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Finalized Pandora handhelds start shipping, proves that dreams really do come true

It’s been over two solid years since we first caught wind of this here gaming handheld, and while we were initially led to believe that finalized units would be in the hands of emulation junkies long before now, we suppose loyalists are finding that late really is superior to never. After months and months of “almosts,” the first wave of final Pandora handhelds are shipping out, with many community followers posting up unboxing shots as they come. We’re also expecting a flood of homebrewed applications to start surfacing as more of these filter out, so be sure and drop us a line if you discover and / or create something otherworldly. Plenty more shots in the links below — you know, if you’re still patiently awaiting the arrival of your own.

[Thanks, Paul]

Finalized Pandora handhelds start shipping, proves that dreams really do come true originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ODROID, the Android gaming handheld, now shipping to Android gaming developers (video)

Did you get your ODROID order in promptly when they went up for pre-sale back in September? Hope so, as the first lucky developers should be getting theirs any day now. Just 300 units of the 833MHz handheld are shipping, including the various cables, additional hardware, and documentation needed to start filling the thing with fun games that look an awful lot like other games, but totally aren’t. One of the first is Speed Forge 3D (which totally isn’t Wipeout), shown after the break exhibiting some laggy accelerometer-based controls — but 720p output via HDMI sure is sweet. Orders are still being accepted at $349, said to be shipping in roughly five days, meaning if Santa logs into his PayPal account quickly enough you might still find one of these under your tree.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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ODROID, the Android gaming handheld, now shipping to Android gaming developers (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony surveying PSP Go audience, wants color suggestions

Hey, remember when Nintendo was dissing the PSP Go for having a “concept problem” last month? We doubt Sony cared too much, but the concept is going to get a gentle massaging, judging by this here survey. An otherwise insipid market research form has revealed an eye-catching selection of PSP Go paintjobs, replete with tick-boxes for the discerning customer to make his opinion known. The presently available Piano Black and Pearl White are in amongst them, so perhaps what Sony’s looking for is a color that scores as well or higher than the current offerings, which might incite the company to make like Nintendo and bring a little more rainbow to its portable hardware. We’ve got our money on that sexy red number, and suspect / hope the turquoise will never make it off the drawing board.

[Via Joystiq]

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds

Sony surveying PSP Go audience, wants color suggestions originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo’s Iwata muses about Kindle-like business model for future handheld

You may simply be able to chalk this one up to some freewheeling speculation and rumination, but Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata went pretty far out on a limb in talking about the future of the company during a recent sit-down with the Financial Times, and indicated that Nintendo may just be looking outside the gaming industry for a little inspiration. Apparently, Iwata is intrigued by the Kindle “because it’s a new business model in which the user doesn’t bear the communications cost,” which he says wouldn’t “fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products.” He did go on to note though, that “in reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up,” but said that “it is one option for the future.” At the same time, however, Iwata also seemingly downplayed the short-term potential for download-only games, saying that he thinks “it will take quite a long time” for the industry to shift to them — although he did hedge his bets somewhat by pointing out how unpredictable the games business is.

[Via Electronista]

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Nintendo’s Iwata muses about Kindle-like business model for future handheld originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony’s PSP Go available t-t-t-today junior!

It may not do UMDs, but it does fun, and it does it well. Just in case you’ve forgotten — after all, it’s not like anything really happened in September to mess with your memory — today’s the day to find Sony’s PSP Go on store shelves. $249.99, you, your local retailer and some fancy digital content — it’s a date. Isn’t it?

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Sony’s PSP Go available t-t-t-today junior! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Conceptual Xbox 1080 handheld beautifully merges Xbox and Zune

Carl Archambeault: you sir, are a champion. We’re not exactly sure if you’re on a first-class seat to Redmond or not, but the boys and girls in Washington could probably stand to learn a thing or two from the Xbox 1080. ‘Course, that’s probably just the fanboy in us talking — after all, who wouldn’t want the powers of an Xbox 360 and a Zune HD merged into one beautiful handheld? — but could you imagine the market shakeup if this thing became real? Paging Mr. Benjamin J. Heckendorn!

[Via Coolest-Gadgets]

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Conceptual Xbox 1080 handheld beautifully merges Xbox and Zune originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Easy Piano title lets DS Lite users tickle the ivory

We know that DSi of yours is all the rage, but you did hang on to that DS / DS Lite, didn’t you? Phew. Starting this November in Europe and other PAL regions, you’ll have a remarkably good excuse to bust that unit back out, as this new peripheral looks to require that all-but-forgotten GBA slot. At any rate, the title (which goes by Easy Piano in case you glossed over the headline) will allow players to bang out masterpieces such as Bittersweet Symphony, Every Breath You Take and Pachelbel’s Canon on the 8-note, full-octave keyboard accessory. All told, 40 songs will be made available, and there’s even a “creation mode” that enables owners to record up to four 3-minute-long jams. Now, if only we had a North American price and release date to pencil in, we’d be all set.

[Via Joystiq]

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Easy Piano title lets DS Lite users tickle the ivory originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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