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Linux Powered GPX2 To Be Sold
Date: 10/25/2005
South Korea's Gamepark Holdings has announced their GPX2 (GP2X-F100) handheld video game platform will be sold globally. In it's native market, Sony's "PSP" currently domnates. The device will allow users to enjoy music, video and images also. An SD card slot will be used to import physical media. Flexibility in power use comes courtesy of a dry battery. A flash memory of 64MB resdes inside the handheld along with dual CPUs ("ARM920T" and "ARM940T"). The OS is Linux. A 3.5 inch TFT LCD screen provides the images. USB 2.0 will also be supported. GPX2 can reproduce the MPEG-4/Xvid/DivX codec by the resolution of 720x480 pixels. Still image formats supported include JPG/BMP/PCX/GIF/PNG. Music formats supported are MP3/OGG/WMA. The game release method will be unique, users can only download titles from the internet via their PC and then transfer them to the physical media on their GPX2 via a USB connection. Around 10 games will be available from the launch for about $10 each. The game machine itself will retail at around $200. In Gamepark Holding plans to market it in Asia, Europe, the United States, Japan and China around the middle of November. On board WiFi may be added in the future. Minivan has a detailed review and some high resolution Images.
Source: Anime News Service