It’s taken longer than expected, but Gamepark is on the brink of launching their Linux-based GP2X Wiz handheld gaming system—and they are planning to follow up with an open source app store this summer.
It has been nearly 3 years since the original Linux-based GP2X handheld first arrived, and based on this spy shot, it appears that a second-gen version is well on its way. Naturally, not much is known about the device other than a GP2X emulator should run on it after recompiling and it is (tragically) being called the “Wiz.” Let’s hope not because I already bought a “Wii” so I doubt that I would be able to stomach another product with a name that stupid. [Zodttd via GP2X News]
The Pandora handheld has serious retro gaming in mind, and with a Linux OS, an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, WiFi connectivity, dual SDHC card slots, QWERTY keypad, dual joystick controls, D-pad, TV output, USB mass storage mode and a 16.7M colour touchscreen display, it’s shaping up as quite a promising platform.
The GP2X emulator-friendly handheld game unit is about to get an upgrade. THE GP2X F-200 game system comes in white, but has “Dual CPU Cores,” 64MB flash ram, USB 2.0, runs Linux, plays back DivX, XviD, MPEG4, MP3, OGG, supports video encoded at 720×480 resolution video at 30fps, SMI subtitles, TV-Out, E-Book viewer (txt files only), photo viewer and has a screen of 320×240 QVGA resolution. No price yet, but it’s available in October. [Play Asia - Thanks Christian!]