A reader going by the name of swaqGer recently opened my eyes to a project that I had missed up ’til today. The 3rd of November marked a momentous occasion for Android emulation fans with the release of a free and fully open source PSP emulator, called PPSSPP.
Just a heads up for anyone interested in that powerhouse phone from China’s own Xiaomi – Engadget’s review is up. I was very tempted to buy one of these a couple of months ago, but ultimately the same hardware is now available in the LG Nexus 4 for a very similar price. Unfortunately I am …
Talk to any fan of the original GBA and the only criticism you’ll likely hear will be about the screen. Nintendo made what seems now like an absolutely mind boggling decision to leave the LCD unlit, meaning unless you played the damn thing under perfect lighting conditions you could barely see anything at all. Even in perfect conditions it was dark and severely lacking colour. Nintendo remedied this when they released the GBA in its SP form factor, first with a front light (AGS-001) and then with a fully backlit version (AGS-101). But for many (me included) the original non-clamshell version is preferred, both for its ergonomics and aesthetics. If only there was a solution for that damn screen…
read post11 Years On, Nintendo’s Original GBA Gets The Screen It Deserves
I just found this posted by MaxZhou88 over on the Baidu forums. I know it seems to be taking rather a long time, but it looks like it’s finally ready to go. I’d say the box art turned out pretty well, what do you think?
Hot on the heels of JXD’s new models comes word of two new machines from Yinlips. Actually, info on the YDPG27 has been floating around for a while – but now we also have info on another new and previously unseen model, the YDPG29. Word has it that both consoles are running Sunplus GP3033 SoCs which are based on a single core Cortex A8, PowerVR SGX 531 GPU and 512MB RAM. This looks to be the same configuration used in the lower end JXD S7300A and 5600A models. Nothing to write home about, but perfectly capable of running most games on consoles pre-N64 and PS1 era.
Brian decided to pick up both machines and has kindly provided a couple of photos (including innards!) and a short comparison video of the two units.
If you’re chomping at the bit for more info on JXD’s new gaming tablet, you’re in luck because the technical specs are in! The kind folks over at thinkelectronics.com have furnished us with a promotional PDF from JXD themselves, and lo and behold the S7300 takes pride of place on page 4, shortly followed by a surprise addition in the form of the S5600! I previously mentioned the S7300 but technical specs were none existant at the time – JXD has now spilled the beans, but interestingly these are not rocking the same RK3066 that we’ll be getting in the Archos GamePad.
read postMore Info On JXD’s GamePad-alikes, the S7300 And Its Little Brother The S5600
It was barely 4 months ago that the MK802 Android stick splashed down, causing quite stir in the tech waters. But since then we’ve had a few incremental upgrades to that, more memory in some devices, different SoCs in others. The UG007 has just been announced and is the latest in the line of tiny …
read postThe Android Stick Onslaught Continues, Make Way For The UG007
A while ago I reviewed the Window N50, a 5 inch Android portable for casual browsing and media consumption on the go. Pocketable Android players never really took off though, possibly because I’m just about the only person interested in them. For some reason, JXD has decided to release one of its own and it …
Today I’d like to review a device. I wish I could tell you it’s name, but it doesn’t exactly have one. It has about 8 or 9 names. One of them is the Digital Pocket Hand Held System – Model: 8323. The screen bezel says “32in1 Color Game ®”. The box says a lot of …
read postDoesn’t get much more “Obscure” than this… A $13 Handheld Game System
