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According to CBS11tv.com, a southern California college student has been arrested on allegations of bypassing the DMCA by installing modchips into consoles.

A Southern California college student has been arrested on federal charges that he illegally modified video game consoles to enable the machines to play pirated video games.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 27-year-old Matthew Crippen was released Monday night after posting $5,000 bond.

The California State University, Fullerton student who lives in Anaheim is accused of modifying Xbox, PlayStation and Wii consoles in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents got a tip from the Entertainment Software Association and searched Crippen’s home in May.

He was indicted on two counts by a federal grand jury. Crippen faces 10 years in prison if convicted and is scheduled for arraignment on Aug. 10.

Attempts to reach Crippen for comment were unsuccessful.

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Moonshell is a homebrew multimedia player for the Nintendo DS/DSi. It has been updated to version 2.00 beta.12.

2009/04/26 Version 2.00 beta.12

DPGPlay: The pause was keeped though it sought while doing the pause.
System: The soft reset file for DSTT was made.
FileList: Corresponded shuffle play. (but, DPG player is random play. �j
FileList: Stop and power supply OFF were able to do when it finished reproducing the playlist.
FileList: The bug that the last character of ID3TagV1 is lost was corrected.
TextReader: The position of a setting item was made flexible.
System: Deleted POffMEnd.txt on /misctools/Additional folder.
System: The bug in which the backlight was not defined by old DS was corrected.
ScreenSaver: The idle time is revokable.
ScreenSaver: Not the clock but the backlight can be turned off.
ScreenSaver: The clock draws a day of the week.
SkinFile: Changed name to MP3Cnt_p4_shuffle.png from MP3Cnt_p4_random.png.
SkinFile: Changed Custom_BG.bmp size to 256×512pixels from 256×384pixels.
LanguageFile: SSC_ScreenSaverTimeOutSecTitle, SSC_ScreenSaverTimeOutSec10sec, SSC_ScreenSaverTimeOutSec30sec, SSC_ScreenSaverTimeOutSec60sec, SSC_ScreenSaverTimeOutSecOff implimented.
LanguageFile: Changed to FL_Popup_PlayMode_Shuffle from FL_Popup_PlayMode_Random.
LanguageFile: CS_PlayListEndTitle, CS_PlayListEndLoop, CS_PlayListEndStop, CS_PlayListEndPowerOff added.
SkinFile: SCN_WeekStr.png, SCD_WeekStr.png, SCE_WeekStr.png added.

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• 200904282314_moonshell200beta12.zip - 49378KB

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MoonLight, the author of MoonShell and the M3 Sakura firmware, has released what he claims to be his final build of the Nintendo DS media player MoonShell. Depressed from bad treatment by M3, he has decided to quit DS development, leaving users with a final beta build.

From the (heavily translated) release notes:

I was promised many things over the phone with the company president, but they didn’t deliver. I was told that if I had anything to say, I should say it directly. So I’ll give it to you straight!

Yes! I created M3 Sakura! If you buy and use it, you can get firmware that plays commercial games! But I haven’t tried it myself! Yes, I know that it plays games! You would think that if I could create Sakura, I would at least know about that! Even if Sakura sells I won’t see a single yen of the profits…

I have decided to stop developing for the DS. For the longest time I’ve been putting up with crap, so there, I’ve said it directly…

Version 2.00 beta.5 - 2009/01/16

‘Skin format and language specification’ was decided.

The bug that SPC did not open was corrected. (Tone quality has decreased.)

The key operation was reviewed. The MP3 seek was changed to ‘L/R single + long’.

I added Russian area support. CP866 has not been mounted. CP1251 can be used.

Download: MoonShell 2 Beta 5

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Acekard has announced the first compatible flashcart for the DSi, known as the Acekard 2i. It is almost identical to the Acekard 2, with the exception of it being compatible with all the current DS models.

From the release notes:

We are proud to announce our latest acekard now fully works on DSi, we call this new product Acekard 2i. Acekard 2i is completely compatible with Acekard 2, besides, the 2i works on DSi. Acekard 2i will come up in a very short time, please keep eyes on our website, thank you.

The Acekard 2i is the same size as an original cart and you don’t have to flash your machine or use a passme in order to use it.

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jam4ar from the groundspeak forums has released a Geo-Caching program for the DS.

Saw (and replied to) a post the other day about paperless caching on the Nintendo DS, after thinking about it some more, I decided to write a program for the DS that can read GPX files. So now you can just load your pocket query file or an export from GSAK and away you go. This is a very new (read “has a few bugs”) but I think it is very functional even at this early stage.

Thank you StrictPuppet for the tip.
Download: *Still awaiting permission.

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Mik has updated his DS homebrew application, OsUp, to version 2.5. This program allows you to update the firmware of your flashcart directly from your DS.

From the release notes:

This homebrew allows you to update through WiFi the OS of your flashcard.
All you need is an Access Point and a correct configuration for the DS connection.
To set correctly these parameters, you can use one of the commercial games that support the online playing (for example Mario Kart DS).

By now the supported flashcards are:

AceKard2

AceKard RPG

EDGE

R4

DSTT

SuperCardDS One

SuperCardDS One SDHC

Changelog:

added customizable sound effects (you have to replace the default sounds in OsUp folder)

added auto update function to upgrade .:OsUp:. itself

added new menu controlled by both touchcreen and pad

fixed bug in the akrpg’ download function

added second page for changelog viewing (press LEFT AND RIGHT or touch the arrows…if they aren’t there, then the changelog doesn’t have the second page :P )

added the possibility to chose your favourite firmware between custom or official for Ak cards

added the “Settings” submenu with the support for the ini configuration file

added the Italian language

Download: OsUp - v2.5

• osup2.5.zip - 280KB

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It’s been a few months, but I’ve finally gotten the v1 Final of dsbuff complete. For those new to the program, it allows users to perform basic *.nds file manipulations in a single GUI (think Trim, DLDI Patch, Unpack, etc). The primary difference between this and the beta would be the addition of a crashme scanner, and quite a bit of debugging.

From the ReadMe:

dsbuff is a Windows .NET application which allows you to perform basic operations on *.nds files. It removes the need to use batch files or command line arguments just to perform a simple task.

How to Use dsbuff:

On the top of the form, you see a large browse button. Use this to find your *.nds file. Once you have done that, then there are several things you can consider doing. I think this would be a good place to list the features:

Trim

DLDI

Unpack

Pack

Arm7

Drive

CrashMe Scan

Edit the Header

Download: dsbuff - v1 Final

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The next-gen DS by Nintendo, the DSi, is official. It is supposed to feature an SD Card Slot, internal storage, camera, and more. All while being smaller. There is a direct visual comparison on the last tab at the above mentioned website.

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neo2046 from NeoGAF is claiming that a newspaper in Japan is reporting about some new DS rumors.

Nintendo DS Next model

• (digital) Camera included
• music playback function
• Wireless connection function power up
• larger screen
• to be released this year in Japan
• under 20000 yen
• new types of games by using the camera
• get/exchange data from Wii and SD card (SD card slot included?)

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Steve at Panocamera has modded his DS to work with his Canon DSLR camera. It seems to be the perfect combination for portability and flexibility.

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It occurred to me that if I could somehow tether a DSLR to an instant-on device like an Arduino microcontroller I would have less weight to carry around and could get more work done. After mentally spec’ing out what I would need, I realized the solution was right in front of me - because I bring it with me for Mario Kart wireless races on long night jobs - (In the manner of John Lasseter’s slow epiphany voice): “Use-the-Nintendo-D-S.” Duh.
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DS Lite And Canon DSLR

Read more at Panocamera.

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