handheld nintendo emulator goes solar on [technabob]

handheld nintendo emulator goes solar

filed under: gadgets | media players | mobile tech | video games

posted: January 22nd, 2008 stumble it!7 comments author: technabob

This portable gaming beast not only plays games from three classic Nintendo systems, it runs on the power of the sun. Out of the box, the player can handle NES/Famicom, Gameboy and Gameboy Color titles, as long as you can get the ROMs transfered to an SD card. Of course, I won’t tell you how to do that, but that’s what search engines are for, right?

NES GBA GBC Emulator Portable Solar Media Player

In addition to taking on retro gaming sans batteries, the Mobile Power Station plays popular audio and video files, including MP3, WMA and MP4 (converted to AVI) formats. The compact player features a 3.5 color display, 2GB of built-in memory and an SD slot for up to 2GB more. The jack-of-all-trades can also display or speak E-books, has a voice recorder, and even a built-in LED flashlight. Heck, it’s even got a USB-out connector so you can use the solar panels to charge other devices.

So what are you waiting for? You can grab one yours gadget importer Chinavasion for about $123 USD.

[via Albotas]

7 comments comment

1. Micah | January 23rd, 2008 at 2:21 am

Oooooo…. neat. Me want.
2. gatewaygadget | January 23rd, 2008 at 6:18 am

The graphics seem kind of weak on this nintendo emulator but I like the fact that you can use the sun to charge because these games tend to suck the power out of batteries and you can’t always find an outlet to plug in and charge newer handheld games. However, this is definitely a cool gift gadget to get for the kids.
3. Closet_Rat | January 23rd, 2008 at 10:23 am

Ooh… now I’m debating b/w a digital camera and this badboy…

Any updates on the portable Atari?
4. sublime | January 30th, 2008 at 12:29 am

I gotta remember to buy this before the looming apocalypse of WW3 and global warming floods hit … then I can still play metroid, zelda, ice hockey … ah

What would really hit the spot would be a ps2 solar powered emulator! : )
5. vaporwaterain | February 23rd, 2008 at 3:19 am

My mp3 player only plays 4 hours by fully charging, it is hateful when i am traveling by train in long time, this one i think is fun to me, but $ 123 USB is too expensive:(
6. josh | May 15th, 2008 at 11:26 am

lol i was going to buy a good slr camera but then this poped up its probably the last gadget i buy before i need to save for a car rolf im going to buy a car and im still buying kidey toys
7. Richard Wicks | June 26th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

Can you program it, or is the firmware entirely in eprom?