Gaming News Nintendo’s latest invention isn’t just an alarm clock… This hacker managed to run a video game on it!
Nintendo recently surprised everyone with Alarmo, a smart alarm clock that has already been hacked.
A new gadget from Nintendo
You couldn’t miss this crazy announcement from Nintendo. A few weeks ago, Big N unveiled its latest technological gem… no, it’s not the SWitch 2but Alarmo, the alarm clock. Alarmo is equipped with a motion sensor and detects when the user leaves bed, making it easy to turn off the alarm when getting out of bed. This device goes one step further by monitoring sleep quality using a contactless radio frequency sensor that measures body movements. breathing and heart rate, This provides valuable sleep data.
Additionally, the alarm can be personalized by adjusting the volume to ensure it is loud enough to wake you without being abrupt. To optimize the experience, the designers even experimented with different volume levels while sleeping. In short, an alarm clock full of technology but above all designed with the most famous Nintendo character: Mario. Except for this latest invention hide a secretjust recently discovered by this hacker.
Alarmo would be a console?
Recently, Nintendo launched its smartwatch alarma small gadget with a cool design that quickly caught the attention of enthusiasts like GaryOrNiss. The latter decided to put this $100 alarm clock to the test choppy. Very quickly, Gary managed to run custom code on the Alarmo, which even displayed photos of cats, before moving on to the ultimate challenge: Doom, id Software’s 1993 classic.
At his demonstration on November 2nd, Gary stated that this was not the case had no sound, But that it was possible to play the shareware version of Doom from a USB stick without having to modify the Alarmo. The best part is that you can control the game using the alarm clock’s built-in controls: turn the little bell to change direction, click to move forward, and use the side buttons to shoot. For those who want to embark on the adventure, the source code of the hack is available on GitHubThis opens the door to DIY possibilities while adding a touch of fun to this device. Based on this discovery, we can imagine that Nintendo may have developed Alarmo based on its old portable console. However, playing Doom on a crazy medium is no longer a real achievement in the gaming community. This game has already found itself on a board with strange objects on a pregnancy test.
