Product family Leapster series Retail availability NA: 2010 | ||
Media Leapster Explorer cartridgesDidj cartridges | ||
The Leapster2 Explorer is a handheld console developed and marketed by LeapFrog Enterprises as the third generation of the successful Leapster series at the same time as the Didj2 console. It is aimed at children aged 4 to 9.
Contents
Unlike previous systems in the Leapster series, the Explorer is not compatible with Leapster/Lmax cartridges, but it can run Didj cartridges.
Hardware
The Leapster Explorer is a Linux device powered by an ARM9-based processor clocked at 393 MHz with 64 MB DDR SDRAM, 512 MB user storage, and a Giantplus touchscreen display.
Like the Didj and unlike the Leapster2, the console has also been a subject to user modification as it runs on an embedded Linux kernel. There has been a number of homebrew software written and/or ported for the device.