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Nintendo DSi gets its first flash cart
hackaday.com - 12/3/2008
Nintendo DSi gets its first flash cart
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A month ago, we reported that Nintendo’s new DSi portable didn’t work with any of the current crop of flash cartridges. Things didn’t look good for homebrew. Here we are a month later and looking at the release of the Acekard 2i. It’s the first DSi compatible flash ...

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CrunchGear:  Aekard 2i: Nintendo DSi now has a working ‘homebrew’ cart

instructables.com - 12/8/2008
Instructables.com: Nintendo Keyless Entry System
— instructables.com — Use a Classic Nintendo controller to lock and unlock your door! The output from the Controller is read by an arduino and it looks for a particular combination of buttons, once the combination is entered it sends a signal to eject a Cd-Rom Drive which ... (more) Instructables.com: Nintendo Keyless Entry System

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Drinking Straw + Nintendo DSi + Korg DS-10 = Peter Frampton Talk Box (video)
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Drinking Straw + Nintendo DSi + Korg DS-10 = Peter Frampton Talk Box (video)
— youtube.com — I still haven't played with the Korg DS-10 software for the DS, but this quick mod for a talk box done by taping a straw over the speaker is now even more incentive. He's already got the Kanye/Murakami bear glasses—now all this guy needs is an ... (more) Drinking Straw + Nintendo DSi + Korg DS-10 = Peter ...

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Mario makes way for Shakespeare on Nintendo DS in HarperCollins deal
technology.timesonline.co.uk - 12/10/2008
Mario makes way for Shakespeare on Nintendo DS in HarperCollins deal
— technology.timesonline.co.uk — Nintendo, the Japanese video games company that brought us Donkey Kong and Mario the Plumber , is to announce a deal with the publisher HarperCollins today to make literary classics available to read on its DS portable games consoles. The 100 ... (more) Mario makes way for Shakespeare on Nintendo DS in ...

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Acekard 2i flash-cart for Nintendo DSi
SlashGear — ... in how they use their handhelds and legitimately-obtained games.  The Acekard 2i can be used to store game save-files directly to a microSD card, removing memory capacity as an issue limiting save points, as well as running backups. It will also let you use Action Replay cheat codes, if you’re not as impressive in a particular title as you’d like to be.  The DSi is not yet available outside of Japan. Click here to view the embedded video. [via Hack-a-Day] ...

Aekard 2i: Nintendo DSi now has a working ‘homebrew’ cart
CrunchGear — ... of files—games and music and the like—over to a MicroSD card, then you put the MicroSD card in the Aekard. Turn your DSi on and off you go. (I had one of these types of cards for the GBA, worked well enough, I suppose.) Of course, the official reason these types of cards exist is to support homebrew. We all know that’s a codeword, though. The original Aekard DS runs for around $40, but prices vary wildy. Might want to shop around, then. via Hack A Day

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Nintendo DSi gets its first flash cart, courtesy of Acekard
engadget.com 12/2/2008 — Good news, future DSi owners -- it looks like all your homebrew dreams have just moved one step closer to reality. The Acekard 2i is the newest version of the popular flash cart, just the thing for storing save files, using Action Replay codes, and ...
Nintendo DSi gets it’s own flash cart, lets you run Twitter
crunchgear.com 12/3/2008 — If you’re anything like me, you’ll understand that rather than being a bane to Nintendo and Sony they breathe new life into portable consoles. The DSi has its own hacking cart, the Acekard 2i that lets you run homebrew and backups ...
Nintendo DSi flash cart will let you run Twitter — Newlaunches.com
Nintendo DSi is a tad different than the rest of its predecessors for the simple reason that it has its own hacking cart, the Acekard 2i. The cart lets you run "homebrew and backups" and will also let you run Twitter from the console. It supports MicroSD and MicroSDHC cards, plays MP3 and also ...
DSi Gers Acekard 2i Flash Cart — Ubergizmo
It was only a matter of time before a flash cart was introduced for the Nintendo DSi (which isn't even out Stateside yet, mind you). The Acekard 2i will enable homebrew programs to run, and will even support Twitter on your DSi! The Acekard 2i will support both microSD and microSDHC cards, ...