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I don't usually post electronics here, but this little player really got my attention. I do, however, spend half my Internet surfing on gadget- and software-related sites.

GP2X:



It does everything imaginable under the sun, bar none.

Product name GPX2-F100
CPU Dual CPU Cores
ARM920T: Host processor
ARM940T: Video Coprocessor
NAND Flash Memory 64 Mega Byte
Dimension 143.6mm* 82.9mm*34mm
Weight 161 Gram (Without Battery)
RAM SDRAM 64 Mega Byte
Storage SD Card
Connection Type 2.0 high speed
O/S Linux
Power supply 2AA
Display 3.5" TFT LCD
Resolution 320*240(QVGA)

Video
Video file MPEG 4, Dvix 3.11,4x,5x, and Higher, XVID
Audio file MP3,OGG,WMA(Later On)
Resolution MAX 720*480 30fps
Frame Rate Max 30 fps
Bit Rate Video Max: 2500 Kbps ~
Audio Max: 384Kbps
Caption SMI
TV-OUT Support

Audio
No. Channels Stereo(L+R)
Frequency Rate 20Hz~20KHz
File MP3, OGG, WMA(Later On)
Bit rate sampling 16bit/8~48KHz
Equalizer Normal, Classic, Rock, Jazz, Pop

Additional Function e-book, game

Image Viwer JPG, BMP, PCX, GIF, PNG

Continuous playback time
Video (2850mAh) Approx. 6 hours
Audio Approx. 10hours

It runs on Linux, which opens up homebrew game support. Whatever you can think of that can be done on your computer can be done on this little thing. Take that, (insert name of favorite gadget here)! Price: US$ 179.90

It is a(n):
MP3 player;
handheld game device;
(anything that's emulatable, including GB Advance)
Digital Video player;
E-book reader

official homepage:
gpx2.com

a word of warning: no one knows how well it actually works until someone does a full hands-on review. It's out the end of this month.