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I’m thinking that this hand gesture recognition software might be a good way to get some more input for the low-cost VR system, or it just might be a lot of fun…“With almost any color camera and sufficient processing power, this software collection implements a hand gesture interface. It detects the hand in a standard […]
Here are a ton of photos of the upcoming Nintendo DS lite cracked open and compared with the DS and Gameboy SP [via] Link.
Over on DIY live there is a cool project brewing on sending data with a laser beam via serial ports. Their idea? Multiplex a DVI signal and shoot it over a laser beam to a home projector. Link.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
