Author Topic: OpenPandora - The Upcoming Handheld Gaming Console (Read 23143 times)

NiTRoX · « **on:** December 23, 2007, 06:33:33 pm »

A new handheld game system expected to be released in April/May 2008. It will be the most powerful handheld gaming system and will run Playstation 1 games at full speed and N64 games might be possible.

It will feature a Linux Operating system(just like its predecessor: GP2X).

It has lots of featurs such as built in microphone,43 button keyboard, TV output etc...

Design looks like a Nintendo DS Rip Off.

The creators of this system are GamePark Holdings (GPH).

images:

Links:
http://openpandora.org/
http://pandora.bluwiki.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_%28console%29
http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38155

Newkiller · « **Reply #1 on:** December 24, 2007, 12:47:27 pm »

WoW,nice

Shadowgandor · « **Reply #2 on:** December 24, 2007, 06:19:33 pm »

huh, you made an account just to say something in offtopic???
Anyway, I'd rather buy a psp instead of this thing. It looks awfull to hold. It's more like a lesser laptop. I think it would almost be impossible to type without laying it down.

sSopris · « **Reply #3 on:** December 24, 2007, 06:39:10 pm »

Kewlio yo

Basilisco · « **Reply #4 on:** December 24, 2007, 07:38:15 pm »

I want one! :]

Taiyo.uk · « **Reply #5 on:** December 24, 2007, 08:37:09 pm »

Quote from: NiTRoX on December 23, 2007, 06:33:33 pm

Design looks like a Nintendo DS Rip Off.

Except for the DS

NiTRoX · « **Reply #6 on:** December 24, 2007, 08:44:36 pm »

Quote from: Shadowgandor on December 24, 2007, 06:19:33 pm

huh, you made an account just to say something in offtopic???
Anyway, I'd rather buy a psp instead of this thing. It looks awfull to hold. It's more like a lesser laptop. I think it would almost be impossible to type without laying it down.

PSP is crap. You pay extra $$$ just to get an extra browser and a media player...

This is actually worth it .... since the price is good for what you will get..and most of all it features FREE software.

Odin · « **Reply #7 on:** December 25, 2007, 05:47:03 am »

port trem to pandora

NiTRoX · « **Reply #8 on:** December 25, 2007, 09:04:26 am »

Quote from: Odin on December 25, 2007, 05:47:03 am

port trem to pandora

It would definately work... but we can't yet.. Pandora is not out yet

Johnpp · « **Reply #9 on:** December 26, 2007, 10:28:50 am »

Quote from: NiTRoX on December 25, 2007, 09:04:26 am

Quote from: Odin on December 25, 2007, 05:47:03 am
port trem to pandora

It would definately work... but we can't yet.. Pandora is not out yet

Don't be so sure, Quake 3 wouldn't work on a PS1 (and if it did, it'd be pretty laggy), and supposedly this can run PS1 games. It didn't mention PS2 games or Xbox games.

gareth · « **Reply #10 on:** December 26, 2007, 01:14:20 pm »

i wonder what kind of box it comes in. $:-\$

NiTRoX · « **Reply #11 on:** December 26, 2007, 05:56:06 pm »

What do joo mean?

Odin · « **Reply #12 on:** December 26, 2007, 06:20:40 pm »

Quote from: Johnpp on December 26, 2007, 10:28:50 am

Quote from: NiTRoX on December 25, 2007, 09:04:26 am
Quote from: Odin on December 25, 2007, 05:47:03 am
port trem to pandora

It would definately work... but we can't yet.. Pandora is not out yet
Don't be so sure, Quake 3 wouldn't work on a PS1 (and if it did, it'd be pretty laggy), and supposedly this can run PS1 games. It didn't mention PS2 games or Xbox games.

It can "run" them with an emulator, which requires a more powerful machine to do. Quake 3 would run beautifully on this thing.

Johnpp · « **Reply #13 on:** December 27, 2007, 03:59:21 am »

Ah, 'kay, I thought it only had the power of the PS1. >.>

Odin · « **Reply #14 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:51:12 am »

You would of course have to change the protocol number so that Pandora players don't get owned by PC players, or if you wanted the game to actually be playable you'd have to give Tremulous dual-analog support or buy a USB mouse.

kevlarman · « **Reply #15 on:** December 27, 2007, 05:14:30 am »

Quote from: Odin on December 26, 2007, 06:20:40 pm

Quote from: Johnpp on December 26, 2007, 10:28:50 am
Quote from: NiTRoX on December 25, 2007, 09:04:26 am
Quote from: Odin on December 25, 2007, 05:47:03 am
port trem to pandora

It would definately work... but we can't yet.. Pandora is not out yet
Don't be so sure, Quake 3 wouldn't work on a PS1 (and if it did, it'd be pretty laggy), and supposedly this can run PS1 games. It didn't mention PS2 games or Xbox games.
It can "run" them with an emulator, which requires a more powerful machine to do. Quake 3 would run beautifully on this thing.

s/beatifully/barely/, and the biggest obstacle is probably getting sdl running on it.

Odin · « **Reply #16 on:** December 27, 2007, 05:31:26 am »

The GP2X already has a port of SDL. Pandora is the spiritual successor to the GP2X.

You can theoretically install packages from the debian ARM repository.

kevlarman · « **Reply #17 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:33:44 pm »

in that case there should (in theory) be no porting to be done, though there are likely to be a few compile errors that don't show up on x86/ppc

Taiyo.uk · « **Reply #18 on:** December 27, 2007, 06:04:55 pm »

Good luck with getting open source drivers for the OMAP3430 chip in there...

NiTRoX · « **Reply #19 on:** December 27, 2007, 06:42:42 pm »

Quote from: Taiyo.uk on December 27, 2007, 06:04:55 pm

Good luck with getting open source drivers for the OMAP3430 chip in there...

Ok thanks

gareth · « **Reply #20 on:** December 27, 2007, 07:55:21 pm »

Quote from: NiTRoX on December 26, 2007, 05:56:06 pm

What do joo mean?

opening pandoras box? id imagine its intentional.

thirdstreettito · « **Reply #21 on:** December 28, 2007, 04:15:43 am »

I'd like to try it out...at Walmart in the game section!

AngusYoung · « **Reply #22 on:** December 29, 2007, 03:50:27 am »

Hate to have this dropped on my nutsack. (Maybe now Jackass will do something like that).

thirdstreettito · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2007, 05:55:09 pm »

Yeah they probably will or Dirty Sanchez will.

Dirty Sanchez is a British Jackass and it is a sexual *****

Kaleo · « **Reply #24 on:** December 30, 2007, 11:26:56 pm »

Why has this not been post in this thread yet?

DO NOT WANT!

[/glow]

ShadowNinjaDudeMan · « **Reply #25 on:** December 31, 2007, 10:19:36 am »

I do.

Owl · « **Reply #26 on:** January 04, 2008, 08:05:27 pm »

I just read the Wikipedia article and i'm a little confused. It's going to be the most powerful handheld, yet only has the possibility of running current handheld games?

Tycho · « **Reply #27 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:50:21 am »

If it can run trem I'd buy it and a USB mouse and play trem in the university wi-fi all the time

it'd be definetely cheaper than a decent laptop which I cannot afford. (not as functional but anyways I am used to going home to do my stuff.) So: DO WANT!

Lava Croft · « **Reply #28 on:** January 10, 2008, 04:01:02 pm »

Quote from: Tycho on January 08, 2008, 08:50:21 am

If it can run trem I'd buy it and a USB mouse and play trem in the university wi-fi all the time it'd be definetely cheaper than a decent laptop which I cannot afford. (not as functional but anyways I am used to going home to do my stuff.) So: DO WANT!

If it can run PSX games at full speed and maybe N64 games, there is no way it will run Quake III Arena/Tremulous. Quake II was the best the PSX and the N64 could run, in 4-player splitscreen. Yes, also on the PSX.

Other than that, this device looks just as shitty and underwhelming as the all the other futile attempts at gaining a foothold in the portable console market.

Bizarre · « **Reply #29 on:** January 10, 2008, 05:29:36 pm »

Eh, doesn't look so hot.

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