RockChip – Obscure Handhelds

Some Videos of the GPD XD in Action, Courtesy of Willgoo

August 12, 2015July 16, 2015 by obscurehandhelds

Not a particularly informative video unfortunately, but there are a couple of things to take from this. Most notably, it looks like GPD have implemented their own custom Android skin here. It looks very similar to the UI used on their Mars Gamebox. Also, this thing looks beautiful in blue! We already know that the hinge locks … Read more

The GPD XD Moves From Rumour To Reality

June 21, 2015June 17, 2015 by obscurehandhelds

Two days ago I was scouring Baidu for new images and info on GPD’s new clamshell device, the XD, and came up short. Today however, the device has been confirmed and is scheduled to start shipping towards the end of next month.

New Kids On The Block

December 31, 2013December 19, 2013 by obscurehandhelds

For a few months now there have been renders of a rather unusual looking machine from a company called GPD being posted around the usual websites. The 7 inch handheld appears to be the child of a tablet and a Playstation-esque controller, promising what could be one of the most ergonomic interpretations of the giant … Read more

JXD S7800B Now Available at Willgoo

October 25, 2013October 25, 2013 by obscurehandhelds

Click the monstrous pile of handhelds to bag yours!

Round Up Of Current And Forthcoming Handhelds

August 11, 2013August 10, 2013 by obscurehandhelds

Let’s have a look at some forthcoming and currently available handhelds on the market. This post will (briefly) cover some of the new machines I’ve already posted about and will also include a couple that have yet to get a mention here. Non Android Let’s face it, Android is not the perfect platform for a … Read more

RockChip Acts On Their Promise, RK3188 Linux Source Now Available

June 8, 2013 by obscurehandhelds

In a video I posted back in April, RockChip Vice President Chen Feng promised that they were working towards becoming a more open company. Ultimately most people are hoping this means releasing their Android source, but for now the first step has been taken and they’ve released a Linux source code for their RK3188 SoC. … Read more

RockChip and Yinlips News From The HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair

April 14, 2013 by obscurehandhelds

Videos from this year’s HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics fair are being uploaded to Youtube thick and fast, and as usual Charbax from armdevices.net is there to interrogate the staff at all of our favourite manufacturers booths. One such video comes from the RockChip booth where we find out a bit more about some of the projects that they are working on from Vice President Chen Feng.

Out With The Old…

March 13, 2013 by obscurehandhelds

Before I can even get the S7300 review out of the door, along comes news of JXD’s new machine. Initially there was to be an S5600 released alongside the S7300, but that was shelved and taking its place is the S5800. Although it probably won’t be released until Summer, JXD have already said that the … Read more

RockChip’s Quad Core RK3188 Rears Its Head

February 11, 2013 by obscurehandhelds

It’s been a while since RockChip announced their new line of SoCs, but it looks like they’ll finally be available to buy in consumer products some time this month. The SoC is comprised of a Quad core 1.8Ghz CPU, Quad core 500Mhz Mali-400 GPU, 1GB 2GB* of RAM and will be built on the 28nm … Read more

Rockchip’s Got Some New SoCs

February 28, 2012 by obscurehandhelds

Fuzhou based semiconductor and SoC firm Rockchip have announced their new platform, a successor to the RK2918 and a move away from the Cortex A8 model. The RK30* line will be based around a dual core 1.4Ghz Cortex A9 and quad core Mali 400 GPU supporting OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and OpenVG 1.1. Other new additions … Read more