Ilife Technology's S5 PMP can emulate everything... except true love

This here S5 doesn't really have much in the specs department that isn't inside of every single wholesale PMP to come out of China in the past year, but with emulators for NES, Sega and even SNES (a rarity for these things) built in, we'd certainly give it a second look where it to ever show up Stateside. Outside of the gaming you're looking at a 2.4-inch LCD, and some decent codec support, including Flash video. No word on price or when this thing will be hitting obscure Chinese retailers in limited quantities.

[Via PMP Today]

[Aguiluz @ Feb 21st 2008 9:18PM]

Pretty decent. I just hope they EMU at full speed.

[phanbouy @ Feb 21st 2008 9:23PM]

What's with the Indiana Jones floor o' snakes background?

[James Ollier @ Feb 21st 2008 9:29PM]

Worms, why did it have to be worms?

[johnbob @ Feb 21st 2008 9:54PM]

"we'd certainly give it a second look where it to ever show up Stateside. "

Got a typo there bub.

[wootman @ Feb 21st 2008 9:58PM]

blarg, i was looking to buy something fairly similar to this, but theres no way in hell i can now. D:
CURSE YE CHINA, STOP MAKING CRAP!

[Fernando @ Feb 21st 2008 10:24PM]

It can emulate Sega? Oh boy, I sure hope it can emulate Sony and Nintendo also!

[Dan P @ Feb 21st 2008 10:30PM]

The article clearly states it can emulate the NES and SNES... so yeah, you fail...

[Jarhead2012 @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:10AM]

@ Dan P

No. He meant that they said it can emulate Sega. Okay. Let me ask you a question: How many Sega systems were there? Sega is the company, so saying it emulates Sega is like saying it emulates Sony and Nintendo. Get it? Got it? Good.

[benjamin @ Feb 22nd 2008 8:34AM]

Personally I've always wanted a handheld media player that can create a confusing product line and host a game creator that's one of the most xenophobic shits ever to grace the planet.

But that's just me.

[Gfxlonghorn @ Feb 21st 2008 10:28PM]

Uhh my archos gmini 400 circa 2004 could emulate sega, nes, doom, and gameboy.. not really that hard to get better hardware 3 years later.

[Superevil @ Feb 21st 2008 11:38PM]

Don't even waste your money on this crap, if you want a generic "Mp4 Player" then check out the JXD 301. It emulates NES, SNES, Sega MegaDrive, NeoGeo, GBA & GBC roms. They stopped making them but you can still pick them up on eBay. Best $120 I've spent in a while.

[shanoboy @ Feb 22nd 2008 11:39AM]

Hey Superevil,

can you just smack the same emulators you use on your windows machine on it or does it take specially made emulators for that hardware?

[wootman @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:31PM]

even better is the onestation mini, (google it) which plays up to snes on carts and cost 30$.

[Eli @ Feb 21st 2008 11:56PM]

You always have to mention "True Love" right after I've temporarily forgotten about my lovesickness, don't you, Engadget. :(

*sigh*

[atomicthumbs @ Feb 22nd 2008 12:08AM]

I'll wait for the Pandora. (There's going to be a prototype at TIDC on the 26th! Yay!)

[Frogboy @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:55PM]

I'm with you on Pandora. If you want something like this right now then get a GP2X. Your not going to beat it for emulation.

[CosterMonger @ Feb 22nd 2008 12:55AM]

but it can't do MAME.

[phanbouy @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:32AM]

engadget you guys had to mention more than one nintendo related system in that posting? nintendo fanboiszs!!!!!

/sarcasm

[sillyrabbit @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:52AM]

true love will be included in future firmware updates