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[quote]

That thing looks awesome. I'm surprised GPH can afford to release this with the (apparent) failure of the Wiz. Are they doing well with VocaMaster or something?

Edit: 'G Sensor' is not needed.

Edited by quote, 29 May 2010 - 12:58 PM.

[Mr 2X]

It seems the Wiz' sister, for those who prefer a larger screen and stick control.
I hope GPH doesn't stop Wiz production to make only Caanoo (some better name ? ).

I'm surprised GPH can afford to release this with the (apparent) failure of the Wiz.

I haven't exact numbers, but I am pretty sure the Wiz has sold more than GP2X F100 going to see the same period.

Edited by Mr 2X, 29 May 2010 - 01:10 PM.

[sbock]

The Wiz is canceled. Only 100 available units are on the way to EvilDragon's shop.

Edited by sbock, 29 May 2010 - 01:27 PM.

[geise69]

The Wiz is canceled. Only 100 available units are on the way to EvilDragon's shop.

Well I figured as much. GPH is on the track it seems of releasing a new unit almost every year and a half now. While it's nice to see they are working on this new hand held that does look quite nice, it does suck that they haven't even really put much support into something that actually sold fairly well. I love my wiz and it still gets a ton of play time from me. I don't regret the purchase one bit. With this Caanoo they are doing it does look quite nice, but one thing that bothers me is that it's just using an analog nub. No d-pad is kinda silly. However with the build quality of the wiz was really good and this looks be just as good. While it's kind of exciting they're working on something new it kinda sucks that the Wiz isn't having the life the GP2X had, since to me it was a better built machine.

[EvilDragon]

Since it's almost 100% compatible to the WIZ, it's more an upgrade than a new console.
It looks and feels nice.

It doesn't have WiFi built-in - it uses an adaptor.
Not sure if the WIZ WiFi-Adaptor is cancelled - but I don't think so, as the EXT Port is the same, so it can be used on both units

[Wootson]

Looks very nice. Glad they did go back to LCD, because the OLED is apparently sensitive to the burn-in of images on the screen.

Also, the joystick seems to be back. Hope it's more like the Neo Geo Pocket than the old F-100 though. Bigger display is nice, but I'd like to see a higher resolution. More memory is also nice, but I hope it isn't all used for an unoptimized 2GB operating system. WiFi is a big plus, but without a somewhat higher resolution display it can't be used very efficiently for web browsing. Also hope they completely ditch this glossy finish. Always looks very nice in the showroom, but after using it for a few minutes it looks like a sweating fatty.

The G sensor could be a nice gimmick for some games. But if I would have to pay for the design of this thing then I would've scrapped the sensor.

Basically this is something like the follow-up from the F-100 to the F-200.

[quote]

Since it's almost 100% compatible to the WIZ, it's more an upgrade than a new console.
It looks and feels nice.

It doesn't have WiFi built-in - it uses an adaptor.
Not sure if the WIZ WiFi-Adaptor is cancelled - but I don't think so, as the EXT Port is the same, so it can be used on both units

So it's basically like the F300 but with a different case and a G-sensor?

[Mr 2X]

Yes, this KaanGoo (Caanoo) is a Wiz upgrade, but... I suppose it will be need a port/recompilation for almost every app/game/emu because to the different display and controls (not to mention the changes made for to the tearing problem).

And has it touchscreen or not ?

[Orkie]

I don't see why the different screen would force everything to be recompiled. It is abstracted in hardware: the display controller in the Pollux is separate from what they call the 'Multi Layer Controller' which generates the final image to be shown on the screen. Controls may be more of an issue for things which read the GPIO stuff directly rather than going through the kernel interface.

Edited by Orkie, 29 May 2010 - 02:02 PM.

[Ari64]

So they are rushing a new device out probably using another SOC. They of course won't bother to research it in advance, it's probably just MES's latest offering.

Yep

[crow_riot]

Yes, this KaanGoo (Caanoo) is a Wiz upgrade, but... I suppose it will be need a port/recompilation for almost every app/game/emu because to the different display and controls (not to mention the changes made for to the tearing problem).

And has it touchscreen or not ?

oh well i had the same thoughts. it's odd because it took some time to get tearing-free apps and there went quite a lot of effort into that by several people here on the forum. at least i need to add auto-detection for wiz and it's successor to differently initialize the 3d engine. GPH, do i get a free caanoo to test?

i hope it has touchscreen, if not, several games will not be compatible anymore (warehouse panic comes to my mind...) - and that with these little original titles released for the wiz.

it's an odd step, really. i don't understand it. but probably thats the way it goes for GPH? release a new console, make devs and some users buy, drop support and then get a new almost compatible one out so that it starts from the beginning?

[forces/before]

what's the third button for? above the select button. Why is the menu button on the other side of the console? Are there two off switches (on the left and on the right)? And why does the render have different "super" button(first looks like the select or menu button, second looks rounded)

[sbock]

So they are rushing a new device out probably using another SOC. They of course won't bother to research it in advance, it's probably just MES's latest offering.

Yep

No. Not even close. They obviously use the same SoC (Pollux). And MES is sold long time ago...

Edited by sbock, 29 May 2010 - 02:22 PM.

[chickendung]

Looks pretty nice! What's wrong with it then? Screen tearing, or a poor joystick and controls, or both?

I'm very excited to see that GPH has already started work on another console and have completely abandoned the Wiz. I'm excited to see all the hardware faults in this one.

[craigix]

An analogue stick. Seriously? They never cease to amaze me.