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The Pyra is a perfect pocket device for everyday computing, gaming, emulation or hacking. It is a unique combination of a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop (approximately the size of the Nintendo DS), running plain Debian Linux as OS. It is the successor of the OpenPandora.

Hardware

Input Devices

Gaming controls (DPad, 4 shoulder buttons, 6 face buttons)
Two accurate analog controls with push-button
QWERTY Keyboard with backlight
Touchscreen
analog volume wheel

Internals

6000mAh Battery
Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0
Optional 3G/4G/UMTS and GPS
720p 5" LCD (Interchangeable in the Future)
Vibration motor
Various sensors (accelerometer, gyro-sensor, etc.)
On an interchangeable CPU-Board:

2GB RAM
Texas Instruments OMAP 5 SoC:

2x ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.5Ghz with NEON SIMD
2x ARM Cortex-M4
PowerVR™ SGX544-MP2
Vivante GC320 2D Accelerator

Connectivity

Headset-Port
1x HDMI Video Out
Dual SDXC card slots
1x MicroSDHC Slot
2x Full-size USB Host (one can be used as eSATA-with a small adaptor)
1x Micro USB 3.0
1x Micro USB (Debug and Charging)

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 The Pyra is a perfect pocket device for everyday computing, gaming, emulation or hacking. It is a unique combination of a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop (approximately the size of the Nintendo DS), running plain Debian Linux as OS. It is the successor of the [[OpenPandora]].