Let's Look At: Leapster Didj Handheld

This is an overview of the Leapster Didj, a handheld aimed at kids which came out in 2008.

Here are the specs:

* Processor: 393 MHz Arm 9
* Display: 320×240 resolution
* One 24-bit 2D layer (no hardware acceleration)
* One 16-bit 3D layer
* One YUV video layer (no hardware acceleration)
* Graphics: API OpenGL ES 1.1A reduced instruction set version of OpenGL for embedded systems
* Main RAM: 32 MB DDRI 131 MHz
* NAND Flash: 256MB for data storage/download content
* Media Cartridge: 64MB
* System Software: BrioFirmware is built on an abstraction layer called Brio to make OS and hardware transparent to developers. This means all software must be ported to Brio to run on this device.
* Screen LCD: 3.2 inches, 16.7-Million Color TFT

Lastly, here are some articles on hacking the Didj:

http://hackaday.com/tag/leapster/
http://elinux.org/Didj

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[nothinbutgeek]

That thing is pretty damn awesome for an educational video game system.

[DavidLeeT]

I had no clue leapster released this, looks as good as a Gameboy Advanced.

[storino03]

@kompakatch 2008. Was aimed at competing with the Nintendo DS. Guess which one ended up winning? lol