$70 Handheld Computer? | PocketCHIP Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- It may look like a handheld game console, but there's a lot more to PocketCHIP.
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Stop making me want things. I'm poor, dammit!
A pi zero is a good option if you want a cheap micro computer.
Anonymous Idea I'd get the pi 3 for a bit more tho.
I prefer the zero myself better for battery powered devices and the pi 3 is more useless sure it's small but with the extra power usage id just go all the way up to a matx desktop, laptop or a mitx.
i feel ya
$9
Even this thing has an earphone jack.
my ti-84 plus has a headphone jack too
da epic supar roblox player69 lol
I wanna hug you kuroki san
ashik adak virtual hug initiated.
kilsnacks. Ayy that's some kinky shit m8 wtf
Extremely well made videos, informative, excellent and composed narration and great photography. Subscribing for sure.
Hey, this is the first video I've seen from you! I just wanted to let you know that your intro tells a lot about you as a person! I love that!
Pretty sure Lexaloffle is behind this. His earlier games like Chocolate Castle and Zen Puffle Garden are still some of my favourite indie games ever. He seem to have been super-sidetracked lately tho with stuff like this, and even opening a cafeteria in Japan. I mean, that seems supercool and all, but he's such a good game designer, I'd love to see what he can do with today's hardware and tools.
I bought the PocketCHIP last year and it's such a cool little device. This isn't so much an out-of-the-box handheld games console, but a great little handheld Linux device. It's too under-powered to replace your tablet or smartphone, but a great little project. The fun is in hacking this little thing. I've 3D printed a new bezel for around the screen, and attached to that is a GameBoy style D-pad, which really improves the gaming experience. You can add speakers and a SD card reader yourself too, or even install some of the Kali tools for some penetration testing. Playing Doom on the PocketCHIP is a must too!
You couldn't share the stl file for the bezel and dpad print could you?
@@rooty I'll have a look and see if I can find the file, been a while since I last saw it.
@@rooty www.stlfinder.com/model/pocketchip-d-pad-mod-QECTLAiy/1572066/
@@johngreenfield thanks!
@@johngreenfield send me too please
if you showed me this in the 80's when I was a kid id assume you were an alien
I love how most people seem to have missed the point of this entirely...
There to busy bragging about wasting $650 on there phone.
I would love to have one of this. It would be great having a handheld Linux computer.
I remember when this was on Kickstarter and I almost backed it. Thanks for the vid!
This theme song is such a funky 80s style jam love it.
Well my good sir. I must say. I have to tip my black hat to you for introducing me to this wonderful device. I can see the endless possibilities this opens up. 😉
Sweet video. If you like this product you might also like the Pyra handheld which is near completion, but quite a bit more expensive.
It was worth the cost. I learned so much about Linux using this thing. Sadly, 'Next Thing' went out of business. Reason? Well, I suspect it was due to hipsters not knowing what the hell they were doing. But It's early 2019 and I'm still using this thing. It's still on Jessie repo but thankfully you can still pull great programs from it. Using SM for TH-cam works rather well but don't expect to comment or even add a like to a video. I'd pay good money to see this setup with a Raspberry Pi Zero W. This thing is awesome once you get use to it.
Is this why no link to the product page?
@@kwccoin3115 It's long gone. I can't use my PocketCHIP because I need it to be flashed but the software they used was a browser extension where you could only flash from the website. After the site was gone, there was a web forum where someone figured out how to flash from your desktop using the image files but it was a torrent and I think the torrent is now dead. So now I have a SBC that is useless. I am going to figure out how to hook up the hand held to another device, I just need to find documentation on what all the pins do..
One of those things that I want, but wouldn't know what to do with... Very cool though, the 90s hacker kid in me is drooling.
MAN, THIS CHANNEL IS AWESOME
Mine's on back order. I can't wait!
Good review, thanks!
I got the PocketChip because at the time I was into Pico-8 and thought it would be nice to code and play all these mini games on a real handheld. But the keys are horrible.
I think it looks like a lot of fun.
Do you still use it or was it just fun when it was brand new?
Someone suggested I install Hadoop on mine. So I did. Even got the newer NFS mounting for HDFS up and running. Why? No idea. It was a lot of fun though, and I can legitimately claim I have Hadoop in my pocket.
Ultimately, that's where this device shines. It's a hacker's dream device, being everything I wanted out of a portable system back in the 90's.
If you still have this thing, get the 800 x 480 screen off ebay and try it.. its officially my go to msdos gaming device now.
Awesome vidoe, thanks !
Can you make a set of these devices work together?
.. Does it work on an external screen card?
Chip is pretty cool. I was a backer, so i have the original one, its pretty cool
Emmy Farrell but EXTREMELY underpowered
How powerful of a computer were you expecting for 9 bucks?
Nice MiniDisc Walkman!
to be able to play and make game on a portable device is completely innovative. i hope they do improve on the flaws mention in this video
Colin, could you please check is that a Sony PSP screen? It's the same size and resolution, and I'm curious.
Great video !
this thing has nearly the same specs as my first android phone the lg optimus elite. funnily enough that phone cost me $70 back in 2012.
my galaxy s1 had same or similar that time. this is basically some warehouse clearance stuff, probably cost them close to nothing
Is there something like this, but with, I dont know, slightly better specs and expandable storage?
this is such a great video!
6:00 That’s a bizarre price comparison considering the generous LCD screen, software installation and build. 😂
Amazing video!
the way you narrate your videos makes it sound like a "how it's made" episode.
pico-8 isn't open source. the games are, though.
this thing has a headphone jack but the iPhone 7 doesn't
Allen Flores shush…
Allen Flores the iPhone has built in speakers ...
true
Hey Colin, quick question (I know it's an older video of yours) but I was interested in finding out what game you were playing at about 4:04. Think you could boot the old beauty up and check for me? It resembled that new hit indie title Celeste by Matt Plays Games. Thanks for the great content you create!
That actually is Celeste, it came out on Pico-8 originally. (And there's an Easter egg in the new version of Celeste where you can play it!)
This Does Not Compute Aww now that's respect! Love it when they play homage like that! A friend of mine mentioned finding out there are C sides even! Who woulda thought! Thanks for the info so soon.
Would this be ok for coding on the go? I'm looking for something handheld with a keyboard so i don't have to carry a laptop around everywhere
if you want to do actual coding on the go I recommend looking at the GDP line of micro computers, they come in a variety of sizes and can run Linux and Windows out of the box.
@@supercattelephone people scalping them for double the price so that's out of the question
The racing game reminds me very much of a similar game back on my Game Gear in the early 90s...
I could imagine the PocketCHIP _addon_ for the use as a portable terminal when managing networks or just trying to learn some Python in your free time.
The games look nice, remind me of what the GP32 community did back in the day, the only thing that really sucks as far as open source goes is the Allwinner chip.
But then again, this thing is why the C.H.I.P. so low priced.
MegaManNeo
something to be said for SD card capability-- storing GCC for real development.
I've got one and it's good to use when I need to ssh into something quickly.
nice little device and you can play games on it cool.
This would be kinda interesting for like a sysadmin to use for logging into something via SSH and something that can be pulled out of a suit jacket pocket.
this looks like a very neat cyberdeck, the battery needs to be pimped tho.
Very interesting new product, but you've got to wonder what they were thinking with that bare PCB keyboard…?! It seems like they've left space for modders or other companies to create clip-on keyboard covers that could incorporate things like real buttons or even thumbsticks or other gamepad type controls, but it seems very odd that they would even bother to include a keyboard in this case…
Peanut Turner pretty sure that's the point, these devices are meant for people with a more crafty side anyways.
@4:10
HOW DO YOU REACH THAT LEDGE?!!!!!!
Sad that this is defunct now. I want to remake it. This kind of portable linux computing is extremely powerful.
Is there a good successor?
Don’t they make these anymore then?
Where can I get one of these? I heard about this a bit ago and I wanted a cheap micro controller like this, I have a project I need something like this for
@Anand Raj yeah i read up and found that after i wrote the comment, kinda sad tbh as it was an interesting product, but i read that they were not shipping product and that aint cool
looks good. 8 bit rocks!
could you get a usb hub and use a flash drive as storage while still having open usb ports?
Actually, it has access to the SPI bus, so put on a sd card reader and keep the USB port freed up.
Ok thx
For $70 i feel like it should look more production quality than something you could possibly make yourself with a 3d printer and a custom PCB
Would love to see a same spec raspberry pie vs orange pie vid.
my first macbook pro in like 2008 had 512mb of ram too lol.
Damn, that is really cool! If only it has even a trackball or something like that, for better web browsing or just using better gui programs! Do u know if something like this already exists? (with trackball/pad I mean)
Alessio Paffarini I suspect trying to do anything Web based on that would be really unpleasant. 1ghz arm is very slow, 512mb ram is very low, and the screen resolution is ridiculously low for Web.
Daniel G Yeah that would be frustrating for sure, but for emergency use is better than nothing I suppose
mali 400 gpu can do psx i believe. Or is that a 450?
look promising but first thing first we need casing forget the button, the pcb have many thing to hide for safety sake but overall its remind me of microsoft phone or blackberry which is good, still prefer press the real qwerty button than use touchscreen for texting
Hey Colin I would like to buy a PocketCHIP. Will the store on the PocketCHIP website re-open sometime so I could buy it, or am I screwed for good? Great video :)
That’s a question a lot of people are asking - it seems that Next Thing Co may be going out of business :-(
But does that mean I will never be able to buy one brand new?
That seems quite bizzare! On the product page at: getchip.com/pages/chip it says that the CHIP will come back soon! Is that true or not?
So its a TI84 color with wifi?
At 2:28 it's basically a psp screen with a touch layer
I supported the fund raiser for this, but have not played with it yet.
I like the old intro but good video
tfw you see your own game on the pico-8 market
Lol, both of my CHIPs ceased to work almost immediately and they failed to respond to my emails and never shipped my HDMI adapters that I ordered during the Kickstarter. Pretty minor from a price standpoint, but CHIP was my introduction to Kickstarter disappointment.
I have a pocket chip and I cant figure out what to do with it, I know how to use the Linux Terminal, and I wish there was a better Linux UI
Sell it to me?
Cool. It looks good.
"Everything you need..."
all it needs is a better storage too and its golden
Great concept.
A handheld device with a physical keyboard for testing code, doing math and use as a terminal.
Bad execution.
The keyboard requires the pressure of Thor and no external storage.
I wanted to install SageMath and use it as a calculator also.
I want one, but I feel like that might be tough to fly with.
Correct me if I'm wrong but that looks a hell of a lot like a beaglebone with a breakout board and a case.
ill wait till raspberry pies come out with there own implementation of his it would be nice
Where can I buy one of these? The PocketChip store is closed!
eBay
This reminds me of the handheld computer from Else Heart.Break()
A recent update to the pocket chip up it's flash storage to 8gb.
Huh. Which CPU does it have? ARM-V7 is just the ISA revision.
It's an Allwinner R8 as you can see @1:10
Basically an Chinese SoC that uses Linux variants with renamed GPL stuff for whatever reason.
Essentially this is why Allwinner doesn't necessary enjoys the most reputation.
I thought the R8 was a generic name for them, not a specific model. Oops.
Also had no idea Allwinner did that shit. Ugh.
But can it run crysis?
What pc is it at 0:06 ?? Btw awesome video
That's actually the CHIP board itself -- it plugs into the back of the Pocket CHIP housing, though it can be used separately too.
if you think about mobile phones are handheld computers just with adreno GPUs and Qualcomm CPUs
So an iPhone but with a powerful CPU?
this is cool but the gpd win lately is blowing my mind!
With a focus on gaming I'm surprised they didn't add a joystick, maybe someone can add one as a project?
It has a USB port. Working joysticks abound.
This is basically a commercial for some Ewaste
How to buy pocket chip in india
Does anyone knows if it can run any BSD?
qemu-system-arm.exe
Be careful.
They took my money last year and never shipped.
AirScholar so then why didnt you ask them ? or get ur money back?
they did the same to me but i was unfortunate enough not to buy from them because i was ignorant. the seller said sorry they never shipped the device. i payed 75+14s&h
AirScholar They took mine, and I got the PocketCHIP as promised.
AirScholar You guys know that this is illegal, and you can go after them for this, right?
Did you buy it on Kickstarter? Technically they don't have to send you anything, you really just donated you money.
omg i need this
I'd take the Chip out of this and stick it in a GB/GBA body. That way you have the nice D-Pad, buttons and form factor of the GB or GBA, while still rocking the power of open-source Linux!
Nice little item but i would worry it would be tough to use with my fat fingers.
$70? Damn, here it's probably >100€ with taxes, shipping and duty. I mean NextThingCo wants like 20€ extra at the time of purchase but then most countries also make you pay the local tax and duty as well for imports that are over ~30€ in value...
I have 2 of these 1 sealed with vga and HDMI adapters I'm selling
this shits cool af and wario land 3 a classic
Mine stopped powering on after the first day.
Check for the most obvious problem first. I.E discharged or disconnected battery. The battery is rated for five hours.
your po box makes me think of mst3k lol
Sunvox?
Where can I buy it
They went into liquidation
it's basically a Galaxy S2(even the GPU) minus a SD CarD
The no Mico SD port kinda kills this for me. 4gbs isn't NEARLY enough for what I want to use one of these for
Or. bbs.nextthing.co/t/gpio-sd-card-reader-tzatziki-dip/4536/40
Benjamin Rittgers nice
There's a $20 handheld computer on Amazon right now... it's called a phone.
but can it run crysis?
wow! cool