Tapwave Zodiac
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- For emulators, see Palm OS emulators and Emulators on Zodiac, and for game recommendations, see Palm OS.
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| The Zodiac, in aluminum case | |
| Manufacturer | Tapwave |
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| Generation | Sixth generation |
| Release date | November 1, 2003 |
The Tapwave Zodiac is a mobile entertainment console and personal digital assistant. Tapwave announced the system in May 2003 and began shipping in October of that same year. The Zodiac was designed to be a high-performance mobile entertainment system centered on video games, music, photos, and video for 18- to 34-year-old gamers and technology enthusiasts. By running an enhanced version of the Palm Operating System (5.2T), Zodiac also provided access to Palm's personal information management software and many other applications from the Palm developer community.
Technical Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Attribute | Specification |
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| CPU | Motorola i.MX1 ARM9 processor (200 MHz) |
| Memory | Zodiac 1 had 32 MB. Zodiac 2 had 128 MB. Both have 10 MB Dedicated to the System Dynamic RAM |
| Graphics | ATI Imageon W4200 2D graphics accelerator (with 8 MB dedicated SDRAM) |
| Display | 3.8 inch transflective 480×320 (half VGA), 16-bit colour backlit display (65,536 colours) |
| Controls | Analog controller (or joystick) with 360 degrees of motion, built-in triggers and action button array similar to other gaming consoles. |
| Sound | Yamaha sound and stereo speakers, 3.5 mm earphone plug |
| I/O | 2 expansion slots (both are MMC / SD capable, one is also SDIO capable), Zodiac Connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack |
| Dimensions | 5.6 in × 3.1 in × 0.55 in (142 mm × 79 mm × 14 mm) |
| Battery | Rechargeable Lithium Batteries – Dual totaling to 1540 mA·h |
| Wireless | Infrared, Bluetooth (Compatible with some Wifi SDIO cards depending on drivers) |
| Weight | 6.3 oz (180 g) |