CAANOO
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The GP2X Caanoo, more commonly known as Caanoo, stylized CAANOO, is an open source, Linux-based handheld video game console and portable media player developed by the South Korean company GamePark Holdings. It was released on August 16, 2010, in South Korea and was also sold throughout Europe. It is the successor to the GP2X Wiz, and was showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010. The device's launch price was about US$150, but did not reach any retail stores in North America.
Key facts
- CVG system.logo
- Caanoo logo.svg
- CVG system.image
- CAANOO.jpg
- CVG system.manufacturer
- GamePark Holdings
- CVG system.type
- Handheld game console
- CVG system.discontinued
- September 2011
- CVG system.cpu
- 533 MHz Host ARM9
- CVG system.media
- SD / SDHC card
- CVG system.predecessor
- GP2X Wiz
- CVG system.memory
- 128 MB
- CVG system.memory_type
- SDRAM
- CVG system.price
- $150
- CVG system.os
- Linux-based
- CVG system.sound
- Wolfson Microelectronics WM1800
- CVG system.system_on_chip
- MagicEyes Pollux VR3520F
- CVG system.graphics
- 3D capable
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The GP2X Caanoo, more commonly known as Caanoo, stylized CAANOO, is an open source, Linux-based handheld video game console and portable media player developed by the South Korean company GamePark Holdings. It was released on August 16, 2010, in South Korea and was also sold throughout Europe. It is the successor to the GP2X Wiz, and was showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010. The device's launch price was about US$150, but did not reach any retail stores in North America.
The Caanoo is not a direct competitor of handheld consoles like Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable, but rather an alternative open source device. Because of that, any software that is compatible can be run without the need to create custom firmware or other homebrew applications. This is the last open-source gaming device by GamePark Holdings, as they ceased production and development of gaming hardware to focus solely on software.
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