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Photo-Centric Handheld Can Be A Doom Console
An anonymous reader writes "Jobo AG originally fielded its $550 Giga Vu Pro as a tool for digital photography buffs, but this small embedded computer, running a Linux 2.4 kernel, has much broader potential, according to an article at LinuxDevices.com. A free software development kit for the device is now available at sourceforge.net, along with instructions for loading software into flash memory, a tutorial on turning the device into a Doom game console, and a contributions page for those willing to share their new apps."
or Doom 3?
So instead of the standard "Does it run Linux?" question, we should really be asking, "Will it play Doom?"
If brevity is the soul of wit, then how does one explain Twitter?
The title page for Jobo AG's international site is pretty funny. At least it is to me, as a Brit.
The V symbol the woman is making there, with her fingers outwards (i.e. fingernails towards the viewer) is a symbol used by Brits which is generally considered only marginally less offensive than the more widely recognised one finger symbol.
I doubt anyone's dumb enough to actually be offended by this, but it's not the world's greatest P.R. either.
Curiosity was framed. Ignorance killed the cat.
Why not put in a decent cell phone set up into a decent camera. There's enough processing power and battery life ,etc.
.8 megapixel camera in my photo tank?
Mod yourself -1 Clueless.
You really have no idea that this device's purpose is, do you? It's temporary storage for people with high-end digital cameras who don't want to/can't drag around a laptop. After I've taken a picture with my 11 megapixel camera, why do I need a crappy
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