Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek told a tale of a future society where scientific exploration and curiosity were highly valued, racial and ethnic disputes on Earth were a thing of the past (although getting along with aliens is a bit more challenging), and wearing a red shirt is never a good idea. But one Star Trek gadget has been capturing geeky…
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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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The Skytex Primer Pocket is a handheld Android device that’s not much larger than a smartphone. It has a 4.3 inch widescreen display and runs Google Android 2.2. The best thing about this little guy is the price: You can pick one up for as little as $89. While it was a lot easier to get excited about the prospects…
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The Skytex Primer Pocket is a handheld device with a 4.3 inch display and Google Android 2.2 operating system. But what makes it special is the low price. You can pick one up today for $89 from Abe’s of Maine. That’s actually $10 lower than the price Skytex had promised when unveiling the little device earlier this month. For the…
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The Skytex Primer Pocket is a $99 Android device with a 4.3 inch display and a support for multitouch. It’s expected to start shipping the week of August 15th, and it’s one of the cheapest pocketable Android devices I’ve seen, which could make it a good option if you’re looking for a budget device for viewing media, surfing the web,…
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A few years ago a company called PsiXpda launched a handheld computer running Windows XP. It had a 5 inch display and a QWERTY keyboard and was modeled after the popular (in some circles) Psion Series 5MX mobile device. The PsiXpda handheld was widely criticized since it’s tough to run Windows on a screen that small, especially when you’re using…
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After a false start last week, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 may be available for purchase in the US. Amazon is taking orders for the 4 inch Android device for $229.99, although the retailer says it won’t ship for 3 to 6 weeks. Update: Make that another false start. Amazon has pulled the product listing. The…
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Sure, Windows Phone 7 is designed to run on handheld devices, but have you ever wished you could avoid talking to someone by claiming your phone had a BSOD crash? Well Fujitsu may be fixing to make your dreams come true. The folks at Pocketables found a scanned spec sheet on a Chinese web site for a new device called…
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Philips is the latest company to throw its hat in the Android portable media player ring. CNET reports that the company will launch a Philips GoGear Connect device in September for about $179. The device will be sort of like an Android smartphone without cellular connectivity… or like an Android version of an iPod touch. The media player will run…
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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. Read more »
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Samsung has announced that the Samsung Galaxy Player 4″ and Galaxy Player 5″ which the company unveiled at MWC last month will be headed to this spring. These portable Android devices are smaller than the Samsung Galaxy Tab line of Android tablets, but they lack the cellular data capabilities of a Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone. Both the 4 and 5…
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There’s still no word on a US launch date, but it looks like Samsung is set to release the Galaxy Player handheld device with Google Android in the UK later this week. Amazon UK and Play.com are both taking pre-orders for the little guy with an estimated release date of January 7th. The Galaxy Player is sort of like a…
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