BMO

A little buddy who wants to play video games.

This is another "Near Zero Cost" project so I'm just using what comes to hand or what I already have lying around.

Work In Progress Gallery

<<TODO pull in twitpic images, ow.ly images etc.>>

The geometry is very important! This has to be a "Real-Life" character.

Scale to fit small CCTV PAL monitor for face

Do many prototypes: -

BMO Mark One: a simple foam space model to get screen location and general geometry decided.

BMO Mark Two: a heat-formed plastic body with permanent screen mounting.

What colour is BMO?

Rather annoyingly I burnt out a Pi when connecting the wrong power supply - I connected the monitor's 12v supply instead of the hub's 5v supply. Same connectors! NEVER DO THIS AGAIN!
Now using my "Vanity Pi" (the one in the neon green PiBow case)

to support the current pulled by the various USB peripherals, especially the WiFi

EDUP model from DealExtreme
Tiny!
works well right now but only one SSID is currently set up - OK at HackSpace as there are plenty of wired LAN points

7x pillar drill 6mm - backed with black cloth

Dimensions not fully decided
GameBoy cart slot size?
- The original Game Boy and the Game Boy Pocket share the same cartridge type, measuring about 55mm wide by 60mm high and 7mm thick. The casing is opaque plastic, usually grey or yellow. These cartridges can be played in all consoles except the Game Boy Micro.
make functional?