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NES Controller MP3 player hack

Posted by Hemos on from the good-stuff-to-look-at dept.

Skadet writes "Martin Kersch of Germany made great use of a boring Saturday afternoon by transforming an ordinary USB Stick and NES Controller into an MP3 Player (original German). He even hacked the buttons on the controller to work with the mp3 player, "Start" is On/Play, and the directional pad functions as the song changer/volume control. Do you remember those NES Controller Belt Buckles? They should integrate these MP3 Players into those things."

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  1. What a tech Wizard by Maavin · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Come on... Everyone can rip apart a cheap MP3 USB stick, an old NES Controller, and solder the things together...

    It would be slightly cooler, if he:
    - installed the stick in an way so that the display could be seen through a nicely cut opening between the buttons an the d-pad
    - remove the USB connector and
    - created a little circuit board that would have:
    -- the button contacts
    -- an opening to hold the battery
    -- a mini USB jack for easy access from the outside

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    Crivens! I kicked meself in me own heid!