Dell developing handheld gaming system

zekrahminator · Feb 1, 2007, 08:02 PM

It certainly seems unlike Dell, jumping into a field predominated by the competition. Dell just last year left the MP3 player field, due to their player's inability to crack the domination of Apple and SanDisk in the market. However, Dell seems very dedicated to making it's own entry into the mobile console market. The most logical way to do this based on current tech is to make a Dell Axim model designed for gaming. If it could boot a version of Windows Mobile, it would certainly have access to a lot of games. However, games take a lot of battery power, something Dell should not take lightly. It will certainly be interesting to watch how Dell moves along with this idea.

How The Register imagines it will look-

Source: The Register

overclocker · Feb 1, 2007, 08:05 PM

man i wonder what its going to be like i hope its better then the psp even though the psp is a nice handheld.

WarEagleAU · Feb 1, 2007, 09:01 PM

Nintendo's Handhelds, and to an extent, even the PSP has the handheld divison on lockdown. Dell, better steal the trade secrets of Nintendo if it hopes to succeed. Id like to see what they come up with personally.

zekrahminator · Feb 1, 2007, 09:06 PM

Added a (possible) picture, I don't mind playing Halo 2 on a mobile machine

.

cdawall · Feb 1, 2007, 09:49 PM

now how in the sam hell will i control that there is nothing it looks like handheld pc with a paintshopped halo 2 screenshot on it

wazzledoozle · Feb 1, 2007, 10:33 PM

There really isnt a Windows Mobile games market.

cdawall · Feb 1, 2007, 10:34 PM

i would buy it if it was any good

PVTCaboose1337 · Feb 1, 2007, 10:59 PM

It looks like a palm pilot rotated... Good job Dell.

zekrahminator · Feb 1, 2007, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me

How The Register imagines it will look-

Dell actually didn't have anything to tell the press aside from "yeah we're making one" so the Register just filled in the blank stuff with fun

.

killatia · Feb 2, 2007, 12:56 AM

nintendo already kill dell's offering 18 years before this news came up! even the "almighty" psp can;t take down there dominance in the handheld gaming sector.

shoman24v · Feb 2, 2007, 01:07 AM

I used to have that PDA in the picture. It's one hell of a machine.

-624MHz Processor
-Intel 2700g Video processor
-WiFi
-Bluetooth
-VGA Screen 640x480, it's truly stunning. When you're surfing the net it looks exactly like your PC

Dell should go with this, if it was WM powered and played games great i'll buy.

C.Ash · Feb 2, 2007, 01:25 AM

It looks like another N-Gage or the Gizmondo. It will not be very good as not made to be primarily a gaming device and is not made by a company who knows how to make one. On top of that, it will have no games, much like the Gizmondo.

If Dell is selling this as some kind of PDA that can game because it has Windows Mobile, then its really not a gaming system (nor does it look like one), and there is not really any kind of reason to buy it over any other simple PDA.

mysticjon · Feb 2, 2007, 03:12 AM

it looks like dell is reaching out for the left handers

, based on the concept picture,

PVTCaboose1337 · Feb 2, 2007, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mysticjon

it looks like dell is reaching out for the left handers

, based on the concept picture,

but the screen can rotate and it become right handed! Wow what an innovative feature!

xylomn · Feb 2, 2007, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoman24v

I used to have that PDA in the picture. It's one hell of a machine.

-624MHz Processor
-Intel 2700g Video processor
-WiFi
-Bluetooth
-VGA Screen 640x480, it's truly stunning. When you're surfing the net it looks exactly like your PC

Dell should go with this, if it was WM powered and played games great i'll buy.

I've got one atm, my uni gave everyone on the course one for a project we're doing in j2me (making a gps for a runner) only thing i dont like is i have to give it back lol

Feb 1, 2007, 08:02 PM	#1
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.33/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Dell developing handheld gaming system It certainly seems unlike Dell, jumping into a field predominated by the competition. Dell just last year left the MP3 player field, due to their player's inability to crack the domination of Apple and SanDisk in the market. However, Dell seems very dedicated to making it's own entry into the mobile console market. The most logical way to do this based on current tech is to make a Dell Axim model designed for gaming. If it could boot a version of Windows Mobile, it would certainly have access to a lot of games. However, games take a lot of battery power, something Dell should not take lightly. It will certainly be interesting to watch how Dell moves along with this idea. How The Register imagines it will look- Source: The Register Last edited by zekrahminator; Feb 1, 2007 at 09:05 PM.

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling:	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory:	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card:	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Hard Disk:	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD-RW.
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case:	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Sound Card:	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
PSU:	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software:	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

System Name:	Asus laptop
Processor:	Intel I7-740QM 1.851ghz-3.122ghz OC
Motherboard:	Asus
Cooling:	2 built in laptop cooling fans
Memory:	8GB DDR3 1333mhz
Video Card:	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 700/1000 OC 750/1100
Hard Disk:	OCZ 80GB read 285 Write 275 + 640GB onboard + 1.5TB external
Optical Drive:	DVD/CD/BluRay player/burner
CRT/LCD Model:	laptop screen 17.3" 1600x900 + acer 24" inch LCD HD 1920 x 1200 + 100" LED LCD projector 1024x768
Case:	My laptop back pack case
Sound Card:	2 laptop speakers and a little sub lmao+USB Sound Blaster X-Fi 5.1+Logitech 5.1 speakers
PSU:	7.7 amp power bar
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Benchmarks:	12655 3DMarks 06

Feb 1, 2007, 09:01 PM	#3
WarEagleAU Bird of Prey Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gurley, AL Posts: 9,994 (3.94/day) Thanks: 3,810 Thanked 557 Times in 521 Posts System Specs	Nintendo's Handhelds, and to an extent, even the PSP has the handheld divison on lockdown. Dell, better steal the trade secrets of Nintendo if it hopes to succeed. Id like to see what they come up with personally. __________________ =-TheEagle-= http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=62454 “You crazy? Surfing any website without an antivirus is like freaking with a dirty woman without protection” -OzzmanFloyd120 - Edited for content and clarity

System Name:	Boddha Getta
Processor:	AMD FX 6100 @ 4.432Ghz @1.401V
Motherboard:	ASUS M5A99X EVO AMD 990X AMD SB950
Cooling:	Custom Water. EK 240MM Kit, Supreme HSF - Runs 35C
Memory:	2 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance White LP @ 1.35V
Video Card:	XFX Radeon HD 6870 900/1050 (no OC yet)
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 1.0TB, WD Caviar Green 1.0TB, WD 160GB
Optical Drive:	Samung SH22SL 22X Lightscribe DVD+/-R/RW LG BDRE Reader/Burner Lite ON Max Burner for burning Xbox
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VH222/S 22: (21.5" Viewable) 1920x1080p HDMI LCD Monitor
Case:	NZXT White Phantom
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek 5.1
PSU:	NZXT Hale 90 Gold Cert 750W Modular PSU
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
Benchmarks:	5.9 Windows Index rating 3D06 - 17472

Feb 1, 2007, 08:05 PM	#2
overclocker Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 834 (0.32/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 114 Times in 106 Posts System Specs	man i wonder what its going to be like i hope its better then the psp even though the psp is a nice handheld.

Feb 1, 2007, 09:06 PM	#4
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.33/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Added a (possible) picture, I don't mind playing Halo 2 on a mobile machine . __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

Feb 1, 2007, 09:49 PM	#5
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,177 (6.41/day) Thanks: 460 Thanked 2,807 Times in 2,254 Posts System Specs	now how in the sam hell will i control that there is nothing it looks like handheld pc with a paintshopped halo 2 screenshot on it __________________

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock) (FX9590?)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC Scientic Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	2x Sapphire HD 7950 3GB Dual X (3L short PCB) @1150/1500 1.25v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 enroute)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

Feb 1, 2007, 10:33 PM	#6
wazzledoozle Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,316 (1.34/day) Thanks: 23 Thanked 166 Times in 89 Posts System Specs	There really isnt a Windows Mobile games market. __________________ *bellybuttons are great holes, their single purpose is to suck up pinkys* -DanTheBanjoman

Processor:	X2 3800+ @ 2.3 GHz
Motherboard:	DFI Lanparty SLI-DR
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS 9500 LED
Memory:	2x1 Gb OCZ Plat. @ 3-3-2-8-1t 460 MHz
Video Card:	HIS IceQ 4670 512Mb
Hard Disk:	640Gb & 160Gb western digital sata drives
Optical Drive:	NEC 16x DL DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns G 19" widescreen LCD w/ DVI 5ms
Case:	Thermaltake Soprano
Sound Card:	Audigy 2 softmod@Audigy 4, Logitech X-530 5:1
PSU:	Coolermaster eXtreme Power Plus 500w
Software:	XP Pro

Feb 1, 2007, 10:34 PM	#7
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,177 (6.41/day) Thanks: 460 Thanked 2,807 Times in 2,254 Posts System Specs	i would buy it if it was any good __________________

Feb 1, 2007, 10:59 PM	#8
PVTCaboose1337 Graphical Hacker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 7,478 (2.78/day) Thanks: 798 Thanked 1,174 Times in 834 Posts System Specs	It looks like a palm pilot rotated... Good job Dell. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

System Name:	Whim
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P67A-D3-B3
Cooling:	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory:	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card:	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Hard Disk:	WD 640gb Black (Main), WD 2tb Black (Secondary)
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-RW Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE228 and Samsung 2053BW
Case:	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Sound Card:	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
PSU:	Seasonic 650w
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate (Tweaked)

Feb 2, 2007, 12:56 AM	#10
killatia Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: hudson, fl. Posts: 205 (0.07/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	nintendo already kill dell's offering 18 years before this news came up! even the "almighty" psp can;t take down there dominance in the handheld gaming sector.

Processor:	athlon64 x3800 oc'ed to 2.5 ghz
Motherboard:	ecs kn1-lite
Cooling:	ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro
Memory:	2 gig gigaram ddr 400
Video Card:	geforce8600gt
Hard Disk:	raptor 74k and 160 gig harddrive
Optical Drive:	plextor dvd buner
CRT/LCD Model:	19 inch lcd monitor with resolution of 1440x900
Case:	Antec case
Sound Card:	sound blaster xi-fi
PSU:	650 watts antec power supply
Software:	windows xp pro.

Feb 2, 2007, 01:07 AM	#11
shoman24v Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 217 (0.07/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I used to have that PDA in the picture. It's one hell of a machine. -624MHz Processor -Intel 2700g Video processor -WiFi -Bluetooth -VGA Screen 640x480, it's truly stunning. When you're surfing the net it looks exactly like your PC Dell should go with this, if it was WM powered and played games great i'll buy. __________________ Intel E8400 3.0GHz 45nm \| EVGA GTX 260 SuperClocked Core 216 896MB \| (2) 320GB SeaGate 7200.10 in RAID 0 \| ABIT IP35 Pro \| Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR2 1066MHz \| Antec NeoHE 500 Modular \| BenQ 20.1" Widescreen LCD 1680x1050 \| Lian Li PC-65B in Black \| ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler \|

Feb 2, 2007, 01:25 AM	#12
C.Ash Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbia, Missouri Posts: 203 (0.09/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	It looks like another N-Gage or the Gizmondo. It will not be very good as not made to be primarily a gaming device and is not made by a company who knows how to make one. On top of that, it will have no games, much like the Gizmondo. If Dell is selling this as some kind of PDA that can game because it has Windows Mobile, then its really not a gaming system (nor does it look like one), and there is not really any kind of reason to buy it over any other simple PDA.

Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 2.13Ghz 4MB @ 4.26Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P5N32E 680i SLi LGA775
Cooling:	Scythe Infinity 120mm @ 1,200 RPM \| Arctic Cooling 3x 120mm @ 1,000 RPM
Memory:	Corsair Dominator 2GB CL 4-3-4-12 DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) @ DDR2-1066 (PC2-8500)
Video Card:	ATI Radeon X2800XTX @ 900/1350 w/HR-03 Plus
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 150GB 16MB Raptor 10,000 RPM \| Western Digital 2x 250GB (RAID0) 8MB Cavier SE
Optical Drive:	LG 2x DVD+RW w/LightScribe
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 2407WFP HD LCD Widescreen 1200p
Case:	Antec 900 w/modded top 200mm @ 800RPM
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
PSU:	Thermaltake ToughPower 750w 60A
Software:	Windows XP SP2 Gold Edition

Feb 2, 2007, 03:12 AM	#13
mysticjon Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA, USA Posts: 293 (0.12/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	it looks like dell is reaching out for the left handers , based on the concept picture,

Processor:	AMD Phenom x4 9850 black edition
Cooling:	big water 745
Memory:	Kingston 4gb(1gbx4) ddr2 (dual channel)
Video Card:	ati sapphire radeon hd 6850
Hard Disk:	2tb
Optical Drive:	dvd/cd burner combo
CRT/LCD Model:	samsung 226bw 22 inch wide lcd screen
Case:	apeiva qpack2
Sound Card:	creative soundblaster X-fi fatal1ty series
PSU:	silent pro 600watt modular
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x86

Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo
Cooling:	Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Memory:	8GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer 800MHz 4-4-4-12
Video Card:	ATi HD 5870 1024MB
Hard Disk:	Samsung F1 750GB (Main Drive) + 3 More @ 2.25TB (3TB Total)
Optical Drive:	Samsung 16x DL DVD+/-RW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 40" 1080p LCD glee
Case:	CoolerMaster Stacker 831
Sound Card:	Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Music
PSU:	OCZ GameXStream 700W
Software:	Windows 7 Professional

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)