New Linux-based Handheld OSes on the Horizon – Watch out Android

Ubuntu for Phones, from Canonical (Announced January 2, 2013) Big Ideas – One operating system for your PC, Laptop, Tablet, Phone, TV, etc… Desktop Linux based, years of being the top Desktop Linux distro for end users, (Ubuntu is already on phones with Ubuntu for Android) Firefox OS from Mozilla (First announced in 2011 as …

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JXD S7300 Promotional Video Surfaces on Youku

Here’s the first video of the JXD S7300 in action, demo’d with Modern Combat 3. It looks like it’s a promotional video directly from JXD, so if they’re sticking to their usual schedule we can expect it to hit shops in about 2 or 3 weeks time. Here’s the video, re-uploaded to Youtube for your …

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Exophase reveals his Nintendo DS emulator for ARM, called DraStic!

Over on the Pandora boards today, Exophase (the man behind gpSP) has revealed that he’s been working on a Nintendo DS emulator for ARM machines, specifically the Pandora handheld. He’s uploaded a teaser video of the emulator, called DraStic, in action for us and says that he hopes to have a release available for download …

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Ouya Prototype Unboxed By CEO Julie Uhrman

Feast your eyes on this. The $699 developer versions of the Ouya console are now making their way into the hands of eager pre-orderers. CEO of the Ouya project Julie Uhrman decided to beat every last one of them to the punch by filming her own unboxing video first. Housed in transparent plastic shells, these …

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Nick Nillo’s GCW Zero Review

Uploaded on Christmas eve, this is the 1st review of a finished, retail GCW Zero unit. Thanks Nick Nillo! Units are apparently shipping out in batches of 40. I’m number 85 according to my invoice so I guess I have a while to wait yet.

Neo Geo X Exposes Its Hardware, Gets Hacked

It’s probably no surprise to learn that the Neo Geo X does not house real Neo Geo compatible hardware inside it, far from it in fact, as these photographs from neo-geo.com show it’s just an Ingenic JZ4770 – the same SoC that can be found inside the soon-to-be-released GCW Zero. Tinkerers have also noted that …

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Archos 5 Internet Tablet

I saw an eBay deal a couple of weeks back for an Archos 5 Internet Tablet for a low price.  The specs sounded pretty cool for a small cheap handheld 4.8″ Touchscreen 800 x 480 800 Mhz 8 GB storage MicroSD/TF Flash Slot WiFi BlueTooth GPS FM Radio and Transmitter (can broadcast to your car’s FM …

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Whoosh. There Goes The Archos GamePad.

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Late yesterday rumours started floating about that the Archos Gamepad was about to be launched. Lo and behold, when I wake up this morning it’s already been and gone from stock at the Archos website. I wasn’t planning on buying one myself but it’s always a little irritating when manufacturers under estimate demand like that. I recently went through the same thing with Google and my Nexus 4, so if you were waiting to buy it and missed it – I feel your pain. For those wondering, the price is said to be 149 € / £124.99 / ~$199.99.

Anyway. A couple of new videos surfaced in the last couple of days, maybe these can tide you over until the rumoured December 18th restock date.

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Revo K101 – A Short Review

It took exactly 1 week for my Revo K101 to travel the 6000 miles to my parents house in England. That’s an average speed of 36 miles per hour, in case you wondered. I’m used to waiting 4+ weeks at this time of year, so it was with a childish grin on my face that I hurriedly set off to their house to collect my new toy.

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Your Revo K101 Is On Its Way, Official Site Is Up

If you’re one of the 30 or so people that pre-ordered the Revo K101 and have been waiting patiently for the last few months, you can let out that sigh of relief now. The guys at K1GBASP now have 80 units in stock, and they’ll be testing and packaging up everybody’s handhelds this weekend for …

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