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Handheld Gaming / Media-player Gadget Runs Linux

Posted by timothy on from the redundantly-so-yes-it-runs-linux-redundantly dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices has profiled a new portable game- and media-player based on embedded Linux. The GPX2-F100 features dual ARM9 processors, USB 2.0, a 3.5-inch color LCD, and support for both native and emulated games. A Linux SDK (software development kit) will be available when the device ships. Hmmm... I wonder how hard it'll be to get GPE and OPIE running on it?"

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  1. The real strength of OLinux: embedded systems. by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Insightful


    I believe that Linux will make more significant inroads into the user community via embedded devices than it ever could as a more general-purpose operating system.

    As a parallel, take the electric motor. When the electric motor first became commercially available, it was sold in catalogs as a general-purpose unit, along with various belts and pulleys to adapt it for specific tasks. Nowadays, electric motors come in all shapes and sizes, each customized for their specific tasks. Many household appliances contain electric motors that we don't think twice about. When's the last time you performed maintennce on the electric motor in your toothbrush?

    I believe computers are moving along the same route, progressing from general-purpose systems to smaller, more ubiquitous installations. I also believe Linux is suited for such a move in a way that the other OSes are not.

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  2. Kudos to them by Stormwatch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Got to respect a company that lists emulators among the highlights of their game system! Who else would dare to?

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  3. Not to be rude, but.... by Cpt_Kirks · · Score: 4, Informative

    When are companies going to realize this type of device (Video, MP3, Gaming) needs a fucking HARD DRIVE?

    I mean it's not like tiny hard drives don't exist.

    At LEAST make it an option!

  4. Dear editors by nekoes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've noticed a trend in recent stories upon slashdot.

    It's becoming popular to link to a seperate site that the user has to click through in order to get to the site the post mentions. For example this post here doesn't even mention who or what makes the device, only that linux devices is running a profile on it. In order to get any information about the device, the user must go to linux devices and use a link they provide. This could have been avoided by hotlinking GPX with the manufacturer's page.

    While this is relatively minor compared to Friday's post (http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/29 /2121223) where the write up on slashdot only links to Joystiq's site, where the actual content (what the post was about) was hosted on entirely different servers. It would have been okay to link the source Joystiq, but linking the content is necessary so I don't have to jump through hoops to see what the news post is actually about.

    Thanks a lot,
    -a slashdot user

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