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  • You know, for kids! Meet the "XGP kids"

    by 
    Christopher Grant
    Christopher Grant
    09.12.2006

    The XGP series was created from the ashes of the popular homebrew handheld, the GP32. The company split into two following what we can only imagine was a boardroom slapfight, spinning off Gamepark Holdings, makers of the GP2X. Meanwhile, back at Gamepark HQ, they announced the (redesigned) XGP, XGP mini, and now the XGP kids. Seriously, that's the name.The diminutive handheld sports a 220x176px 2.2" screen, a 140MHz ARM processor, 8MB of RAM,16-bit sound, and SD card support. Apparently, this lowest end XGP unit is more like the GP32 than the others, meaning porting those GP32 homebrew classics should be a relatively trivial process. Still, there's not much about this unit that's screaming "kids" to us, besides the purported price. According to the entry on Wikipedia, the XGP kids is targeted at $75 while the XGP mini and XGP are targeted at $150 and $300 respectively. Now, if they can just figure out when they're going to release these things.[Via Engadget]

  • GamePark poised to release "XGP kids" handheld

    by 
    Evan Blass
    Evan Blass
    09.11.2006

    Many people look upon GamePark's GP32 handheld console as a revolutionary product in the world of videogames -- it was, after all, one of the first platforms to actually encourage homebrew and emulation -- and now DCEmu is reporting that the company is poised to launch what it's calling the GP32's successor, the "XGP kids." Shaped more or less like a tiny PSP, this new model is the third in the XGP lineup (following the original XGP and XGP mini), none of which should be confused with the similarly-named GP2X (this latter console is manufactured by GamePark Holdings, a company composed mainly of disgruntled ex-GamePark employees). Although not all its specs will be revealed until September 16th, we do know that it will be powered by a 140MHz ARM processor (probably overclockable), sport a 2.2-inch, 220 x 176 LCD, feature 8MB of RAM and 2MB of flash memory, and support USB 1.1 file transfers, but unlike the GP32, will eschew the old school SmartMedia slot for more modern SD cards. The best part here is the anticipated price (according to Wikipedia, at least); unlike the $300 XGP, $230 GP2X, and $150 XGP mini, the XGP kids is expected to slide in at under a C-note -- $75, to be exact.[Via DCEmu]