New Portable Console From Panasonic!

[hosant]

- Running Linux.
- Designed for MMO's on the go.
- HDMI port
- Micro USB port
- High Resolution screen

- Battlestar Galactica MMO as launch title.
If this gets rooted, watch out Pandora...

 

[Iorgy77]

Whats it called? Link?

 

[hosant]

Whats it called? Link?

Sorry, Source. It's called Panasonic Jungle!

 

[Iorgy77]

Very cool so far, if the gaming controls are good and it does run linux I'm on board.

 

[Nintendo]

It's Pandora all over again.

Yum!!! :wub:

 

[hosant]

One is a D-pad, the other is... a touch Pad!?
Kotaku.

 

[Iorgy77]

It might be a touchpad like on the dinovo mini bluetooth keyboard from logitech. I have one and its a round touchpad but then with a flick of a swithc becomes a dir pad. The dirpad isnt ideal for gaming though.

Heres a photo with the two different modes.

 

[akarolick]

Needless to say I was very surprised to see

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/panasonics-jungle-portable-gaming-system-emerges-gets-shown-of/

on engadget... I think someone is watching our little project.

 

[akarolick]

It's ugly as sin but it gives me a good idea about how to mod my shoulder buttons. I like the split down the middle.

 

[hosant]

Hm, how those that works? Would a classic SNES button array work that way? Or is more like the virtual buttons on a touchscreen?

 

[quartercast]

Oh, shiet! Tell me that's just a render?

 

[mecksg1]

That is the ugliest thing I've ever seen for a handheld system.

 

[Iorgy77]

Its a lot better looking than the pandora imo. The pandora looks like a bunch of 1980s IBM executives were asked to design a laptop.

 

[gruso]

That is the ugliest thing I've ever seen for a handheld system.

That's what thousands of people say about the Pandora.

Looks interesting, but I won't raise my other eyebrow until we know what kind of hardware it's packing. This is the first 'Pandora competitor' that could actually pose a threat, IMO.

[edit] Thread moved & merged.

 

[Iorgy77]

using it as a touchpad you just slide your thumb around the pad. When in direction key mode you actually click down in the direction you want and get a tactile click.

 

[hosant]

Its a lot better looking than the pandora imo. The pandora looks like a bunch of 1980s IBM executives were asked to design a laptop.

Well, I like the retro plain look of the pandora : This looks like is trying to be to edgy and ends looking as one of those 90's handhelds. But if looks were my concern, I would own an iPad.

 

[Farox]

The only good thing (in front of OpenPandora ) is the hinge ...for the rest Pandora is better i think .

Anyway we need to see the specs before...

 

[Sander Hoksbergen]

*cancels Pandora order*
*orders Jungle*

Sorry peeps...

Just kidding. What I wonder the most is how that thing is going to play MMOs? There aren't that many that run on Linux natively.

 

[Bosbeetle]

Are those double shoulder buttons? thats probably why they needed the wedge shape, I am curious about the dimensions of this thing and the prize. I do think it looks nice.

 

[Nintendo]

Yes, they are.

PS1/2 games FTW!!!