Tapwave Zodiac
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The Tapwave Zodiac is a horizontal retro gaming handheld released in 2003 by Tapwave. It is built around the Motorola i.MX-1 with 10 MB SDRAM, has a 3.8 inch TFT Touchscreen 480 x 320 display, and uses a 1540 mAh battery. Its documented emulation ceiling is NES full speed for retro game emulation. Notable hardware features include video output, Bluetooth, Infrared, WiFi.
How far can it go?
Runs everything up to NES at full speed, and pushes as far as SNES with some compromises.
Full speedGreatPlayableBarelyWon't run
Realistic ceiling: NES, GBA, SMS run fine, SNES playable but usually laggy
Specifications
| Chip (SoC) | Motorola i.MX-1 |
|---|---|
| CPU | ARM920T |
| GPU | ATI Imageon W4200 |
| RAM | 10 MB SDRAM |
| Screen size | 3.8 inch |
| Screen type | TFT Touchscreen |
| Resolution | 480 x 320 |
| PPI | 151.81 PPI |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Battery | 1540 mAh |
| Storage | 32 MB (Zodiac 1) 128 MB (Zodiac 2) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, Infrared, WiFi |
| Speakers | Dual Stereo Front facing |
| Charge port | Proprietary |
| Video output | ❌ |
| Audio out | 3.5mm Headphone |
| Dimensions | 142 mm x 79 mm x 14 mm |
| Weight | 180 grams |
| Shell | Plastic |
| Colors | Slate Gray (Zodiac 1) Charcoal Gray (Zodiac 2) |
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