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]

[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
(www.roobedoo.co.uk)

[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.