Odna's VX737 NES-emulating media player

It won't give you as many retro-gaming options as the GP2X, but if you're satisfied with a little classic NES action as a break from your daily grind, Odna's upcoming VX737 PMP looks like it should suit you just fine. Of course in addition to emulating that massive library of 8-bit goodness, the PMP will also handle MP3, OGG, FLAC, and WAV audio, as well as AVI, MPEG-4 SP, XviD, and DivX video, which you can view on the player's 2.5-inch QVGA screen. What's more, it appears that Odna's "inspiration" knows no bounds, with the VX737 sporting a curiously familiar menu system so you'll feel right at home (check after the break). On the storage tip, you'll get 512MB built-in, though there's no mention of an SD slot or other means of expansion; there's also no word on pricing or availability, but as with oh so many of these foreign products, it seems safe to assume that we won't be seeing this reaching our shores anytime soon, lest they get their asses sued by a tag team of Sony and Nintendo.

[Via Anything But iPod]

[tehuberone @ Sep 16th 2006 5:30AM]

Ok looks like an PSP with the power of an NES.


tehuberone...

[riggs @ Sep 16th 2006 6:03AM]

ill stick with my archos gmini402 and its NES emulator

[Shaun1018 @ Sep 16th 2006 7:40PM]

I'm more interested by its ability to play xvid codecs.

[Diacronic @ Sep 16th 2006 7:25AM]

Actually its spelled "Onda VX737" just switch the two letters.

Seems it will also be coming in white also. Along handle flash.

Other thing version I saw had 1gb storage. So I don't think only 512 will be an option.

Two speakers are located on back side behind "a/b" buttons for those wanting to know.

[Mank @ Sep 16th 2006 7:26AM]

I dunno about anyone else, but I'd pick one up if the price was right and it came with memory expansion.

[Jake @ Sep 16th 2006 10:00AM]

am i the only one who thinks that they ripped off the style of the chocolate phone?

[Brian @ Sep 16th 2006 10:54AM]

Looks gorgeous but i dunno about the location of the power button. Methinks me might press it instead of up.

[Rick Russie @ Sep 16th 2006 10:22AM]

Make that a team of Sony, Nintendo AND Apple. Notice the background image. That's the default desktop on OSX.

[Scott @ Sep 16th 2006 1:53PM]

That is great. FLAC AND NES Emulation? How can you lose?

[Pascal @ Sep 16th 2006 2:09PM]

Does anyone know what this companies website is? I can't find any online store that carries an "Onda" or "Odna" product, and when I use google, I get things like crappy singers and bands.. :/

[rockintom99 @ Sep 16th 2006 4:47PM]

Sounds neat, but highly illegal, on many levels.

[Intellectualdiot @ Sep 16th 2006 6:03PM]

@Jake:

Possibly. But I was also thinking of the (DOA) Game Boy Micro.

512MB built in, but no discernable means of expansion? That needs to be remedied STAT. I have single albums rendered in FLAC that wouldn't fit on this thing. No dice, Onda. No dice.

[tekdroid @ Sep 17th 2006 12:35AM]

FLAC fever!