A company in the United States has developed a very small game console. The ‘Thumby’ console was designed by the engineers of the Ohio-based company TinyCircuits. The aforementioned product is defined as the smallest in the world in its field. At least that’s what the researchers claimed. In addition, with this device, the team won the ‘Most Innovative Product’ award at the GDex Conference in Ohio. Now let’s examine the technical details of this product together…
This mini game console has a price tag of $ 19
The world’s smallest game console is about the size of a postage stamp. But don’t be fooled by how small it is! Let’s say that it is not much different from other consoles. It comes with five preloaded games, including versions of classics like Thumby, Tetris, developed by TinyCircuits.
This game console includes versions of Tetris as well as classics such as Space Invaders and Snake. However, according to the news of DailyMail, users will be able to install their own game in MicroPython language. It also allows multiplayer via a connecting cable.
The mini device has battery, buzzer, two game buttons, power button, display and a micro USB connection. The mini console comes with a surprisingly bright 72×40 monochrome OLED display. It also has a 40mAh rechargeable battery that offers up to two hours of gaming experience. It also has the Raspberry Pi RP2040 processor and 2 MB of total internal storage. The device, which can also be attached to a keychain, is on sale for $19.
Ben Rose, Thumby’s chief engineer, said, “My goal with Thumby was to make the smallest game console. We designed a high quality product with a powerful processor that defies its size. Actually Thumby was my personal project. However, when we saw people’s reactions to the prototype, we wanted to turn it into a new TinyCircuits product. ” said.
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