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XCM Candy Case For DSi Is The Sweetest Way To Void Your Warranty

The XCM Eye Candy case for the DSi comes in several tempting colours, but disassembling your machine to install one is only for those with a serious sweet tooth. [Divineo via Technabob via Boing Boing Gadgets]

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  • VenomIreland
    @kinda.loopy88: Easily, just get some 2mm LEDs.
  • emptythought
    damnit, no plain clear? i have a clear ds lite i modified with a similar kit and i've been waiting to upgrade for one to come out...
  • kinda.loopy88
    @VenomIreland: as compact as the DSi case is, could you fit anything else in there, even a few LED's?

    kinda.loopy88

  • vSanjo
    @fuchikoma: I'm with you. Did the exact same thing, and it seems they actually -bend- the laws of physics to get the little components in there. It's to be expected with Nintendo, I guess.
  • Jonhy
    It looks like it's internally illuminated in that shot in the form of LEDs, but after reading the site it would appear that's not the case.
  • zukny
    @Skeetz: like inside out boy?
  • Invisible-Echidna
    @Invisible-Echidna: Sorry about the double post. Something weird happened when I submitted the comment. and now I can't delete one of them.

    Invisible-Echidna

  • Invisible-Echidna
    @Ryanraven: Thank you, sir! May I have another?

    Invisible-Echidna

  • Invisible-Echidna
    @Ryanraven: Thank you, sir! May I have another?

    Invisible-Echidna

  • jrghoull
    @fuchikoma: hey dude do you have any suggestions for how to begin getting into modding aka where to start?
  • jrghoull
    i've seen quite a number of color schemes for the DS, but this has got to be one of the nicest ones out there.
  • fuchikoma
    Warning... I'm very comfortable inside electronics - I've modded my PSX (4-wire) and PS2 (17-wire), and completely disassembled my PSP to clean it after it got dunked in water... but doing a case transplant on a DS is particularily hellish and finicky. I would not do it again. I ordered a crystal clear case for a DS lite, and it was actually physically impossible to fit the DS into it, but in the process, the power switch's sub-1mm slider broke off, and after repairs, it never worked again for some secondary reason...
  • VenomIreland
    @Joaquin: I'm sorry, I don't follow you.
  • Joaquin - got star?
    @VenomIreland: or a zippo
  • RiceBandit
    seems like a great opportunity to fix those broken DS hinges.
  • Ryanraven
    @Invisible-Echidna: Glacier for the GBA. Maybe the micro as well?
  • Joaquin - got star?
    That green color is ugly, maybe the clear one.
  • VenomIreland
    @kinda.loopy88: Install LED's inside it.
  • Invisible-Echidna
    @Benguin: I loved those. I don't know why they didn't do that with anything past the GameBoy Pocket.

    Invisible-Echidna

  • kuriakos
    I find this to be rather gaudy. I remember liking clear cases back when the Gameboy color came out with one, but for some reason after my preteen years I started to dislike them.
  • Jestermeister
    This is awesome but I'm too lazy to do it myself so if I see someone in public with one, I'm going to jack them for it on the spot.

    Jestermeister

  • PaulNycteus

    DS Phat for sale, price : 15 bucks and a meatball sub!

    PaulNycteus

  • FWM: must be more responsible
    @kinda.loopy88:It could be the lights coming from the DSi power on, wifi, and charging lights. Maybe?
  • FWM: must be more responsible
    Awesome. Has anyone tried this out yet? I would love to know how easy it is to do. Doesn't seem too hard if all I'm doing is moving guts from one case to another. This would also be perfect so that I could paint the cases myself. DSi here I come!
  • ninjagin
    @kinda.loopy88: shine a light on it... just like they did with this one!

    ninjagin

  • Benguin
    Reminds me of those see-thru Game Boys that were all the rage in the mid-90's.
    Good times.
  • Skeetz
    that's pretty slick.. although i'd enjoy something more organic like guts and inner body parts printed on the inside of the plastic to make it look alive

    Skeetz

  • kinda.loopy88
    what if i want it to light up like this one?

    kinda.loopy88

  • JavaNut13
    Warranty voided if broken..
  • Alfonso Lopez
    Watching that made me (unwillingly) gay gasp really loud :-S

    Alfonso Lopez

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