Project Ninja

[psj3809]

My missus and her mum unplug practically every plug in the house as they read one story years ago about a woman who didnt unplug her tv and it set light to her house.

My dad saw a program years ago on bugs in carpets so now because of that he hoovers every day !!!

I keep the batteries in the GP32, perhaps it might drain the batteries a fraction (Theyre rechargable) but i'm not fussed, i'll live 'rock n roll' ;-)

The amount of power taken away from the batteries must be so minimal i dont think i'll be bankrupt this year due to wasting electricity recharging batteries a fraction more !

 

[Myth]

Microphone is easy to add, but who needs one ?
Temperature sensor... Funny, but who needs it ?

Just imagine ! You could send - by WiFi or Bluetooth, or by RF Link... some piece of your voice, like an "I Love You" to your girlfriend (who'll buy a "Ninja" (eek, don't like the current name :huh: ). Or maybe, to make some homebrew games like on NDS...

Temperature sensor could be used, again, for some homebrew games !

And touch screen... Yeah, everything has been already said.

But if it cost 3€ or 4€, why couldn't we put this into the console ? Even if it's not useful at all, you would have spent less that a magazine for that. And maybe, one day, you'll have the "Temperature plug-in Compo" ...



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Very nice weather in France today...

 

[Squidge]

The same will happen with the Ninja, when I'm not using it and the batteries are fully recharged, I'll be removed them so they don't drain away just to keep some pointless clock set. If a program needs to know the time for some special functionality, OK I'll have to set it each time I run that program, but other than that I just don't care and therefore don't want power wasted needlessly.

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You do realise that the clock inside the gp32 (and therefore, also inside the Ninja) lasts for over a year on a single AA? That's how much power it "wastes". Far more useful to let it "waste" that small amount of power than setting the clock each time it's required.

Also, rechargable batteries should be recharged after 6 months regardless of whether they have been used or not (they'll lose power just sitting on a shelf connected to nothing), so may as well let them do something useful in that time frame.

However, I do agree with PDA's, once they are switched off, they try and keep the CPU in sleep mode, the ram running and everything else, so once the battery is charged and at 100%, a week later with no use and it could be at 60%. This is obsessive current draw, and the os should be changed so that the ram contents/etc could be lost.

 

[White Demon]

But if it cost 3€ or 4€, why couldn't we put this into the console ? Even if it's not useful at all, you would have spent less that a magazine for that. And maybe, one day, you'll have the "Temperature plug-in Compo" ...

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I believe the reason for not putting in little things "just because they won't cost much to put in" has already been covered.

 

[reaper79]

But if it cost 3€ or 4€, why couldn't we put this into the console ? Even if it's not useful at all, you would have spent less that a magazine for that.

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If 12 people add their magazines, will you be willing to pay for a subscription? I'm in the US, and I have the euro exchange rate to worry about.

 

[Myth]

Of course, it depends of the magazine...

 

[Goity]

Well, I've though long and hard about this and believe it will be an excellent needed part to this system.

A PS3 controller.

These are brilliant for sitting on and only cost around £4 so are really cheap.

 

[lubidog]

Well, I've though long and hard about this and believe it will be an excellent needed part to this system.

A LILO.

These are brilliant for lying on an only cost around £4 so are really cheap.

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If that was your edited version, then I would have hated to have had to read the original post! And I think you spelt it wrong, it should be DILDO

 

[Goity]

Well, I've though long and hard about this and believe it will be an excellent needed part to this system.

A LILO.

These are brilliant for lying on an only cost around £4 so are really cheap.

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If that was your edited version, then I would have hated to have had to read the original post! And I think you spelt it wrong, it should be DILDO

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Edited for you

 

[Myth]

Pssh, was just and idea

 

[lubidog]

Pssh, was just and idea

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I thought it was a good one! The more possibilities the better. This machine must be significantly improved over the GP32, otherwise why bother? And as we are a homebrew community, we could make games that would never be made commercially. So little extras like these could be fun!

But I've got money to burn, so...

 

[DaveC]

According to the website, there will be no touchscreen, and no battery/capacitor for the RTC. The RTC will be battery backed, but by the main batteries. It will be able to charge standard rechargeable batteries. And there will be a headphone jack.

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Well that means it must come with some sort of connection to plug it into a power socket when not using it. How else will the batteries recharge themselves? It can't be done any other way. And I hope you could therefore use it with the power adaptor when playing at home.

I think Mirko's idea is that you place a set of rechargable batteries in the thing and you never need to remove them, as you can charge them whilst they are in the Niinja, so the battery never gets reset, and you don't need the cap.

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But what if you're out and about without any access to power socket to recharge the batteries? That means that when you change batteries for a spare set that the RTC will reset itself, meaning a cap will still be needed so the clock wouldn't reset.

Good god, now I've gone in to bat for something I don't even care about.

However, as we have seen, there are some nutters that remove the batteries after every gaming session

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I know you put a smiley ther, defusing the situation, but bugger it, I'm gonna have my say anyway. I remove batteries so that there is no chance of the power being drained. I do the same thing with my Xbox - I cleary don't want that thing eating at power 24 hours every day just so the bloody thing knows what the time is. It's just pointless. and no, I don't have Xbox live either.

The same will happen with the Ninja, when I'm not using it and the batteries are fully recharged, I'll be removed them so they don't drain away just to keep some pointless clock set. If a program needs to know the time for some special functionality, OK I'll have to set it each time I run that program, but other than that I just don't care and therefore don't want power wasted needlessly.

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There is no need to remove the batteries in the GP32. It is switched off by a hard switch that cuts all power by breaking the circuit completely.

It is not like a PSP, DS, or PDA that is always in standby mode. It is like an original GBA.

 

[Myth]

I thought it was a good one! The more possibilities the better. This machine must be significantly improved over the GP32, otherwise why bother? And as we are a homebrew community, we could make games that would never be made commercially. So little extras like these could be fun!

But I've got money to burn, so...

Yeah, that's what i wanted to say ! Even if it's not sooo useful, it could be used in some games/apps. Consider the 3-4$ (or €) as a game price ! And as a "technology" who could eventually attract some devs ^_^

There is no need to remove the batteries in the GP32. It is switched off by a hard switch that cuts all power by breaking the circuit completely.

So, you would put a switch like "On / (Stand By) / Soft Off / Hard Off" ?

 

[Squidge]

So, you would put a switch like "On / (Stand By) / Soft Off / Hard Off" ?

I prefer the PSP's power control, which is a sliding rocker:

When on, press up once to go into standby, press and hold up to turn it off completely.
When off, press up switches it on.
Pressing down at any time activates key lock.

Much better than the DS's push button approach, which can be pressed accidentally.

 

[Blah]

How about the buttons for the Ninja? I like the layout of the Sega Saturn pad. (but not the d-pad) Its good for emulation.

 

[Jaw]

6 front buttons would be great! (street fighter 2)!

 

[Blah]

Perhaps even the analog version?

 

[Jarska333]

http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3649

I didn't know Sega actually manufactures hardware anymore...

 

[Fishbong]

WHAT !!!???? They stiil build Arcade machines and various other stuff like Karaoke machines! They only gave up the homeconsole and handheld market...

 

[Jarska333]

As stated, I didn't know. There aren't that many arcade halls where I live...