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If that's true then the wacky documentation policies of MagicEyes make it difficult to assess at this point what can actually be done with the chip. We'll puzzle it out in the long run though!

Did one of the guys making this thing say it was the MMXP2+? I apologize but I don't recall that. You can buy the i.mx31 online for $27 in quantities of 150 and $25 in quantities of 1000. I have no idea whether that is in the budget for a device like this, or how much other processors like...

Wow, excellent renderings DaveC! I can imagine that it might be more convenient, for manufacuring reasons, if all the buttons could press on the same circuit board, which pretty much means that the front face would be flat and the screen sliding section would be place above the base. Then the...

Where would the fun of this thread be if we revealed all? We are having fun teasing and revealing little bits as we go on, but sometimes I guess the internet is a serious business :-/ You don't have to reveal all, you just have to say you have decided all. Now that we know that, we can go back...

Maybe. Or it could mean "but then we realize that since we're actually trying to be a notebook computer the usual clamshell makes the most sense." I think these dismissive sort of statements are a little bit insulting -- if they've decided on a design, just say so and we'll wait or wander off...

Yes, I personally think that is the best design. Advantages: - Sturdy thick base - Simpler construction - Single circuit board Disadvantage: - non full-width keyboard If they really wanted to get fancy they could put a swivel point on the sliding unit at the base of the display so it...

1) We think this console is under active development. 2) Exact specs have not been provided yet, but the expectation is that quake 3 could run okay at least if properly tweaked 3) N64 no, playstation 1 yes. Controls are completely unknown, add your ideas to the mix! I believe a D-pad and...

This design idea does look pretty decent; I"m not sure exactly how the L/R buttons work into it (I mean if it has to have four of them; if two is enough then it's great as is). I might be the only one on the planet that likes the little analog nubbin thing that the PSP has; something like that...

No flaming, just a critique: Is it wise to make it so you have to slide it open to use it at all? Might as well be a clamshell then which is simpler mechanically. Also, the keyboard in that sketch would be about 5 cm across, which seems kind of small.

Not that I've seen. There will be a keyboard but the configuration hasn't been revealed. They aked for drawings so the design can't be too finalized. QUOTE And from what mfk said about the 9500 not needing to be backlit because the screen lights it up I think we can assume that it will be...

Drawings would be cool, but links are easier :) There have already been hundreds of similar devices. The "twist" here is the willingness to make the unit bulkier in exchange for good gaming controls, and drawings of variations on the existing themes while taking that into account will be...

Excellent! The only awful thing you could do is make it so the keyboard had to always be hanging out there even during the 80% of the time you didn't need or want it (like a clamshell type design). QUOTE I have a VGN-UX280P. The keyboard isn't usefull at all. It's hard to type on that. Because...

A "detachable" keyboard seems like a decent idea, but I'm not sure how to make it work on a gaming device. Presumably while playing a FPS you won't be steering around with ASDWX which would be really awkward on a chicklet keyboard, you'll be using the pad or stick or whatever. But you still...

Another design variation is this: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores...ductId=11040253 It would also have to be wider, but in this case, sliding out the keyboard would not have to make the dpad/buttons more awkward to access, though the keyboard ends up smaller. The keys on the unit...

Regarding the design, if it has to have a keyboard, perhaps something like this: http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/20/sharp-r...erty-pocket-pc/ It would have to be wider to accomodate the wide screen and gaming controls, which would mean that the keys could be a bit bigger.