Nd handheld

[Ian Price]

Not a great deal of obvious progress with this, but the SDK has now been released.

[MrTAToad]

Been out a while

[Ian Price]

I know - July, but nothing has been mentioned here about it and there's no real mention about the hardware on the site. The forums there are empty too. Has this thing dies on it's ass? Shame if it has, but tbh the software line-up so far is pretty poor.

[MrTAToad]

I think we're all waiting to see if it actually appears or not   Their forums have a few posts, but there is still no concrete release date or hardware...  Whether it will get released or not is still unknown...

I would certainly like to convert BallZ to it - 3D preferably, or 2D if not...

[erico]

yep, I thought not to mention the sdk before as no final handheld profile is available.
By what I read over there, it seems anything plausible only about half next year...

by my little knowledge(zero) on hardware assemblage, like gph or pandora, it can become a real pain and a time consuming process.

I think it´s not the wisest choice to put up viral propaganda before anything concrete... you see the load of bull the noteslate guys are getting throughout the year...

to come up with great ideas I guess anyone can, to pull it off, that is a deed.
The eletronics universe has some powers still unknown to the average people...aye who actually commands it.

I remember one of the greatest hits on the amiga ,specially the a4000 ones, were processor shortages,
no processor, no machine, no sales. It didn´t matter people wanting to buy it.

I guess that is one reason apple put a brand name on their ipad processors,
I wonder what kind of deal goes into that.

but it seems to me those taiwan companies have a really powerfull last call on anything that carries a processor inside.

You can make a nice 50$ handheld, but you would you have cash to buy tons of parts upfront? what if it has a well success? what if the company decides not to sell you processors anymore? what happens with your product?

now imagine the power drive companies like sony put on their pspone stuff? No wonder gph is not producing new hardwares...

[doimus]

Well, the fellow who is doing nD hasn't really proven himself as the most stable person before...

Considering that people who did Pandora (and were to be considered "normal" few years ago) turned into absolutist madmen, I wouldn't be surprised if the same fate awaits nD staff.

I guess there is a little Shakespearian tragedy in every homebrew hardware development, and I still wish them all the luck in the world.

TBH, nD actually has decent strategy by going dirt cheap on hardware, but then they shoot themselves (himself?) in the foot with all that appstore megalomania....

[erico]

I guess there is a little Shakespearian tragedy in every homebrew hardware development, and I still wish them all the luck in the world.

Pandora seems to be going back nice these days, the page is quiet, but I have been following evils dragon´s progress through the forum. It seems to be back on it´s feet after the CC company decided not to deliver boards anymore...they took new investments and are now about to start development in germany. He seems like a quite trustable chap to me and he sure is a nice spoke´s person. I wish them the best too. (the only thing I´m not too found of pandora is its body design, but that is just me)

there must be something really trick on the art of making indie handhelds. we all know people can come up with full computers the size of a gum´s pack and it can get really cheap. But how come no one is pulling that rabbit of the hat?

So far, the Nd´s team having an sdk going is quite a good thing actually. You want developers into it before anything gets released. His appstore plans seems ok to me as far as I read it. Also, with such an sdk going, I also believe it makes easier for Gernot to check its overalls and analyse how difficult it would be to add it to glbasic. Of course any work into it would have to wait for the real console launch.

the cheap open console is a great idea (almost gameboy??), I just hope it really turns out good and fast.

[MrTAToad]

There may be a 3D system in it as well, although by the looks of things it'll be basic...

[Ian Price]

I don't doubt for a second it's easy doing any of this, and I really wish the handheld the best of luck and really hope to eventually own one of these machines.

[MrTAToad]

Yes would be good, especially if they do get around to selling it in shops...