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Here’s a quick screenshot of the ODROID gaming device that’s slated to come out this winter. It’s running a Super-NES emulator so you can play just about any old-school Nintendo game you can imagine.

The ODROID also shows the potential for Android devices to catch up with proprietary device platforms. On top of that, Android gives users the power to use a device however they want.

Much like the Archos 5 Internet Tablet can outdo the iPod for playing high-fidelity media using Android, the same could happen in games. With the right hardware for a specific purpose and shorter development cycles, we can hope to see a lot more innovation in the personal device market.

Android holds at least as much promise as the iPhone as a gaming platform. Plus Apple devices don’t have nearly the promise in terms of homebrew applications or hardware configurations that Android offers.

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