The placement of the Atari cartridge slot is a little unfortunate, but we're sure he wouldn't build a device with an unusable screen, so we doubt the cartridge obscures the view too severely. Cramming two whole consoles and four rechargeable AA batteries into a tiny handheld takes some maneuvering!
Seeing Ben's work always makes us want to learn electronics. It also makes us want to play old games-- guess which one we end up doing.
[Via Engadget]
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8-27-2007 @ 1:44PM
Unbreakable_idea said...
Beautiful and brilliant.
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8-27-2007 @ 1:45PM
Nushio said...
Ben Heck, the Gunpei Yokoi of our era.
*Someone* should give this guy a job, and by *Someone*, I mean Nintendo.
Its obvious this guy understands electronics better than Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony put together (with all the Wii Laptops/Xbox 360 Laptops, portables, and all that he's done).
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8-27-2007 @ 1:45PM
massive_98 said...
Check this video out. Its a time lapse of him making that gadget.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZQA2zGihCs
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8-27-2007 @ 2:02PM
Zack W. said...
@3
No, it is not.
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8-27-2007 @ 2:06PM
massive_98 said...
@4
ya...it is.
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8-27-2007 @ 2:08PM
Jonathan Tran said...
maybe the atari cart blocks glare! Brilliant!
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8-27-2007 @ 2:13PM
Zack W. said...
@5
Sorry if this is a double post.
That link you gave takes me to the 360 Song. It has nothing to to with the NEStari above. There is no time lapse...just a montage.
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8-27-2007 @ 2:44PM
ssuk said...
Sweet... Bit of a cheat using the NES-on-a-chip, but I wont hold it against him, he's a hero.
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8-27-2007 @ 2:50PM
Zack W. said...
Here is the actual thing in action:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8952850614249685807&q=nestari&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
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8-28-2007 @ 1:57PM
Jeremy said...
That is so genius. I want mine were do I sign up to buy. Hey wait wasn't there a news story a few weeks back were Nintendo filed a patent that could be a portable Wii. What if it turns out to be a portable VC were you take the VC titles you download from your Wii. Just a thought or a dream one.
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