitchenware, a bench made of Nokias, an Open Source GameBoy and an Atari Punk Dreamcast. And that's not even to mention an ...

arduino gamepack: make your own open source gameboy
technabob — ... in kit form so you can build one for yourself. At this point, the Gamepack only runs some rudimentary homebrew demo code, but the hope is that others who grab the kit will contribute more advanced games, or maybe even a Nintendo emulator. Click to view the embedded video clip. At $249 for the Gamepack kit, you could buy more than 10 used Gameboys. But none of them would be nearly as cool as the one you built yourself. [Liquidware Antipasto via Boing Boing Gadgets] ...

Arduino Gamepack, Costs a Lot, Has No Games, Is Very Cool
The UberReview — ... here to view the embedded video. 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, ...