Cortex-A8 gaming handheld runs Linux
OpenPandora.org will start taking orders this month for its developer-friendly Linux-based handheld gaming device. Set to ship in November, the $330 device runs Angstrom Linux on an ARM Cortex-A8 processor with OpenGL 2.0 graphics and a 4.3-inch, 800x480 touchscreen.
The Pandora player is billed by the developers as being "by far the most powerful handheld in the world, both in terms of raw CPU power and 3D graphics capability." It will initially offer full-speed PlayStation 1 emulation, says OpenPandora, but the group cannot yet commit to potential future N64 emulation. The UK-based OpenPandora.org development group goes on to say, "It will be able to handle things such as Firefox3 or Quake3 with ease."
Much of that power derives from its Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP3530 system-on-chip (SoC), which is based on ARM's Cortex-A8 core clocked at 600MHz.
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