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Open source Pandora handheld gaming console finally up for pre-order

Brad Linder — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:42 +0000

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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Gamestop now offers Android tablets for gamers

Brad Linder — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:32:24 +0000

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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Ocosmos OCS9 gaming tablet to ship in Korea for $700

Brad Linder — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:03:09 +0000

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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Raspberry Pi running Quake III – video

Brad Linder — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:04:02 +0000

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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Qualcomm: Mobile devices could one day replace video game consoles

Brad Linder — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:51:23 +0000

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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1.7 GHz Intel Atom Z690 Oak Trail processor makes a surprise appearance

Brad Linder — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:20:57 +0000

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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Dell launches updated Alienware M11x gaming ultraportable for $999

Brad Linder — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:12:27 +0000

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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EraPalm5 handheld PC looks like a gaming console

Brad Linder — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:00:14 +0000

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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Nanocade DIY kit for turning a netbook, nettop into a MAME arcade cabinet

Brad Linder — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:43 +0000

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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Joystick accessories aim to make iPads into better gaming machines

Brad Linder — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:18:30 +0000

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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Hands-on with the OCOSMOS line of handheld gaming computers

Brad Linder — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:00:44 +0000

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 Switchblade concept: Dual screen 7 inch gaming notebook

Brad Linder — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:20:08 +0000

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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AMD Nile platform vs. video games: Who wins?

Brad Linder — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:39:40 +0000

AMD's Nile platform for netbooks and thin and light laptops includes a range of chips such as the 1.7GHz single core AMD Athlon II Neo K125 CPU and the 1.5GHz dual core AMD Turion II Neo K625 processor. They all have a few things in common: They tend to be more powerful than Intel Atom chips at most tasks, and...

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Alienware M11x autopsy reveals a tightly packed gaming ultraportable

Brad Linder — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:33:51 +0000

OK, so you already know that the Alienware M11x outperforms pretty much every other sub-$1000 notebook with an 11.6 inch display when it comes to gaming performance. And you know that it has a 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CULV processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M graphics. But do you know how tightly fit the graphics, processor, memory, battery, and...

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Alienware M11x reviewed, tires kicked, CPU overclocked

Brad Linder — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:41:59 +0000

I've read a couple of reviews of the Alienware M11x gaming ultraportable recently. But Scott Kuban's is the first I've seen that points out that the laptop not only can play Crysis at native resolutions, but the computer gets even faster if you overclock the CPU from the BIOS menu. Out of the box, the M11x runs at 1.3GHz and...

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