Big Mouth Billy Bass hacking

At last a practical use for embedded linux, turning Big Mouth Billy Bass into a interactive conferencing peripheral! Making him talk like Homer Simpson or Bill Clinton is a good start...

For those unfamiliar with Big Mouth Billy Bass, it's a cheap animatronics toy fish mounted on a trophy plate that wiggles it's tail and sings (with lip sync).

The goal of the Big Mouth Billy Bass hacking project "is to use any Linux device--desktop or embedded--to make the Big Mouth Billy Bass say or act any way you want! That's right, we want to convert Big Mouth Billy to the least expensive peripheral you'll ever buy."

The original project proposal contains somewhat loftier goals:

By adding this functionality to the bass, in addition to networking protocols, the bass will be transformed into an H.323 compliant video teleconferencing host. It will be possible to use Microsoft NetMeeting or CUSeeMe to connect to your bass at home and talk with your loved one ones!