That's China <_<Squidge said:I thought they just took a pre-existing device and copied it badly, like iPod/iPhone knock offs?
:lol: yeah very true and I am not stereotyping it just seems weird that hardware like this isn't coming from there.Squidge said:I thought they just took a pre-existing device and copied it badly, like iPod/iPhone knock offs?
jbr said:"Why aren't Japanese and Chinese developers making a system like this?"
They are. It's just that in Asia they're called electronic dictionaries, and they never make it to the western world. They're pretty close to the Pandora as far as palmtop computing goes. They lack gaming controls and are not generally "open" systems, but that could be said for most handheld electronics.
An equally good question would be "Why hasn't anybody else anywhere already made a system like the Pandora?"
They are electronic dictionaries, in that they have a dictionary built in, but they have become so much more. There's a decent number of koreans at my school and a few of them have those. Teachers think they're dictionaries...poor clueless teachers.jbr said:I had no idea. At all. Is this some Internet meme I know nothing about, or are those things really "electronic dictionaries"?
Chip said:jbr said:"Why aren't Japanese and Chinese developers making a system like this?"
They are. It's just that in Asia they're called electronic dictionaries, and they never make it to the western world. They're pretty close to the Pandora as far as palmtop computing goes. They lack gaming controls and are not generally "open" systems, but that could be said for most handheld electronics.
An equally good question would be "Why hasn't anybody else anywhere already made a system like the Pandora?"
Chip you are like a fountain of knowledge man will you do my taxes next year too![]()
No, they are very much real. They started out as basic dictionary/translation devices and just kept getting more and more features. In the last few years they've become pretty much complete palmtop computers with office apps, PIM applications, wifi web browsing and full PMP functionality. They occasionally pop up on tech sites like Engadget, but other than that they have no western exposure. Nobody bothers importing them because the software and buttons are in Korean/Japanese. It's just another example of how Japan and Korea keep all the really good toys for themselves.jbr said:I had no idea. At all. Is this some Internet meme I know nothing about, or are those things really "electronic dictionaries"?
well basically if we get blessed with the right hombrew and ports we will soon have something bettermagicman5421 said:those companies could do pretty good business if they sold those "toys" in the states & europe. As shown by the eee, there is a huge market for those kind of mini computers.
sm1988 said:well basically if we get blessed with the right hombrew and ports we will soon have something bettermagicman5421 said:those companies could do pretty good business if they sold those "toys" in the states & europe. As shown by the eee, there is a huge market for those kind of mini computers.
indeed. pray to the gods of gaming that the benevolent developers will grace us with awesome games.
Chip said:They are. It's just that in Asia they're called electronic dictionaries, and they never make it to the western world. They're pretty close to the Pandora as far as palmtop computing goes. They lack gaming controls and are not generally "open" systems, but that could be said for most handheld electronics.
An equally good question would be "Why hasn't anybody else anywhere already made a system like the Pandora?"
I think this is missing the point somewhat, given that being an open system with gaming controls is exactly what makes the Pandora unique. Well, that and the shiny new OMAP SoC.![]()
Chip said:They are. It's just that in Asia they're called electronic dictionaries, and they never make it to the western world. They're pretty close to the Pandora as far as palmtop computing goes. They lack gaming controls and are not generally "open" systems, but that could be said for most handheld electronics.
lol - from the first article on that link - the name of the tablet-swivel style electronic dictionary is the istation, you dick! - oh, sorry, read that wrong. It's the istation UDIC"... :lol: