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YOPY Arrives

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the results-of-death-greatly-exaggerated dept.

Victor Tramp writes "Apparently the fabled Linux based YOPY handheld has been put on the market after all! Not only do they look like cool PDA versions of a Gameboy Advance SP (they fold), they look like they give the Zaurus a real run for the money, featurewise. Though the fastest processor is 206MHz, they include CompactFlash and MMC slots on the 3700 model. Apparently you can download their Linupy distro, too. And finally, they don't seem to be vaporware!"

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  1. Tungsten C by pcwhalen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    by Palm. $499 with wireless inside, not a card. 400 mhz strongarm. Smaller, cooler looking and has a keyboard. All I need. I don't need to program on my handheld (although there is a C compiler for Palm), Why would I want a linux handheld? Keep compiling kernnels? doesn't compute with me.

    Seriously, no troll.

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  2. NOOO BACKLIGHT.. BAD BAD IDEA! BAD!!!! by Viewsonic · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    You CANNOT see anything on backlit PDAs and game devices unless you're in a dim light setting, and outdoors its 100% useless.

    Like the GBA-SP, this device uses FRONT LIT screen, which makes it viewable IN ALL LIGHTING ASPECTS. Outdoors in the bright sun, in dark rooms, in dim rooms, bright rooms, etc.. Front Lit is PERFECT, and doesn't use up hardly any battery compared to backlit.

    I'm 100% serious when I say that those wishing backlit screens have either never owned a backlit device and used it outdoors, or just dont care about lighting because they live in a dark cave irregardless.

    Backlit screens = TERRIBLE for these devices.