MIDIfy

Division 6 is shipping Midify, a tiny board that can add a MIDI port to just about anything. 

It’s $35, and can be installed directly into a GBA, GBA-SP, DS or DS Lite, or with some extra parts you can interface it with other devices.

Features:

• 12 outputs
• Outputs can be active-high or active-low
• Map any MIDI note to any output
• Mono and Poly modes
• High-note and low-note priority modes
• Assign to any MIDI channel or Omni
• Pause mode ensures that first note is released before next is played
• Board dimensions: 1.04″ x .4″
• Power supply: 3.3v-5v
• Includes 2.5mm phone jack for mounting in small devices

Includes:

• Midify board
• 2.5mm phone jack
• MIDI cable (2.5mm pone plug to standard MIDI plug)
• Double-sided tape
• 30AWG wiring kit

If this isn’t stupidtacular, I just don’t know what is.

Modd3d decided to add MIDI control to his microwave. You can see the results above.

This could come in handy at gigs. Right before you take a break, you could heat up some snacks and maybe makes some blender drinks with a few discreet notes on your MIDI keyboard, and have fresh drinks and snacks ready for you!

Note: Cooking a corn dog in a microwave can lead to crappy corn dogs with gooey crusts that, nonetheless, burn the back of your throat all the way down to your stomach. Read more…