Thing of the day: PocketSprite - miniature retro console the size of a keychain
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Technology is rapidly evolving, and today on any smartphone you can run the game, which twenty years ago were necessary computers and game consoles. PocketSprite creators have gone further and made a tiny console-stick, allowing you to play your favorite games with the Game Boy, Sega Master System and other consoles.
A tiny gadget, and a feeling of miniature even more enhanced when we remember how "brick" was the original Game Boy console. PocketSprite OLED-display has a resolution of 80 × 64 pixels, a dual core processor with a frequency of 240 MHz and 520 KB RAM. Also, the developers have provided Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules to connect to PC and copy the games.
Ridiculous by today's standards characteristics significantly superior to that of consoles of the time and allow the console to successfully run the game with a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Sega Master System and Game Gear. In addition, thanks to the open source code can expect emulating other old-school platform.
The console is equipped with a classical crosspiece and four buttons, which, despite the tiny size, it is quite functional. Lithium battery charge is enough for a few hours of play, and charge it from any adapter via microUSB cable.
PocketSprite delivered in finished form or a set of self-assembly. Order Micro-can on Crowd Supply at the price of 55 dollars. Shipping - in May.