Instructables user Kyle Robinson writes: The Super gameboy (SGB for short) is Gameboy cartridge player for the Nintendo Entertainment system. Chipmusicians who use LSDJ or Nanoloop can use the SBG to compose on a large screen. Wether its at home with friends, or in a studio environment, the SBG can be a great tool for […]
Check out this slick tablet mod from alexbates. Chopped and channeled 1.6 GHz MSI Wind U100 sporting 120GB HDD and 2GB RAM
Maker Benjamin Blundell built a DIY iPhone RFID reader and documented the process on his website.
Ebay seller nes_harmonica is offering three of these old Nintendo cartridges that have been modded to contain working harmonicas. Why the heck would you do that? Turns out it’s kind of a retro in-joke for NES enthusiasts. OhGizmo’s Andrew Liszewski explains:
If you grew up in the 80’s and played video games, at one point in your childhood you had to blow on an NES cart, or inside the console itself, to get it to recognize a game. In fact I never even had an NES, but I can still remember having to do it on a friend’s system. At this point it’s almost become cliche to bring it up whenever the conversation turns to classic video games, but that didn’t stop one clever modder from attempting to turn a profit on Nintendo’s folly.
Right now Super Mario 3, Dick Tracy, and Legend of Zelda models are available. [via Geekologie]
What do you do when your toddler’s having trouble reaching the buttons on the guitar for Beatles Rock Band? Why, modify it and make an Instructable, that’s what! Toddler’s Guitar Hero controller
People shoot pretty impressive video using smartphones. There’s even been some rather ingenious hardware solutions developed to improve the fact that you’re still shooting video with a smartphone. When I ran across this iPhone image stabilizer (original Japanese) I was impressed with how well it seems to perform. In order to save the viewer a little time I’ve skipped ahead to a decent spot in the video.
Via the always-entertaining There, I Fixed It.
