GCW Zero - Open Source Gaming Handheld

[Wrath Of Khan]

Yeah go for it justin. Kickstarter, why not.

 

[Fzero]

I dont really get what is being asked here, by Justin I mean, just asking if a good idea to do a kickstarter? I'd say so, if that's what asking.


... but Zeros being shipped next week? sweeeet! merry christmas

 

[EvilDragon]

Sure, go ahead. I'm pretty sure I can also easily sell more orders than I ordered from you so far.


Those 100 I preordered from you should sell quite fast

 

[vcoleiro1]

What did the specs of the GCW Zero/SE end up being?

 

[juliano]

I'll back this for sure

 

[gcw]

The SE ended up 512MB and 16GB internal storage

 

[vcoleiro1]

^ OK , thanks, and can I ask what SOC and other specs it has ie BT version, resistive/capacitive, battery size, resolution etc etc etc.

 

[Link]

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Some of that is listed in the Kickstarter towards the bottom of the page.

 

[elwing]

copy past from gcw website:

Spoiler

CPU: Ingenic Jz4770 1GHz Processor


GPU: 496MHz Vivante GC860 1080p video decoding and OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenVG 1.1


DISPLAY: 3.5″ LCD 4:3 (320X240 pixels)


OS: Linux 2.6 working on Open Dingux


Memory: DDR2 256MB


Internal Storage: 4GB


External storage: via micro SD Up to 32GB possibly 64GB not tested at present.


Mini USB 2.0 OTG


Mini HDMI 1.3 Out


3.5mm earphone/mic/Stereo Speakers


G-Sensor/VibroShock


Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and Wireless Multiplayer


Dimensions: 143*70*18mm


Weight: 8oz


Battery: 2800mAh

that's for "normal" unit, SE unit are the same but with 512Mb of ram and 16Gb of internal storage

 

[BAFelton]

^ OK , thanks, and can I ask what SOC and other specs it has ie BT version, resistive/capacitive, battery size, resolution etc etc etc.

Take a look here : http://tinyurl.com/open-source-handhelds

 

[vcoleiro1]

Ok thanks guys. Looks good. Hopefully the KS is a success

 

[redlemon]

If your going with Kickstarter remember that the taxman takes his cut which could be almost half so take that into account with the goal.

 

[Link]

If your going with Kickstarter remember that the taxman takes his cut which could be almost half so take that into account with the goal.

It's 10% not half.

 

[redlemon]

If your going with Kickstarter remember that the taxman takes his cut which could be almost half so take that into account with the goal.

It's 10% not half.

Are you sure that's not kickstarters and amazon's cut your talking about? I know of a podcast that got kickstarted and revenue counted the money collected as income and was taxed accordingly.

 

[Link]

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This is why an accountant should be consulted before and after the Kickstarter. Perhaps they had too much profit sitting around. But you have to understand that rewards don't equal profit (to be taxed). What's left when the project is complete can be taxed, but the IRS isn't going to take 50% of the money raised by the Kickstarter off the top.

 

[Wrath Of Khan]

I did wonder if kickstarters got taxed or not.Seems not as such then.

 

[Link]

The question has been posted over at Dingoonity about when the Kickstarter should start.  Anyone here have feedback?

 

[vcoleiro1]

^ Beginning of Feb when everyone is back from holidays

 

[Wrath Of Khan]

Yeah agreed beginning of feburary. People sometimes tend to cut spending after the christmas splurge.

 

[Saber]

February or March is the prime time for a Kickstarter. Most, if not all, of the early SE adopters will have received their units. Plenty of reviews will have been written by then in favor of a Zero purchase.