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The Portable Linux Based GP2X is Here

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the might-as-well-have-a-laptop-with-all-these-portal dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Today sees the opening of the Official GP2X Site where you can see the new console from Gamepark.com, who last brought you the GP32 a fantastic console for homebrew developers. This console is a major step up with Dual 200Mhz cpus and is basically a Portable Linux handheld that can easily do ports like Quake, Doom and Emulators like Mame. Its Open Source SDK gives all amateur and commercial Developers the ablity to release software on a brand new console like the old Amiga/Commodore 64 days. More screenshots of the GP2X can be found at GP2x news."

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  1. Re:It's a scam by bhtooefr · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    And I think you've even got the right guy:

    The reason the number of Google searches has gone down is that the boycott of Google by ham radio operators, shortwave listeners, CB users and other radio hobbyists has started to show its effect.
    While I am one of the most vocal of them, many have quietly persuaded their family and friends to use other search engines.
    This is an effort to stop Googles support of Broadband over Power Lines, a misserable failure in all of its tests because it interfers with radio communtications around the world.
    (my emphasis)

    His second /. comment. His first was also mentioning a Google boycott due to BPL.

    And, the domain matches his last name.

    BUSTED!