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Two versions of the Zodiac are available, differing only in the amount of memory and case color
A Palm based PDA/Portable games console with a touch screen, which for a short time had an active homebrew community. It was released in two different editions with different amounts of onboard memory, the Zodiac 1 (32MB) and the Zodiac 2 (128MB).
Hardware Specifications
Two versions of the Zodiac are available, differing only in the amount of memory and case color
- 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
- Graphic Accelerator: ATI Imageon W4200 2D graphics accelerator (with 8 MB dedicated SDRAM)
- Controls: Analog controller (or joystick) with 360 degrees of motion, built-in triggers and action button array similar to other gaming consoles.
- Display: 3.8 inch transflective 480 x 320 (half VGA), 16-bit color backlit display (65,536 colors)
- Sound: Yamaha sound and stereo speakers, 3.5 mm earphone plug
- External Connectors: 2 expansion slots (both are MMC / SD capable, one is also SDIO capable), Zodiac Connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Wireless: Infrared, Bluetooth (Compatible with some Wifi SDIO cards depending on drivers)
- Battery: Rechargeable Lithium Batteries – Dual totaling to 1540 mA·h
- Size & Weight: 5.6" x 3.1" x 0.55" (142x79x14 mm), 6.3 ounces (180 g) Compare to the Palm TX which is smaller at 78x15x121 mm due to fewer buttons, but includes WiFi
- Colors: Zodiac 1: Slate Gray, Zodiac 2: Charcoal Gray
- Casing: Synthetic rubber, anodized aluminum, plastic
Zodiac games
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Acedior |
ZOD | |
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Mazera released on Nov. 4, 2004 |
ZOD | Cold River Studios |
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Madden NFL 2005 released on Aug. 9, 2004 |
PS1, ZOD, PC, GC, DS, PS2, GBA, XBOX | Exient Entertainment |
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Orbz |
PC, MAC, ZOD | 21-6 Productions, Inc. |
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Duke Nukem Mobile released on May 30, 2004 |
ZOD | MachineWorks Northwest LLC |
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Geopod XE released on Jan. 1, 2004 |
ZOD | Vasara Games |
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Spy Hunter: Missile Crisis |
ZOD | Fathammer Ltd. |
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Stuntcar Extreme |
ZOD | Fathammer Ltd. |
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 released on Oct. 23, 2002 |
GBA, ZOD, XBOX, PS2, GC, PS1, MAC, PC | Neversoft Entertainment, Vicarious Visions |
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Doom II: Hell on Earth released on Oct. 10, 1994 |
XBLM, PS1, PC, GBA, MAC, ZOD | Nerve Software, LLC, id Software |
| Platform Name: | Zodiac |
| Release Date: | April 12, 2004 |
| Online Support: | False |
| Install Base: | 200,000 |
| Original Price: | $299 |
| Producing Company: | Tapwave, Inc. |
| Total Games: | games |
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Gravity first in |
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