Gadget created to turn Nintendo Game Boy into videophone

Gadget created to turn Nintendo Game Boy into videophone

KYOTO, Japan - Digital Act Inc. said July 8 it will sell a device that can be connected to Nintendo Co.'s Game Boy Advance game console to be used as a videophone. ''Campho Advance,'' a cartridge with a built-in miniature camera, carries a price tag of 19,000 yen and will be sold from July 30 over the Internet, the Kyoto-based company said.

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  • ILEA001103965
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  • 2004/7/08 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2004 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 952 pixel
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  • 346.90(KB)*
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