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From the Maker of Arduboy: Tetris On a Bracelet

Posted by Soulskill on from the next-up-pong-on-your-wedding-ring dept.

timothy writes: Kevin Bates showed off his tiny ("credit card sized") homebrewed game-playing rig at OSCON this summer. Not content with merely wallet sized, he's now squeezed enough display — three of them, lacking a curved display to wrap around the wrist — input sensors, and processing power (Atmega 328p) to play Tetris on a tiny, multi-segmented bracelet (video). Sure, there's been Tetris on watches before, but from large-budget companies, not — at least not that I've ever seen — from hackers. Bates' post gives some more technical details, too.

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  1. Motion activated by whereiswaldo · · Score: 1

    I was hoping for something motion-activated: Strap one to each wrist and each elbow and get some good old 80's breakdancing going while you play.

  2. Meh. by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 2

    It's a little computer on a project board. Nice community college electronics course project, but front page Slashdot?

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    1. Re:Meh. by NIK282000 · · Score: 1

      It's more interesting than anything else this week and it would make a cool DIY dev platform.

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    2. Re:Meh. by Zaiff+Urgulbunger · · Score: 1

      It's a little computer on a project board. Nice community college electronics course project, but front page Slashdot?

      In fairness, the guy has done a really really neat job. I was expecting something humongous, ugly, and utterly impractical* as a watch. Also, the graphic effects (TE TR IS scrolling in opposite directions and the way the vertical lines gradually appear) is kind of neat too. It's generally got a nice aesthetic!

      *Yeah, for certain measures of practical... but it is at least the right size, weight, thickness!

  3. Will Alexey Pajitnov sue? by tepples · · Score: 1

    Is this licensed by Tetris Holding? If not, expect a lawsuit.

    1. Re:Will Alexey Pajitnov sue? by tepples · · Score: 1

      If you want, I can dig up freeware projects that The Tetris Company or a licensee has threatened. Start with Tetrinet, Heboris, Quinn...

  4. Triple head display by Hadlock · · Score: 1

    Is anyone else curious how he got three OLED displays powered off of the single Arduino? I can think of several good uses of a multi-display Arduino product...

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  5. Not quite credit card sizes... by Misagon · · Score: 1

    TechKeys has a programmable business card with a built-in Tetris clone in firmware.

    It is programmable over USB if you want to use it for something else.
    Because TechKeys makes keyboard accessories, its intended use is as a keyboard. Therefore, it is made to fit four Cherry MX mechanical key switches.

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