http://www.turboxs.com/Dtec/dtec.shtml


The TurboXS DTEC is a revolutionary new product that turns your Nintendo® Gameboy Advance into a programmable, upgradeable, automotive performance tool for tuning, data logging, and diagnostics.

The DTEC plugs into your Gameboy Advance (GBA) and comes preloaded with software that lets you use your Gameboy as a Boost Gauge, Exhaust Gas Temperature Gauge, Air Temperature Gauge and Tachometer. Future plug-n-play sensors will allow everything from Knock Indication to Vehicle Acceleration (ie. G-Force). All sensors are sold separately.

The display is highly configurable and lets you customize things like gauge scaling, unit of measure (eg. psi or bar), text color and gauge range (eg. 0-100 deg C or 0-200 deg F). Data can be displayed via the gauge output or on a rolling time base log that can record, store, and playback data for closer analysis.

 

Interesting....wonder how that compares to just having a PDA or laptop with the same software. Though using a gameboy advance is a pretty unique feature.

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What's the price on that? I don't see it on the site.

 

I'm generally not into stuff like this, but I have to say that this is pretty cool

 

My son would be awful mad if I stole his Gameboy!

 

Hey that's pretty neat!

I am currently trying to put together a permanent-mount solution for my Palm (which has OBD-II software from Auterra) which will include a windshield mount and some special OBD-II cabling that'll fit in the dash and won't get in the way of my left leg (my biggest complaint)

 

THIS is VERY COOL.

Wow.. thanks

 

That's a pretty cleaver use of that feature! They are using the ability of the GBA to talk to a GameCube as a controller and auxillery screen (for example, if you have played the new Zelda for GC). It's a pretty simple interface, and the damn machine is only $100, why not!

 

From the looks of it, the WRX verion is about $600 dollars....umm + the GayBoy and that's $700 for a monitoring thingy.....no thanx.

 

Now this is a hot idea

BUT... when it's time for the family trip, who gets the GameBoy SP?

 

interesting, could see a lot of arguements between father and sons if this ever catches on, lol.

 

Ironic that these arguments are usually from the sons wanting to play with daddy's toys, not the other way around