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So, I got myself a <a href="http://www.cyclopsds.com/cgi-bin/cyclods/engine.pl?page=products-cyclodsevolution">CycloDS Evolution</a>. By way of a quick introduction, it's device that loads into your Nintendo DS in the game slot, but instead of being an actual game, it's sort of an application launcher. I can use it to launch homebrew (stuff written by "normal folks") or for loading game roms off of a memory card (I only have roms for which I've paid ;^) ).
My two favorite applications are Flickbook DS[1] and <a href="http://tobw.net/index.php?cat_id=3&project=Pocket+Physics">Pocket Physics</a>. They are both just awesome.
Flickbook lets you draw animations with the touchscreen. You draw one frame at a time and can view the movies as they are played back (at 12fps). I've been hooked and drawn a lot of stuff and will share two of my creations here with you.
In order to view them you'll need to be able to play ogg theora video files...here[2] is how to enable that. It's easy.
Once you've got your browser set up, you can view my little vids at your leisure ;^)
balloon[3] and eaten[4]
They're not ready for Saturday morning, but they're really fun to make.