A new line of NDS memory card adapters and nopass cards was released today, Clyclo-DS. There are currently 3 products available at divineo.cn: the Cyclo-DS Mini SD, Cyclo-Key DS, and Cyclo-DS Micro SD. These products were released with the following features:

- Play NDS and GBA game ROM's directly from a MiniSD card

- Play homebrew/public domain software (even old NES roms!)

- Watch movie files

- Listen to MP3 music

- View image files

- View eBooks

- Expandable - simply add another SD card when you run out of space

- 32 megabytes of SDRAM and 128 kilobytes SRAM onboard, providing smooth GBA ROM gameplay and support for DSLinux

- Homebrew FAT libraries will recognise CycloDS, resulting in excellent homebrew software compatibility

- $38.95

- NoPass function compatible with every flash cart

- Simple to use, just plug and play

- Works in sleep mode

- Ultra-fast boot time

- Same size as original DS cart

- Advanced logic device combined with 128 kilobytes of high speed flash

- $19.95

- Play NDS and GBA game ROM's directly from a MicroSD card

- High-speed operation thanks to fast MicroSD flash

- Fits snugly into the GBA slot on NDS Lite without sticking out at all

- Play homebrew/public domain software (even old NES roms!)

- Watch movie files

- Listen to MP3 music

- View image files

- View eBooks

- Expandable - simply add another SD card when you run out of space

- 32 megabytes of SDRAM and 128 kilobytes SRAM onboard, providing smooth GBA ROM gameplay and support for DSLinux

- Homebrew FAT libraries will recognise CycloDS, resulting in excellent homebrew software compatibility

- Designed for use only with an NDS Lite

- $39.95

Cyclo-DS Mini SD / Cyclo-Key DS / Cyclo-DS Micro SD

From Bungie!

Halo 3 Public Beta!? (K`dash note: is called "Pimps at Sea" as it's code name)

Perhaps the biggest bomb that was dropped today, the MOAB of press announcements, was the indication of a public beta for Halo 3 coming next Spring. What exactly does this mean? Well, again we can’t really get into the details quite yet (notice a theme here?) but we can confirm that our fans will have an opportunity to play Halo 3 multiplayer over Xbox Live BEFORE the final game is available. You’ll be playing a little multiplayer and simultaneously providing us with some valuable data to help our development team. We’re still working out the details on timing and scope and there will be a lot more info coming in the weeks ahead. We can confirm that you will absolutely be required to have an Xbox 360. Probably not a huge surprise.

From Joystiq.

Today also signals the registration frenzy to try to score a slot in the Halo 3 public beta (a.k.a Pimps at Sea); check the Halo 3 site for details. (The site wasn't yet updated when this post went live, but we expect a "many will enter, few will win" scenario.)

Random notes:

-Best alpha name ever.

-Bungie you sure are witty.

Arcade emulator for the Mac

Version 0.110-1 -- 03 Dec 2006

 

* Add Diffs directory to default paths list (thanks to Martin White).

* Add ROM Auditing tool.

* Add scanline and aperature effects.

* Use NXLog for logging.

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Dr. Download from PSPCreative has created a custom 3.00 firmware. Here's some info (Badly translated from French)

I present today a version to you beta of Custom Firmware 3.00, I worked above this week end and I succeeded has to arrive at something of step too badly, only the navigator and the menu of Management of the food does not go. The problem comes from space available on the nand of the PSP (the memory flash), with the clone of the modules of the 271SE

Installation:

* You must have 271 SE-C installed

* Copy contained file from your Memory Stick

* Copy the DATA.PSAR of firmware 3.00/3.01 with the root of Memory Stick

* Launch PSARDUMPER

* Launch the install of the 300SE You veiled in 300SE, this is a version beta and some bugs persists:

* Navigator off

* Management of the food off (try not to go there; the psp freezes)

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