By David Valjalo
The Jungle, a portable online console, may be revealed today.
Technology blog CrunchGear is claiming to have received a document detailing a new gaming system called the Jungle, made by Panasonic.
CrunchGear’s article displays an image, alleged to go live at the official Jungle website sometime today, which shows a portable device with a keyboard, single screen display and, possibly, two circular touch-pads or speakers.
A video also suggested to be officially related to the Jungle shows Bigpoint’s Battlestar Galactica Online running – a reference to the the game on welcometo.thejungle.com suggests it will be the debut software announcement.
The official Jungle website describes a mission to “create an ecosystem around online gaming”. Central to this goal is: “A new mobile device concept designed specifically for online gamers. We’re also working with leading online game developers to create some exciting new content.”
The company’s previous foray into gaming hardware was with the 3DO, the brainchild of EA founder Trip Hawkins. Launched in 1993 and discontinued in 1996, many believed the 3DO priced itself out of the market with a launch price of $699.
