Your Next Game Boy Will Fit Into Your Wallet
Gaming handhelds are portable awesome but easy to forget behind when you're on the go less awesome. The Arduboya small arduino-based gaming handheld the size of a credit cardcould solve that. , For Kickstarter backers, the unit only runs 29 and will be 39 once it's available for the general public. The Arduboy will come with a slew of open source games based on some popular franchises including Ardumon a take on Pokmon, Alien Attack a version of Space Invaders, and Maruino, a take on Super Mario Bros. In a bid to leverage the dedicated Arduino community to help keep Arduboy alive, the project is thoroughly open source. Given its size and price, it's easy to see how the Arduboy could be used as an educational platform to encourage kids to code too. Read the rest of the story at the Daily Dot.