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Zeebo
Meet Zeebo™, the entertainment platform that brings the fun and excitement of interactive 3D gaming and education to tomorrow’s consumers. Using technologies such as wireless game delivery, Zeebo fundamentally alters the economics of interactive entertainment in the developing world, opening a vast new opportunity for users and content providers.
The Zeebo Entertainment Platform™ is currently shipping in limited quantities in Brazil, to be followed by broader rollouts in Latin America, Asia and beyond.
Introducing the Zeebo™ Console.
Zeebo has reinvented the game console for a new wave of global consumers. The Zeebo Console smashes the barriers that have held interactive entertainment back in emerging markets around the world.
Breakthrough affordability: Zeebo hardware is based on Qualcomm’s BREW platform and MSM chipset, leveraging high-volume cellphone economics to create the world’s most affordable console. In addition, Zeebo users can buy the top game titles, localized in their language, for a fraction of the traditional retail price. And the Zeebo Console consumes only 1 watt of power--20 to 100 times less than other consoles--saving substantial energy costs (and enabling users to buy 2-3 more titles per year). The result: the first interactive entertainment and education platform matched the current realities of emerging markets and tightening economies. Radical simplicity: Plug it into a TV and play, right out of the box. The Zeebo Console’s elegant simplicity and unique, self-explanatory user interface make electronic gaming quicker and easier than ever before. Wireless convenience: The Zeebo Console connects automatically to the ZeeboNet™ Wireless Network, enabling users to buy and download new games in minutes. Users can shop securely and buy localized versions of top content without leaving their couches. There’s no more need to buy risky, no-warranty grey-market titles. And content providers can deliver their products without the threat of piracy. Great experience: Zeebo brings 3D graphics and great gameplay to hundreds of millions of consumers hungry for affordable interactive entertainment and education. While harnessing the many benefits of BREW wireless gaming, it combines these with a true home console experience, including 640 x 480 screen resolution, a full-featured game controller, multiplayer capability and expansion ports for additional options. The Zeebo™ Entertainment (ZEN) Interface is designed specifically for emerging markets where consumers may have little or no experience with game platforms or other interactive entertainment. ZEN is so natural it practically explains itself. Users can navigate, play games, shop and buy new games in seconds. Most actions require only two steps: 1) selecting items on the screen and 2) clicking to choose them. It’s that simple. A unique rotating menu called the Z-Wheel makes selecting items incredibly quick and convenient.
Updated automatically, over-the-air
The Zeebo Console connects automatically to a wireless network called the ZeeboNet™. This allows the user interface and display to be updated on an ongoing basis. Users are presented with new special offers, new games to buy and new features. It’s all completely automatic and transparent. No Internet connection or other subscription plans of any kind are required.
Imagine web-style “banner ads” updated frequently on the Zeebo home screen. In the Zeebo Mall, customers can view cover art, game descriptions and even short demos of content, displayed and updated wirelessly. Zeebo’s super-easy navigation, coupled with front-and-center marketing opportunities, lowers the cost of product marketing for content providers, while delivering a new level of convenience for end users.
And unlike most other consumer electronics products, which can quickly become obsolete, the software in the Zeebo system is updated periodically with the latest improvements and feature enhancements.
Platform
• Qualcomm Chipset Applications Processing (Audio/Graphics)
• ARM 11 / QDSP-5 running at 528Mhz 3D Graphics Processing
• Qualcomm Adreno 130 Graphics Core
• Mobile Display Processor (MDP) (Concurrent 3D Rendering & Screen Operations) Internal Memory
• Non-Volatile Memory:
1 GByte NAND Flash
• RAM:
128 MBytes DDR SDRAM + 32Mbyte stacked DDR
SDRAM in MSM7201A Output Color System
• PAL-M and NTSC Video-Out Resolution
• VGA (640 x 480) - 4:3 aspect ratio Banding
• Quad Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) MHz
• Tri Band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850/1900/2100) MHz Antenna
• Internal Modem Processing (Integrated in MSM7201A)
• ARM 9 CPU / QDSP-4 Power
• External Power Adaptor (Battery Not Required) Power Supply
• 100 – 240 V (50-60Hz) (universal) Ports and Slots
• Three USB 2.0 Standard A (for accessories)
• USB 2.0 OTG – Mini B
(Accessible to Service Centers and Developers only)
• RCA Connector (Video Composite TV Signal, x2 Stereo Audio)
• SD Card Slot / Interface Power Key Functions
• Power On / Power Down / Power Off Software
• BREW-based Pre-Loaded Content
• 4 Games + 1 Free Wirelessly Downloaded Game Audio Formats
• MIDI (72 voice polyphony 512 KB wavetable, 44kHz sampling rate)
• MP3
• PCM
• ADPCM
• CMX
• QCELP Messaging
• SMS, server initiated User Interface (UI)
• Proprietary Zeebo User Interface (Updatable wirelessly) Console ID
• International Mobile Equipment Identity – IMEI
Zeebo
Meet Zeebo™, the entertainment platform that brings the fun and excitement of interactive 3D gaming and education to tomorrow’s consumers. Using technologies such as wireless game delivery, Zeebo fundamentally alters the economics of interactive entertainment in the developing world, opening a vast new opportunity for users and content providers.
The Zeebo Entertainment Platform™ is currently shipping in limited quantities in Brazil, to be followed by broader rollouts in Latin America, Asia and beyond.
Introducing the Zeebo™ Console.
Zeebo has reinvented the game console for a new wave of global consumers. The Zeebo Console smashes the barriers that have held interactive entertainment back in emerging markets around the world.
Breakthrough affordability: Zeebo hardware is based on Qualcomm’s BREW platform and MSM chipset, leveraging high-volume cellphone economics to create the world’s most affordable console. In addition, Zeebo users can buy the top game titles, localized in their language, for a fraction of the traditional retail price. And the Zeebo Console consumes only 1 watt of power--20 to 100 times less than other consoles--saving substantial energy costs (and enabling users to buy 2-3 more titles per year). The result: the first interactive entertainment and education platform matched the current realities of emerging markets and tightening economies. Radical simplicity: Plug it into a TV and play, right out of the box. The Zeebo Console’s elegant simplicity and unique, self-explanatory user interface make electronic gaming quicker and easier than ever before. Wireless convenience: The Zeebo Console connects automatically to the ZeeboNet™ Wireless Network, enabling users to buy and download new games in minutes. Users can shop securely and buy localized versions of top content without leaving their couches. There’s no more need to buy risky, no-warranty grey-market titles. And content providers can deliver their products without the threat of piracy. Great experience: Zeebo brings 3D graphics and great gameplay to hundreds of millions of consumers hungry for affordable interactive entertainment and education. While harnessing the many benefits of BREW wireless gaming, it combines these with a true home console experience, including 640 x 480 screen resolution, a full-featured game controller, multiplayer capability and expansion ports for additional options. The Zeebo™ Entertainment (ZEN) Interface is designed specifically for emerging markets where consumers may have little or no experience with game platforms or other interactive entertainment. ZEN is so natural it practically explains itself. Users can navigate, play games, shop and buy new games in seconds. Most actions require only two steps: 1) selecting items on the screen and 2) clicking to choose them. It’s that simple. A unique rotating menu called the Z-Wheel makes selecting items incredibly quick and convenient.
Updated automatically, over-the-air
The Zeebo Console connects automatically to a wireless network called the ZeeboNet™. This allows the user interface and display to be updated on an ongoing basis. Users are presented with new special offers, new games to buy and new features. It’s all completely automatic and transparent. No Internet connection or other subscription plans of any kind are required.
Imagine web-style “banner ads” updated frequently on the Zeebo home screen. In the Zeebo Mall, customers can view cover art, game descriptions and even short demos of content, displayed and updated wirelessly. Zeebo’s super-easy navigation, coupled with front-and-center marketing opportunities, lowers the cost of product marketing for content providers, while delivering a new level of convenience for end users.
And unlike most other consumer electronics products, which can quickly become obsolete, the software in the Zeebo system is updated periodically with the latest improvements and feature enhancements.
Platform
• Qualcomm Chipset Applications Processing (Audio/Graphics)
• ARM 11 / QDSP-5 running at 528Mhz 3D Graphics Processing
• Qualcomm Adreno 130 Graphics Core
• Mobile Display Processor (MDP) (Concurrent 3D Rendering & Screen Operations) Internal Memory
• Non-Volatile Memory:
1 GByte NAND Flash
• RAM:
128 MBytes DDR SDRAM + 32Mbyte stacked DDR
SDRAM in MSM7201A Output Color System
• PAL-M and NTSC Video-Out Resolution
• VGA (640 x 480) - 4:3 aspect ratio Banding
• Quad Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) MHz
• Tri Band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850/1900/2100) MHz Antenna
• Internal Modem Processing (Integrated in MSM7201A)
• ARM 9 CPU / QDSP-4 Power
• External Power Adaptor (Battery Not Required) Power Supply
• 100 – 240 V (50-60Hz) (universal) Ports and Slots
• Three USB 2.0 Standard A (for accessories)
• USB 2.0 OTG – Mini B
(Accessible to Service Centers and Developers only)
• RCA Connector (Video Composite TV Signal, x2 Stereo Audio)
• SD Card Slot / Interface Power Key Functions
• Power On / Power Down / Power Off Software
• BREW-based Pre-Loaded Content
• 4 Games + 1 Free Wirelessly Downloaded Game Audio Formats
• MIDI (72 voice polyphony 512 KB wavetable, 44kHz sampling rate)
• MP3
• PCM
• ADPCM
• CMX
• QCELP Messaging
• SMS, server initiated User Interface (UI)
• Proprietary Zeebo User Interface (Updatable wirelessly) Console ID
• International Mobile Equipment Identity – IMEI
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