Pandora

The Pandora is a seventh-generation handheld game console. When it is released, estimated for April/May 2008, it will be the powerful handheld games console available.

Overview

The Pandora will run a Linux distribution. There will be no fees for developer tools and hence anyone will be free to develop and relase games for the system.

The Pandora uses a Texas Instruments OMAP 3530 System-on-Chip. This includes the ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the TI C64X programmable DSP, the PowerVR SGX 530 3D accelerator and supporting components.

The first revision of the console will include 128MB of DDR RAM, and 256MB of onboard flash memory. More storage space will be available through 2 Secure Digital card slots and via USB host capabilities for connecting any standard USB flash drive and hard drive.

The Pandora includes two analogue pads, a directional pad, 4 action buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, 3 function buttons, and a QWERTY keyboard.

The Pandora's display will be a 800*480 display, which additionally will have touchscreen functionality.

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