Well it would appear my book is out on shelves and available for purchase! I got my copies last week – kind of strange to look at a print version of something I worked on for the better part of last year, but I guess the initial disorientation will pass in time 🙂

Also on that note I’ve made kits available for the projects in the book. For info on them and the book just click here!

In other news I’m working on another portable which hopefully will be done soon – then I’ll be taking a break for a bit (to allow my soldering iron burns to heal and stuff)  In the meantime, enjoy my book!

Just today I started getting a good deal of email from people wanting kits for the projects in my book. I’m still nailing down the pricing (and getting the files ready) but there is a temp page for it on my website for the book. Click here for the book’s website and select “Buy Kits for the Project” It has price estimates and a link to email me if interested.

I’m going to try and get detailed package lists and easy Paypal ordering buttons up on that page ASAP. In the meantime I’ll collect your emails and use those.

So please “pardon my mess” as I work to get this ready and thanks for your patience! And hey – enjoy the book!

Check out the book icon to the left – that’s what the cover’s gonna look like. And if you click on the picture it takes you to an Amazon ordering page. How easy is that?

I am working on an entire website for the book which will be up soon. The release of the book should be in a few weeks… stay tuned!

Man, what a pain! For difficulty this rivaled that pesky PS2p I built… though to be fair a lot of it was my own fault. First I routed 50% of the case wrong, then I fried some LED’s, then I toasted and had to replace the TIA, but I finally got it done:

        

Yes, an amazing spring-loaded flip-up screen! Flip it up and sunlight (or lamplight, candlelight, glowing toxic waste etc…) bounces off a reflector and illuminates the screen. Click it down and the standard white LED’s kick it and light it traditionally. Either way you can’t loose! (Unless you drop it on concrete, then it’s probably doomed)

 This was a feature I envisioned over 4 years ago for a portable Atari but only now did I manage to squirt it out. For the whole story on this things long history and how it was built click here.