History of video games/Platforms/miniStation
History
editThe miniStation was developed as a collaboration between Tencent and Skyworth Digital.[1] Lenovo manufactured at least some units.[2] Development occurred in the span of about a year.[3]
Tencent launched the miniStation on December 23rd, 2015.[4] In 2016 the system sold for either 499 or 699 Chinese yuan.[4][5] The system was promoted by Rockchip at trade shows.[2]
The miniStation won the iF design award in 2016 for it's minimalist cubic product design.[3][4]
Technology
editCompute
editThe system was powered by a Rockchip RK3288, containing a quad core ARM A17 CPU clocked at 1.8 gigahertz and a either a Mali T764 GPU or a Mali T720 GPU.[2][5] The system had 2 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM.[5][2] The system had either 8 or 16 gigabytes of onboard eMMC storage.[2][5]
The system ran a modified version of Android 4.4 called TencentOS, and used a custom storefront.[4][2]
Hardware
editThe system had an Ethernet jack, as well as an HDMI 2.0 port.[3][2] The system also sported a USB 2.0 port.[2]
For wireless communication the system had dual band radios for Wi-Fi AC, as well as for Bluetooth 4.1.[2]
The system was enclosed in a cubic case with a square hole occupying the center.[2] The casing was capable of generating lighting effects.[3] A different model featuring a conventional flat box design was also produced.[5]
The system drew 5 volts of power at 3 amps.[2]
The system primarily used smartphones as touchscreen input devices through an app.[4] An official controller was available.[5]
The system had a model number of LenovoVXC10 and a CMIIT ID of 2015AP5115.[2]
Games
editCase colors
editReferences
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- ↑ "Skyworth Digital | Skyworth Digital and Tencent bring their first-of-its-kind gaming device to IBC 2016". RealWire. 1 September 2016. https://www.realwire.com/releases/Skyworth-Digital-and-Tencent-bring-their-first-of-its-kind-gaming-device.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Lenovo miniStation Game Console runs Tencent OS on RK3288". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ↑ a b c d e "miniStation" (in en). iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. https://ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/180301-ministation.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Introducing Tencent’s Mini Console" (in en). www.gamasutra.com. https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JunxueLi/20160201/264823/Introducing_Tencents_Mini_Console.php.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Aufranc, Jean-Luc (19 July 2016). "Tencent and Skyworth Have Launched Rockchip RK3288 based miniStation Game Console in China". CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. https://www.cnx-software.com/2016/07/19/tencent-and-skyworth-have-launched-rockchip-rk3288-based-ministation-game-console-in-china/.