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History

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Development

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Tel Aviv in 2012.

Zrro Technologies was a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]

According to the ZRRO developers, system development began four years prior to announcement (Circa 2011).[1]

Campaign

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A website for ZRRO had been operational as early as February 2015.[2]

At least one prototype unit had been sent out for review by February 2015.[3]

The ZRRO met a $200,000 Kickstarter funding goal in 2015.[4][5] The preorder cost was $199.[6]

Legacy

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By August 2016 the ZRRO website was no longer active.[7]

Little more is known about the ZRRO console.

Technology

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Compute

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The system has a quad core processor clocked at 2.0 gigahertz.[4][6] The system sported 2 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM.[4][6] The system had 16 gigabytes of onboard storage, as well as a microSD card slot.[4][8] The system also had an "8 core GPU".[6]

Software

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Screenshot of a generic install of Android 4.4. The ZRRO would use a similar, though distinct , version of Android 4.4.

The ZRRO ran Android 4.4 as an operating system.[5][4]

ZRRO Pad Controller

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The distinctive feature of the console was it's controller, which allowed hovering fingers to be registered.[4] Finger detection worked to a range of 1.2 inches (3.0 cm) away from the controller pad.[9] Multiple fingers could be registered simultaneously.[10]

The ZRRO Pad controller supports vibration feedback.[10]

The ZRRO Pad also contained 3 physical buttons below the touch pad.[10]

The ZRRO Pad is wireless.[10]

Games

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2015

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  • Clash of Clans[3]

Notes

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The name of the device is pronounced "Zero".[8][9]

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References

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  1. ↑ a b "ZRRO Press Room". web.archive.org. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427022248/http://zrrobox.com/press/. 
  2. ↑ "Zrro - Touch your TV!". web.archive.org. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ a b "ZRRO First ever review and WIN a cool new way to play Clash of Clans" (in en). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVHoD74aOrk. 
  4. ↑ a b c d e f "ZRRO is an Android console that's controlled by a hover and touch-based gamepad". Android Authority. 27 March 2015. https://www.androidauthority.com/zrro-android-console-597102/. 
  5. ↑ a b "ZRRO, An Android Mini-Console With A Unique Touch-Based Controller, Reaches $200,000 Kickstarter Goal". Android Police. 26 March 2015. https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/03/26/zrro-an-android-mini-console-with-a-unique-touch-based-controller-reaches-200000-kickstarter-goal/. 
  6. ↑ a b c d "ZRRO – The World’s First Hover And Touch Controller!". Gadget Flow. https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/zrro-the-worlds-first-hover-and-touch-controller/. 
  7. ↑ "zrrobox". web.archive.org. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  8. ↑ a b Hoff, John (18 February 2015). "ZRRO is an Android gaming console with unique touch controls". Android Community. https://androidcommunity.com/zrro-is-an-android-gaming-console-with-unique-touch-controls-20150218/. 
  9. ↑ a b Press, Viva (5 March 2015). "ZRRO revolutionizes Android games for TV". ISRAEL21c. https://www.israel21c.org/zrro-revolutionizes-android-games-for-tv/. 
  10. ↑ a b c d "New Way To Play mobile apps on your TV! 720P60FPS". Retrieved 14 April 2022.


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