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History

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Development

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ODROID was developed by the South Korean company HARDKERNEL.

Launch

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This console was first released in 2009 in a prototype batch of 300 developer units for $350 each.[1] By December of 2009 a worldwide release was announced with a price of £210, which included shipping costs.[2] Media outlets were cautiously optimistic about the console.[3]

Legacy

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ODROID as a portable console was followed by the ODROID GO series.

Technology

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Unusually detailed hardware listings were published for this console.[4]

Compute

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Developer units were powered by a 32 bit ARM Cortex A8 architecture Samsung S5PC100 processor clocked at 833 megahertz.[5] Consumer units used the same processor clocked at 600 megahertz.[3] Developer units had 512 megabytes of RAM.[5][3]

The system used dual drives for storage, for a combined total storage of 10 gigabytes.[5] The primary drive that held essential system software was a TFlash card 2 gigabyte capacity.[5] An 8 gigabyte SD card was used for user storage.[5]

Hardware

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A 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320 by 480 pixels was used.[5][3]

The system supported b/g standard Wi-Fi.[3]

Storage could be expanded by a SD card slot and a microSD card slot.[3]

The system supported 720p output to external displays over HDMI, and also supported composite video output.[3]

Software

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The ODROID used a version of Android 1.5 as an operating system.[1][5]

The memory card for the system included system schematics.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ a b Hilzinger, Marcel. "ODROID: Portable Android-Based Game Console » Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/ODROID-Portable-Android-Based-Game-Console/(language)/eng-US. 
  2. ↑ "Android Hand Held Games Console : Odroid". https://mightygadget.co.uk/. 14 December 2009. https://mightygadget.co.uk/android-hand-held-games-console-odroid/. 
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g "Android-based ODROID handheld gaming concept debuts, hurts our eyes". finance.yahoo.com. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2009-09-01-android-based-odroid-handheld-gaming-concept-debuts-hurts-our-e.html. 
  4. ↑ "odroid development center: Odroid - Start from here !: HardwareInformation". web.archive.org. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g "ODROID Android handheld up for preorder; full release December". SlashGear. 29 September 2009. https://www.slashgear.com/odroid-android-handheld-up-for-preorder-full-release-december-2958390/. 
  6. ↑ "old_product:odroid:odroid [ODROID Wiki]". wiki.odroid.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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