The
Nintendo DS can do a lot of things these days -- like function as a
MIDI controller,
browse the web, and of course,
print money. Well now you can chock up one more "score" for the Japanese juggernaut's handheld, because a clever hacker who goes by the name samuelv has given the DS an additional, exciting piece of functionality -- VoIP. That's right folks, thanks to a simple piece of software, you can be making phone calls directly from your DS (provided you have a SIP account). Apparently users are up and running already with the app, so there will probably be a rash of tweaks and improvements on the way. It's truly an exciting time to be the owner of a relatively cheap handheld game system.
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posted Sep 13th 2007 11:02PM
Forget cellphones that play games. I'd much rather have a game deck that can be a phone!
N-Gage says hi.
/me throws tomatoes at the N-Gage
and then the ds and everyone else says to the n-gage: "who's the what now?"
yeah suck on that iPod Touch:)
Where is the speed dial button for Princess Peach?
move over iphone, homebrew is taking over from here
and THAT's what happens when a programmer uses photoshop
Wait... are you talking about the graphics in a positive or negative light?
whoa! you can bevel stuff!!11
i love t3h teal!!
Oh? And what happens when an elite artist such as yourself tries to write a program?
Well, since I am neither a programmer or a designer, but a developer, I am quite good at both.
what i don't understand is, instead of wasting your energy putting down the man's design, why don't you use it to create a better looking one? who knows? maybe if you approach him with it, he'll even pay you for your work!
Well, seeing as you're a complete stranger from the internet, we'll be sure to take your word for granted with regards to your prodigious skill.
oh my god. You people are assholes.
Jay's not saying "i'm better than him" or claiming to be an "elite artist" for shit's sake. ..he's just pointing out how horrible that interface is. and he's absolutely right. That interface is disgusting - and there's nothing wrong with pointing that out.
i agree with you, Jay. it's hideous.
otherwise, it's a clever hack. I'm all about it.
Thankyou.
Awesome! And my Ralink card is already set up for WiFiMe. Here's to testing with my Asterisk server and FWD!
Is this even possible? I've never surfed the net on my DS but I have on my Nokia internet tablet and its very slow. Can the DS handle that much bandwidth?
There's already VoIP in Pokemon.
Good stuff. I got it working on my R4. :D So cool!!
i live in the US btw so it works in the US.
While I was surprised to discover that "chock" is actually a word, I believe it is the wrong one in this context, considering the expression "chock up" means to fill to capacity:
http://www.answers.com/topic/chock-up
I think you want "chalk up":
http://esl.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_163.htm
Oh I'm stupid... Of course "chock" is a word, I completely forgot about the way I most commonly use it:
http://www.deadprogrammer.com/photos/chock-full-o-nuts.jpg
I guess it just kind of sounded weird in a different context.
But for anyone who has tried to have a conversation over Skype, then you know have horrible it is to try to listen to the robot voice.
No its not, maybe you have a bad connection, but at work we use Skype to save on phone calls and it works a treat. Overseas and interstate calls
Oh god, I just suffered with this last night. Terrible.
.meh i don't use skype. but i have used it over seas.. i didnt like it because of the sattalite internet.. to laggy.. but interesting to see the ds being hacked into many useful device's good work keep it up
More importantly what will it be called, im holding out for Wii + Skype = Wiype (mmm more toilet humor)
Assuming it uses the Wii as a base station of cause.
All someone needs to do now is hack the DS for sidetalkin'!
Sweeeetttt!!!
"and of course, print money".
that made me laugh.
My wife in Pennsylvania talks to her sister in Japan via Pokemon in-game VoIP two or three days a week ;)
If you need an interface I can help.
mccp12@gmail.com
Skype is only as good as your connection. 100Mps is like talking on a regular phone. Beside Skype is cheap, cheap, cheap. Landlines are going by the wayside.