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How would you change GamePark's GP2X F-200 handheld? {Engadget}
Apr 19th 2008 12:28PM first, i love my gp2x f200 ...
but the thing that really irks me about the f200 is the digital volume control. it's clunky to use ... a slider or dial would have been so much better than the buttons. granted, you can use the buttons for things other than volume in software, and that's kind of cool.
the directional pads are much better than the original joystick, tho their design isn't perfect. once too much beer and sweat spilled down the dpads at a show and they become unresponsive and sticky. i fixed that by opening the unit up and cleaning the deep dpad wells out, along with the pads. they were still sticking so i put some triflow bicycle lubricant down the edges around the dpads and that did the trick! better than new, so silky smooth action!!!
battery ... my only complaint here is that it could use a hardware battery indicator! thankfully the gp2x will feed you the battery voltage level, so it's possible to implement a battery indicator in software ... and marc nostromo has put one in piggy tracker =)
i like the fact it uses AA because i travel a bit and can always find AA, and it's quicker to swap out a set of AA than it is to find a power plug to feed my laptop battery in an airport. it runs a good while on the hybrid (enloop style) batteries, i typically take 6 of those with me.
remember the old DMG-01 (gameboy) rechargeable power packs you could buy and put in instead of 4AA batts? gamepark should come out with a similar lithium ion setup to put a muzzle on all the complainers =)
other than that, i'm just keeping my fingers crossed that the development community sticks with it for long enough that the software matures. there aren't many touch screen apps but termula2x would be awesome if it had a full screen iphone-style touchpad drawn with some transparency over the terminal feedback window ... would make it quite a bit more usable for haXx9n on the go. right now i feel like i have to have another computer around to make full use of my gp2x (mostly just for file system stuff and editing config files).
AIL-B120 and AIL-B130, new color-changing LED "balloons" {Engadget}
Nov 12th 2006 4:15PM LOL @ L.E.D. Zeppelin! if i had a band i'd slap that name on it, zero seconds flat!
Optimus 103 Keyboard: driver free for portabilitee {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2006 9:55AM i still think the optimus 3 would be badass for displaying and switching between KDE desktops ... if it was supported.
PC Mag pits DS Lite against PSP in LCD tussle {Engadget}
Oct 27th 2006 10:21AM i would have liked to see a gp2x mk2 in the fray, THAT would have been an interesting shoot out!
Fujitsu's Lifebook Q and B laptops get 32GB SSD {Engadget}
Oct 13th 2006 10:13AM per ericksson: delete those pr0n torrents, you'll feel less cramped :)
durability is all i'm after. as a touring musician and commuting cyclist i've killed more than my fair share of hard disks. i'd still back my data up but maybe i wouldn't be replacing the drive in a year.
Eye-Fi heads to beta this month {Engadget}
Oct 4th 2006 12:11PM if someone writes linux drivers for sdio then the gp2x could finally live out it's wifi dreams this card. best part is, no protruding bits to snap off!
Fujitsu Pocket Loox N100 reviewed {Engadget}
Oct 2nd 2006 2:23PM i'm waiting for a good convergence of wifi smart phone & gps. until then i've got my paper maps.
Engadget's relaunch giveaways: a second Nikon S7c WiFi camera {Engadget}
Oct 2nd 2006 2:18PM i like shooting macros and music hardware!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9d/
Hands-on with the Chumby {Engadget}
Sep 6th 2006 9:19AM won't be out in time for the holiday season of 2006, but these are going to cause a shit storm in 2007 if they're priced @ 150$ ... the interface looks amazing!
if this thing can be set up to suck rss/podcasts and play them in the morning when i wake up ...
to have anything that cute sitting on my desk at work ...
to float in the toilet. ... . .
Fujitsu LifeBook T4210 Convertible PC reviewed {Engadget}
Jul 14th 2006 8:30PM fujitsu's legendary build quality? i'm not sure what the legend states but my fujitsu lifebook 7000p is built like crap. plastic holding the case to itself has cracked and it feels flimsy--if i put my wrist near the touchpad i can hear the hard drive whining as it's being touched.
granted i toured europe with it and am always playing gigs in bars, but other musicians i know using laptops don't have the same problems.
