The OpenPandora project is an open source project to create a handheld gaming console using open source designs and open source software. The Pandora has an ARM-based processor, Linux-based operating system, and support for a wide range of game console emulators along with a QWERTY thumb keyboard and dual analog game controllers. It’s been about four years since the project…

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Video game retail chain Gamestop is now offering Android tablets through its website and in select US stores. As announced last month, Gamestop isn’t offering tablets under its own brand name, but instead sells a handful of popular tablets from well known companies. At launch, Gamestop is selling the Acer Iconia Tab A100 7 inch tablet, Asus Eee Pad Transformer,…

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The OCS9 tablet from OCosmos is a 10.1 inch Windows 7 slate PC with a 1.5 GHz Intel Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and a solid state disk. The company started showing off the tablet in January, and it’s finally ready to go on sale next month in Korea, where it will be available for $700. The tablet’s claim to…

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The Raspberry Pi is designed to be a tiny, low cost computer for use in education. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use it to play video games. The team working to bring the $25 computer to market posted a video this weekend showing a prototype running Quake III. This is still a work in progress — the frame rate…

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Mobile processors such as the latest NVIDIA Tegra or Qualcomm Snapdragon chips already offer pretty impressive graphics performance. They can handle 1080p HD video playback and 3D graphics acceleration and companies are working on adding features like shadow-and-lighting effects. While there are some pretty impressive games available for mobile devices, they still don’t really hold a candle to the titles…

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Razer is showing off a new version of the Switchblade portable gaming concept powered by a new Intel Atom chip that Intel hasn’t actually gotten around to announcing yet. Razer has been showing off a prototypes of the Switchblade with a 7 inch display and customizable touch-sensitive buttons instead of a standard keyboard since CES in January. At the time,…

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The Alienware M11x has earned a reputation over the past year as a surprisingly powerful ultraportable laptop with high performance graphics and a small 11.6 inch display. Now Dell is updating the M11x with a faster processor, higher performance graphics, and… a higher starting price. While the laptop launched last year with a starting price of $799, the new model…

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A Chinese company called EraThink is showing off a new handheld PC device which looks like a video game console. But while the EraPalm5 has a slide-out screen covering the keyboard and joystick buttons on the left and right sides, it’s no PSP. Instead the machine features an Intel Atom Z-series processor and runs Windows 7.
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Sure, if you want to get your old-school game on with your netbook, all you have to do is load up MAME and track down some classic arcade games. But if you want a slightly more authentic experience, and happen to have some free time and $349, you can convert your netbook or other small computer into a mini-game cabinet…

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Video games for the iPhone, iPad, and other touchscreen devices are big business these days. But anyone who has ever tried playing an iPad role playing game, first person shooter, or other game in a genre that was clearly designed first and foremost for a joystick will tell you what a pain it can be to use on-screen controls instead…

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OCOSMOS has been showing off a gaming handheld computer with a 5 inch display called the OCS1 for a few months, but it turns out that the first version we saw — with a slide-out keyboard, is aimed at the Korean market. The company has several other 5 inch models, which will likely be aimed at Europe and the US,…

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Razer has announced plans for a new mobile gaming device called the Switchblade which features two 7 inch multitouch displays. The bottom display is touch-sensitive, and can be used as a keyboard and trackpad — and the layout can change depending on the game you’re playing and the actions you’re performing. For instance, if you’re playing an RPG, you can…

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