HK Power intros solar-powered, game-emulating PMP
Solar-powered PMPs still aren't exactly all that easy to come by, but it looks like they're slowly becoming a bit more plentiful, as evidenced by this latest bit of gear from HK Power. As you can see, this one plays up its gaming capabilities quite a bit, which apparently comes in the form of NES and Game Boy emulators, and not anything PlayStation-related, despite the familiar buttons. Otherwise, you'll supposedly also be able to take advantage of the PMP's solar-charging capabilities to power up some of your other devices, and you'll of course get all the usual PMP-related functions, with an SD card slot apparently your only means of storage.
[Via PMP Today]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bigassmuffin @ Nov 12th 2007 4:58PM
watch; some ignorant kid is going to be like:
"OMG, WHAT IF IT IS NOT SUNNY, GIVE ME POSITIVE FEEDBACK PLX!"
James Ollier @ Nov 12th 2007 5:11PM
So when its sunny you can play it, but
you won't be able to see the screen 'coz its sunny...
Reader @ Nov 12th 2007 5:32PM
Or they won't, which means it will have just been you.
boing @ Nov 13th 2007 4:23AM
looks like it folds open to charge by solar power but then it's played normally, so you don't strictly play it by solar power directly.
AKBlade13 @ Nov 12th 2007 5:11PM
This reminds me of Boktai. It can work as long as you have batteries installed as backups (which would be a no brainer).
AKBlade13
Roobedoo @ Nov 12th 2007 5:18PM
With gadgets getting more power hungry not less are solar powered gadgets ever really going to go mainstream? I wish they would but surely there must be a better way...
Roobedoo
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DB @ Nov 12th 2007 5:26PM
Am I the only one seeing two headphone jacks?
Aaron Cruikshank @ Nov 12th 2007 5:32PM
They're for those airline-style headphones. You know, so you can rock out to F-Zero wearing your Singapore Air headphones?
brian @ Nov 12th 2007 5:35PM
so you definitely can't save this for a rainy day :P
athousandleaves @ Nov 12th 2007 6:10PM
you guys should stop posting stuff from alibaba.com ... they make you order like 10,000 units of one thing
master_sword @ Nov 12th 2007 10:02PM
Although im most likely not going to get an answer, i have to ask the question...why the heck would you make an emulator with playstation style buttons and NOT make it emulate ANY playstation? this confuses me!!
Shadyman @ Nov 13th 2007 4:49AM
Maybe knock-off Playstation buttons are going cheap?
Superevil @ Nov 12th 2007 10:30PM
I'd rather have a JXD 301
meezer874 @ Nov 12th 2007 10:46PM
You guys missed the most interesting feature:
"and can perform audio translation of TXT files with your choice of male or female voices and eight effects. "
Kurt @ Nov 12th 2007 11:10PM
I'm perplexed by the random Transformers art on the screen.
repdetect2 @ Nov 13th 2007 12:52AM
Kurt,
Could I be of some assistance?
Steven Morton @ Nov 13th 2007 12:57AM
Uhm me too? You think it was from an epidose of the cartoon?
Kurt @ Nov 13th 2007 7:43AM
No, it's comic book art produced by the now-defunct Dreamwave Productions from just a few years ago.
Tom @ Nov 13th 2007 2:12AM
Is there a SNES/NES portable emulator that's worth getting? They're all from China right?
DB @ Nov 13th 2007 2:30AM
If you're in aany way vaguely familiar with the DIYness of Linux you can't go wrong with a GP2X.
ugg.tryptophan @ Nov 13th 2007 2:47AM
you'll supposedly also be able to take advantage of the PIMP's solar-charging capabilities, and you'll of course get all the usual PIMP-related functions
JimmyJoo @ Nov 13th 2007 3:44AM
Would it not be better to install solar panels at home for power generation and use that to charge your gadgets and gaming devices? I imagine that would be more efficient, and there would be no need to replace your favourite chunks of plastic with new, solar powered ones.