This looks like fun:<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Ben Heck Show: Portable Raspberry Pi Part 1<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/revision3.com\/tbhs\/portable-raspberry-pi-part-1\">Via Revision 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dUZjzQuTNX4\">Via YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turn this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-raspberry-pi-console-intro5501.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Heck Raspberry Pi Console project overview\" title=\"Ben Heck Raspberry Pi Console project overview\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-raspberry-pi-console-intro5501.jpg 550w, https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-raspberry-pi-console-intro5501-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Into this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-raspberry-pi-handheld-console-550.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Handheld Console\" title=\"Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Handheld Console\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-raspberry-pi-handheld-console-550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-raspberry-pi-handheld-console-550-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Using little more than a <strong>3D printer<\/strong> and a \u00a325 <strong>Raspberry Pi computer<\/strong>, he\u2019s crafted the ultimate gaming handheld, a GameGear-style computer with gaming controls and an LCD screen which plays all of the <strong>classic arcade games<\/strong> from yesteryear, like Metal Slug and Contra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pi was fun, it’s a two sided 3D printed case, the 3D printer was great for it as it used different depths for different things,\u201d he says. \u201cThe 3D printer helped me make a professionally looking case, and it only took around two hours to print each side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbull.com\/uk\/en\/stories\/1331598922755\/ben-heck-gaming-console-interview\">Red Bull UK<\/a>]\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Via Slashdot:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-point-128w.png\" alt=\"Ben Heck makes a point\" title=\"Ben Heck makes a point\" width=\"128\" height=\"185\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2487\" \/>Legendary DIY gaming guru <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benjamin_Heckendorn\">Ben Heck<\/a> has given a new interview in which he talks about the <strong>Access Controller<\/strong>, his modular controller for consoles that <strong>lets disabled gamers play<\/strong> with one hand, and how <strong>he plans to update it for the next generation of consoles<\/strong>: ‘I’m sure I will. At the very least people are going to want the accessibility controllers I build … People have already asked about them for the next-gen consoles, and that was at E3. When I was there, the thing I looked at the most was the controllers. The Xbox One looks pretty similar to what we have at the moment, but they finally fixed the D-pad.’<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/games.slashdot.org\/story\/13\/07\/01\/1857227\/ben-hecks-plan-to-make-gaming-open-to-all\">Slashdot<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also Digital Trends:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nOver the course of two 20-minutes episodes, Heckendorn shows us how to turn the 512MB Pi into a<strong> kick-ass, Linux-running portable computer<\/strong> that looks a bit like the <strong>GameBoy Advance<\/strong>. In Part One, he takes us along as he figures out how to combine the mini-computer that is the Raspberry Pi with a USB-powered Logitech gaming controller, as well as find a large enough battery pack to power both the Pi and an LCD screen that he pried from a backup camera from Amazon. He even maps the joystick controls to the Pi by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MAME\">Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator<\/a>, so that Pi will understand all your button combos in addition to your keyboard strokes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-with-raspberry-pi-parts.png\" alt=\"Ben Heck with Raspberry Pi project components\" title=\"Ben Heck with Raspberry Pi project components\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-with-raspberry-pi-parts.png 450w, https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ben-heck-with-raspberry-pi-parts-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not all. Heckendorn actually <strong>takes each device apart<\/strong> to save the components he needs inside a handheld console. For example, he removes the Ethernet adapter from the Raspberry Pi, but keeps the rumble pack from the controller before soldering all the disparate parts back together. At the same time, he\u2019s also <strong>thinking about the shape of the device<\/strong> depending on the location of the batteries and buttons. By the end of this episode, we can already see a rough sketch of this Pi-powered console taking shape, right down to the locations of the screws.<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/the-ben-heck-show-turns-the-raspberry-pi-into-a-handheld-gaming-console-part-1-is-online\/\">Gloria Sin @ Digital Trends<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>What\u2019s a Raspberry Pi?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/RaspberryPi.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi\" title=\"Raspberry Pi\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2462\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Raspberry Pi is a <strong>credit-card sized computer<\/strong> that <strong>plugs into your TV and a keyboard<\/strong>. It\u2019s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. <strong>We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Model A will cost $25 USD and the Model B $35 USD, plus local taxes and shipping\/handling fees.<\/p>\n<p>Model A has 256MB RAM, one USB port and no Ethernet (network connection). Model B has 512MB RAM, 2 USB port and an Ethernet port.<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/faqs\">Raspberry Pi Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>]\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rs-components.com\/raspberrypi\">Buy Raspberry Pi<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This looks like fun: Ben Heck Show: Portable Raspberry Pi Part 1 Via Revision 3 Via YouTube Turn this: Into this: Using little more than a 3D printer and a \u00a325 Raspberry Pi computer, he\u2019s crafted the ultimate gaming handheld, a GameGear-style computer with gaming controls and an LCD screen which plays all of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,235,151,236,234],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessibility","category-arcade-games","category-do-it-yourself","category-emulation","category-raspberry-pi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492,"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439\/revisions\/2492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handyvandal.com\/wphv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}