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Game Boy Advance Becomes Car Tuning Tool

Posted by simoniker on from the super-sonic-racing dept.

Thanks to 1UP for its story discussing a new Game Boy Advance peripheral which "turns the GBA into a data logging computer and tuning interface for sports cars". The story explains of TurboXS' DTEC peripheral: "The basic version of the DTEC turns the GBA into a customizable digital gauge for displaying boost pressure, RPM, and different temperature settings. Future upgrades will evidently allow it to show more indicators, like G-forces, knock warnings, and other data."

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  1. Don't get too excited... by dchamp · · Score: 5, Informative

    Before you all go out to buy this, you need to first purchase a custom ECU for about $1000, and this company only makes them for a handfull of cars (Subaru, Mitsu Evo, Toyota MR2, Nissan 300zx, Neon SRT4...). Follow the 2nd link in the original post for more info.

  2. You can already do this with a laptop by Wizworm · · Score: 3, Informative

    Plus have GPS, Cellular internet and WIFI connectivity.

    And all the games you can cram on.

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