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I haven't been updating my home page here very much. I will try to do this more often and keep more up to date on things that interest me.

Some exciting new things are happening in the handheld gaming world. First Tapwave has announced the Helix handheld which will be based on the Palm OS and will offer some pretty exciting games with a nice large screen. Here are some specs on this machine. I'll have some pics from some games soon.

Now Sony has announced the PSP which will really give Nintendo a run for it's money. Find out more about it here.
Here is a pic of the new media they will be using for the drive, the 1.8GB Universial Media Disk (UMD)

Here are the specs of this unit:

UMD - Universal Media Disc
2.4 inch (60mm)
1.8GB double layer
Secure ROM cartridge 		CPU
MIPS 32 bit core
main memory: embedded DRAM
90nm semiconductor technology
clock speed: TBD
super one-chip solution with graphics, sound, etc.
Sound
3D sound
PCM
ATRAC, AAC...
re-configurable DSP
stereo speakers
stereo headphone output 		Graphics
3D Polygon
3D curved surface (NURBS)
MPEG4 and latest codings
wide screen TFT LCD
480x272 (16:9)
~4.5 inch, backlighted
I/O
USB 2.0 - connectivity to other PSPs, PS2, peripherals...
Memory Stick interface - game data, wireless comm, GPS... 		Battery
Rechargeable
Li-Ion
AC/DC adapter (optional)

The "Walkman" of the 21st century!
 
 

Last updated May 16, 2003. Created by Cameron Bulock ©2003