Nintendo DS lite Notepad

Retrofit your Nintendo DS into a notepad. You can take notes even without batteries. Idea is to create a writable surface on the lid of your DS, using a Scotch Magic tape.

Step 1: Tools

We'll need the following things for this things:
1. Scotsh Magic tape (cos it has a writable surface)
2. a paper knife or a pair of scisors,
3. a pencil of course (for taking notes)

Comments

[mike!!!]

would be easy on a dsi.....DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THE CAMERAS and NOT DSi XL

[Father Christmas]

I would do this in a heartbeat if my ds wasn't as modded as it is. No surface really available for this lol

Great job though. I never would have thought of it.

[urtlesquirt]

Um kinda bulky..

[Sunny124613]

hm I guess this is cool,if you want a $250 note pad

[bugolf]

Thats the 3DS

[alexh934]

are you serious? a ds is only about $130 even for the lite version

[R4Man18]

even more so you can get a 20$flash cart plus a msd card and do this exact thing digitally.

[StaneStane]

Oh but digital solution wouldn't work if battery is empty. Go steam punk I say

[R4Man18]

or just make the first altoids tin pocket whiteboard with a built in led light because it can fit a battery with a little bit of work a piece of white board on top and an eraser battery and markers in the bottom of the lid.

[futeng]

Stane is just telling you how to do this if you want to do it. That's all.

[St Jimmy]

I have a trashed (washing machine) ds lite. I bet if I take it apart I could fix a notebook on the inside and have notes when I open the top!

[sw5t]

i have a black dsi which really sucks fr this

[nickiminajstar]

This is awesome im gettin a DSi for christmas and i want to do this with a case so i wont ruin it will that be possible??

[dandychris395]

doesn't a ds have two squares on the front?

[penguin.waddle14]

 not a ds lite

[okff2]

you cant see them that well in the picture, but they are there

[junits15]

yes it does

[jaxxster1]

or you can get a dstt, R4 and install

[wtoto]

hey when i download this where do i put it on the the micro sd do i put it on the root? or the games file?

[jaxxster1]

I dont think that it matters

[wtoto]

no it does matter

[jaxxster1]

just put it in the games file then..

[seabananers]

i just showed this to my sister and she immediatley wanted to do it

[artix]

is this reuseable

[McKayla2013]

It would be cooler if you did a pain white peach of paper and then follow the steps it gives you a clean slate and i use dry easers makers

[noname420]

hahaha man thats hella funny and awesome at the same time, we just need to put lasers and flashing lights on it and its good to go.....sorry i just like lasers and flashing lights :)

[pichu1994]

could you use a material that you could write on sharpie and then erase it?

[futeng]

Probably not, since I don't know what material can do that, but you could take off that layer to reveal to clean layer underneath.

[uoflcardsfan150]

DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GorillazMiko]

That looks so awesome! Great idea, I don't have a DS unfortunately. I have the old one. When I get a new DS (hopefully soon), I will get a white one, along with some Scotch Magic tape. Great idea! +1 rating.

[The magical duct tape kid]

What game systems do you have?

[GorillazMiko]

PSP (share with friend), PS2, Xbox 360 (share with friend), might get Gamecube, Computer. Gameboys. Different types.

[im_tux]

dude dont ever get a gamecube they sux i just sold mine the games are overpriced and the system is lame. and psp rox way better than ds. i got a psp and my mom got a ds and i have to say pspis waaaaay better

[junits15]

game cube was one of the "powerhouses" of its generation and now the games can be bought (used only) for like $10 and besides, it can be modded to run linux! :) And with the R4DS you can do so much more cool things with the DS like run emulators and play movies.

[Landon531]

LIAR! DSs pone all, specially the new DSi ! You could put the tape ound the camera...

[Sandisk1duo]

Get a psp! much better... and it costs about $50 more, totally worth it, even though i have a ds, i would much rather have a psp. Its not like you can argue with Santa Claus...

[leebryuk]

Santa Claus does not have a return policy. It was a sad day when I found that out after writing him for a refund. ;)

[Sandisk1duo]

lol

[StaneStane]

Ah, don't, troll please. This is not about which is a better system. This is an instructable for people who happen to have DS Lite. Thanks for dropping by.

[Book l_l Lover]

I have the crimson black DS Lite. Wouldn't the white duct tape leave a sticky residue on the DS? I think I'll just put a index card on it and put the scotch tape over it.