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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. Re:Fabled? by Uller-RM · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought it was herring breath... if you fail save vs. breath weapon you take 1d6+6 damage from suffocation :P

  2. Nice, but ---BeOS Icons by chewmanfoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Come on guys. The carcass isn't even cold yet (well, ok, it is cold, but)...

  3. It sounds good but by teamhasnoi · · Score: 1, Funny

    does it run Windows CE?

    1. Re:It sounds good but by thrillseeker · · Score: 5, Funny
      does it run Windows CE?

      No, it's fully functional.

    2. Re:It sounds good but by YOU+LIKEWISE+FAIL+IT · · Score: 3, Funny
      This is an inversion of the traditional "But does it run Linux ( or Ogg )?!" question asked of every device article posted here on Slashdot.

      Based on the content, I suspect the original posters IP address might originate lie within the address space allocated to... Soviet Russia! [1]

      YLFI.

      [1] Sorry!

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  4. Koreanglish by florin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Very helpful that all their URLs point out that the site is in fact supposed to be in english, considering choice tidbits such as these:

    Making background freely - You can do it using the Wallpaper program or the Painter easily for yourself.
    Screen Protection from scratch or break.
    In France and Austria and UK, you can not get the order. Please contact to the site.

    Come on guys you really oughta start by cleaning up the way you present your product if your ambitions include ever being more than just a niche gadget for geeks.

    Love the eighties style Knight Rider moving LED though, a real touch of class that.

  5. Their site is a little slow... by samrolken · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps they are running their website on a Yopy...

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  6. Re:I remember seeing at at the CeBit in 2001 by moehoward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wouldn't let a 16 year old play with my Yopy either.

    It's trouble, I tell you. Trouble!

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  7. But apparently their web server... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...DOES seem to be vaporware!

  8. How about Apple's new 4 inch iBook by questamor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Speaking of the gameboy advance SP, can you imagine an iBook like this thing running linux?

    A server in your pocket, or maybe two

  9. Solution... by Cyno01 · · Score: 2, Funny

    They said its like a gameboy, just get an afterburner kit. :p

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  10. So what? by Bingo+Foo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Call me back when Duke Nukem Forever is ported to it.

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  11. Re:Any interest? by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whats the cost on those? Not the ones in your pants, you can keep those...

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  12. Re:damn! by ondasmom · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reaally kewl--an LED to let me know when I'm having fun!

  13. Today's technology truly amazes me. by dimension6 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Making background freely - You can do it using the Wallpaper program or the Painter easily for yourself.

    WOW! You can change the background now? Incredible! I can not only change it, but I can change it easily by myself!

  14. Excellent Hardware Specs?? by nn5ks · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Colorful LED Indicator"
    Wow! Gosh!

    Nothing like a Knight Rider-style light thingy to get my money!

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  15. Size Matters by gibbonboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    And with its "Fashionable Slim Size", I could use it to keep my truck from rolling down the driveway. I certainly wouldn't want to wear the thing all day, esp. with the LAN card hanging out to catch on things.

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