MoMA Eve
The MoMA Eve was a handheld gaming console presented by Via at E3 2004. It was supposed to play PC games as well as games designed for it. The player would have had to purchase a SIM Card to play purchased games on it.
MoMA Eve
VIA Gallery from Hsintien, Taiwan · MOMA Mobile Gaming Console (Side View) · CC BY 2.0
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Overview
Overview
The buttons look like the buttons on an average video game controller with a D-pad on the left, four action buttons on the right, one Start button in the middle, and two analog sticks. It had a 533 MHz processor, a 20 GB hard drive for games and movies, Wi-Fi, and a CF slot. It also had TV-OUT. The console encountered a trademark issue in mid-2004. The system was never released and is considered vaporware.
Holding A MOMA Mobile Gaming Console
VIA Gallery from Hsintien, Taiwan · Holding A MOMA Mobile Gaming Console
MOMA Mobile Gaming Console (Top View)
VIA Gallery from Hsintien, Taiwan · MOMA Mobile Gaming Console (Top View)
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — MoMA Eve • Developer — Ministry of Mobile Affairs (MoMA), Meyerhoffer Studios • Manufacturer — VIA • Type — Handheld game console • Generation — Seventh generation of video game consoles • Price — Below US$500 • Os — Windows XP embedded • Cpu — 533-MHz Eden-N • Memory — 128MB DDR266 SDRAM • Storage — 20GB • Memory Card — Compact Flash Type II • Display — 4" 640x480 TFT LCD • Graphics — 200-MHz S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP • Connectivity — Wi-Fi 802.11b • Online Services — GameDweller Network by AceGain
Hardware
Hardware
The system used a 533-MHz Eden-N CPU, with an FSB operating at 133-MHz. This operated in conjunction with a 200-MHz S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Processor and 128 MB of DDR266 SDRAM. A 1.8" 20 GB Hard drive capable of 133 MB/s was used for storage. The system used VIA Vinyl Audio, supporting six channels. The system had a 1/8" jack for Headphones and one 1/8 jack for Microphone. The system also had a 1/8" TV out jack. The system included 2 USB 2.0 Type A ports The system was powered by two prismatic lithium-ion batteries with two slots in the console, and were hot swappable.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.VIA Technologies, Inc. 23 October 2004.
- 2.VIA's MoMA Eve portable game console. Engadget.
- 3.VIA Technologies, Inc. 24 October 2004.
- 4.PortaGame.com - System Watch: Via's MoMA Eve New "Handheld" System. 15 August 2004.
- 5.Smith, Tony. Start-up touts x86, Wi-Fi as mobile gaming future. www.theregister.com.
- 6.MoMA's Eve takes a bite of forbidden trademark fruit. Engadget.
- 7.Hachman, Mark. New "Mobile Console" Plays PC Games - ExtremeTech. Extremetech. 12 May 2004.
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