As most of our Gizmos, this one was a wish from one of our members. The main idea was to have an Open Source gaming platform for the community. Based on the Verdex series of platforms from Gumstix this is a truly powerful solution with many cool features and applications. You can select which platform you would like to use for the device or if you would like to use your own Verdex platform.

Main Features

-4.3" diagonal screen. WQVGA (480x272 pixels)
-Resistive Touch screen panel
-microSD Card Slot
-Stereo Speakers
-Analog Thumb-Stick (similar to the one used on the PSP)
-6 General purpose Buttons which are easily pressable and ideal for fast responce while playing
-USB Interface for development
-2200mA Li-Po Battery
-Onboard Battery charger
-Vibrator for Shock or other application
-Internal JTAG connector for development and debugging.

Gumstix Verdex Pro XM4

-Processor - Marvell PXA270 with XScale
-Speed - 400 MHz
-RAM - 64MB
-FLASH - 16MB

Gumstix Verdex Pro XL6P

-Processor - Marvell PXA270 with XScale
-Speed - 600 MHz
-RAM - 128MB
-FLASH - 32MB
 

Additional Information

PXA Gaming Platform (Ares) Description - A detailed description of this Gizmo and its features
PXA Gaming Platform (Ares) Videos - You can find videos of this Gizmo on our YouTube channel
PXA Gaming Platform (Ares) Project - The project section of this Gizmo
PXA Gaming Platform (Ares) Official Website - This website was created by the initiator of the idea.
PXA Gaming Platform (Ares) Group - This is the official community Group for the Gizmo

You can find more information about this Gizmo in our Projects and Blog sections of the website as well as the Forums, where we have descriptions and the workflow we went through for finishing this device.