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Gameboy Advance Users to Get Bluetooth Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-what-I'm-talking-about dept.

AEton writes "According to this Extremetech article, X-Tra Fun has developed a Bluetooth module for the Gameboy Advance which is expected to ship by Christmas 2003. The $49 module includes Bluetooth connectivity, although a cellphone or other Bluetooth device with Internet access is required to use the Internet, and it comes with an embedded eCos Linux kernel with a Web browser and 255 pages' worth of cache. A $99 upgrade adds a Secure Digital card slot and a dongle!"

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  1. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Agree.. And why do we need 7-8 year old buggers on the Internet so more bandwidth is being used for trashtalk. Aren't the 14-15 years olds not enough? :)

  2. Re:What's the range? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Thicko.

    You use bluetooth to connect the gameboy to your phone, and then the phone connects you to the internet. The phone could be in your pocket, and the gameboy in your hands. Simple enough for you? Would you like a picture? A braile version? A popup version?

    Whoever modded you up is a thicko too.