Written on July 8, 2008 – 6:13 am | by Bogdan Alex |
I’m no fan of handheld gaming consoles, but it’s pretty clear that Nintendo and Sony dominate this market. The DS Lite and the PSP will soon see improved versions and I don’t really see how any other company can make it on this market, let alone surpass Nintendo and Sony. I remember Nokia has tried something with their N-Gage phone, then came Gizmondo, but these two consoles have failed miserably. Now comes another company known as Leapfrog, presenting an interesting alternative that could become a serious competitor for DS and PSP.

Ubergizmo informs that Leapfrog has recently announced its Didj handheld learning/gaming console that should be retailing for just $89.99. It is intended for kids from 6 to 10 year old and boasts some pretty advanced graphics for an educational tool. One of the most important advantages of the Didj's is its ability to work with the LeapFrog Connect Application that allows kids to customize game content when connected to a PC or Mac via USB.

Here’s a more detailed list of features:
• Processor: 393 MHz Arm 9
• Display: 320 x 240 resolution
• One 24-bit 2D layer (no hardware acceleration)
• One 16-bit 3D layer
• One YUV video layer (no hardware acceleration)
• Graphics: API OpenGL ES 1.1--A reduced instruction set version of OpenGL for embedded systems
• Main RAM: 32 MB DDRI 131 MHz
• NAND Flash: 256MB for data storage/download content
• Media Cartridge: 64MB
• Screen LCD: 3.2" 16.7 million colors TFT