The NES controller bluetooth headset
by Conrad Quilty-Harper 
{ Sep 20th 2005 at 1:30PM }
Need we say more? Continuing the on-going fashion for retro Nintendo gear, we're happy to introduce the bluetooth
NES controller headset. Kamalot has posted a couple of shots of the headset
over at his blog. Apparently the "a" and
"b" buttons control the volume and the start button commences and ends calls.
In all it took Kamalot around 4 hours to solder all the bits from a regular bluetooth headset into the NES
controller's shell. Not bad considering its probably quite a tight fit. So what about the social consequences of
carrying around such a blatant piece of video game nostalgia? Is this fusion of gaming devices with everyday items
exposing the geeky underworld of retro gaming?! If so, God help the rest of the world!
Seriously now, this is a decent mesh of practical technology and retro gaming hardware. Other examples like the NES buckle just don't have the techie edge that this thing does. Also, the NES controller actually lends quite well to the headset design and would be a good way of striking up conversations with other like minded gamers. Pity Kamalot's not selling any of these then eh?
[Thanks, Gdawg]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
John Bennet Ramsey @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
Niow we just need a NES controller cell phone with the buttons and the screen on the back. Forget flip phones.
woohoo! @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
this is just as stupid as that talk-sideway idea Nokia came up with.
ViridianTurkey @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
I've got two original NESs and two original controllers, I wonder what else you could do with these things.
Tsunami @ Dec 18th 2005 9:42PM
Did anyone see the mock-up of the NES-themed Nintendo Revolution? If so, where?