Released on: March 19, 2008, 8:29 pm

Press Release Author: Bruno Laborde

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: The GP2X is a Linux embedded handheld console that has the
ability to play
games, movies, and music. Games include action, arcade, puzzle, and so much
more!


Press Release Body: You can also play classic consoles such as Amiga, Genesis, NES,
and
SNES. The video player supports MPEG, and MPEG4, DivX, XVid codecs and you
can listen to MP3, and OGG, WMA files. Developers can express themselves by
developing software that they want for the GP2X with its free open SDK.
Whether you are into games, movies, developing, or all of the above, the GP2X
will offer something to you.

Will Be Releasing Officially on Nov 1st
The new GP2X F-200 comes in white and adds a touchscreen feature and a
directional pad.


The new F-200 touchscreen feature allows developers and gamers interact with
their games like never before! The possibilities are endless!

The new D-Pad system gives you precise gaming controllers so now you have only
yourself to blame when you lose!

With the ability to play games, movies, ebooks and more at a more than
affordable price, the GP2X is a multimedia delight.

A new multimedia device is very inexpensive and yet it can compete with any
other multimedia device out in the market today! Featuring a dual CPU core,
64MB of memory, SD card storage, and its Linux operating system gives the
GP2X the potential no other handheld can offer.

They has made the GP2X a system for anybody to develop emulators, games,
applications, practically anything for! Having Linux as its operating system,
SDL support and tools supplied by Gamepark Holdings should make developing
for the GP2X a breeze. There is no doubt that there will be a large homebrewn
scene with games, emulators, and applications made by talented developers.
The GP32 is a great scene to be a part of, and the GP2X should be no
different, if not better. Emulation is complimented with perfect button
layout and resolution which might make the GP2X the new emulating king for
the years to come.

Besides its gaming aspect the GP2X is a great multimedia device. With its
multiple codecs support you can also hook the device up to any television set
through its TV-out functionality, making it a great device to have. The
TV-out uses the high quality S-video standard.

GP2X also has great music capabilities. Supporting various music types such as
OGG and MP3 and capable of producing sounds up to 100 milliwatts portable
music couldn\'t get any better. Have a digital camera? Just snap a photo and
instantly view it on the GP2X, never has anything been so easy! With
upgradeable firmware, USB 2.0 support, and running on AA batteries makes the
GP2X the most consumer friendly device in the market today.

Dual CPU Cores: ARM920T Host Processor - ARM940T Video Coprocessor
64MB - RAM
64MB - NAND Flash Memory
SD Card Compatible for Storage
USB 2.0 High Speed Connection
Linux Operating System for Open Source Development
3.5\' TFT LCD Screen @ 320*240 QVGA (Hardware : 16.7 Million Colors / Software:
260,000 Colors)
TV-Out for TV Connection using optional cable (both NTSC and PAL compatible)
Video Playback of MPEG, MPEG4, AVI, DivX 3.11,4x,5x and Higher, XVid,
WMV(7,8,9 Later On) Playback and more
Audio file MP3,OGG,WMA(Later On)
Channels Stereo(L+R)
Frequency Rate 20Hz 20KHz
Bit rate sampling 16bit/8

Web Site: http://www.gamersection.ca

Contact Details: Bruno Laborde
Uruguay
http://www.gamersection.ca