EVO Smart Console

On August 10, 2004, the company Envizions was founded. Development of the first EVO console is estimated to have cost roughly 1 million dollars. The beta, called EVO: Phase One, was released on October 20, 2006. The final name of the system was EVO Smart Console, and was released to developers on November 20, 2008, and it cost $250 following a rebate scheme, with an upfront price of $600. The media debut for the system occurred after the release of developer machines on May 5, 2009. On April 9, 2009, the cumulative number of units sold was 10 at a cost of either $379 for the Linux version or $479 for the Windows version. On April 9, 2009, 100 units had been produced. The EVO 2 is a cancelled game console project first mentioned on an Envizions press release on January 9, 2011, under the name GameBox, It was supposed initially to be released in fall 2011, before later being delayed to a 2012 release date. The announcement of a delay also contained the announcement of a limited re-release of the original EVO Smart Console. Despite the cancellation of the EVO 2, Envizions developed the EVO 2 DX, a gaming PC running an operating system that is a hybrid of Windows and Android. It has motion capabilities using a standard webcam. ==Specifications==

EVO Smart Console Hardware A dual core AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+ (2.90 GHz) central processing unit powers the system, and is accompanied by a ATI HD 3200 graphics processing unit. The system has 2 gigabytes of DDR2 RAM clocked at 800 MHz. A 120 gigabyte hard disk drive handles local storage, with cloud storage also being supported. Removable digital media was supported with a DVD-ROM Drive, which was compatible with DVD-video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-ROM, and CD-RW formats. Additionally the system sported one SD card slot. Game media was distributed on SD cards. Standard-definition or high-definition video could be output. The system sports three audio ports. The system also has two USB 2.0 ports for general IO. The system included two Ethernet ports, allowing it to access the Internet, as well as to allow multiple players from one master hub. Software The system uses the Fedora Linux operating system. A model which cost $100 more ran Microsoft Windows. The system has 512 MB of RAM. The system uses 2 GB of internal flash storage. Storage is expandable via SD/SDHC memory cards with a SD memory card slot (supports SDHC cards) Further expansion is possible with 5 USB 2.0 ports Two different kinds of display output were supported. An "AV Multi Out" port, supported composite video, S-Video (NTSC consoles only). An HDMI out port, supported six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI. Resolutions supported included 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, or 480i, standard 4:3 and 16:9 anamorphic widescreen. EVO 2 DX The system was powered by an undisclosed "quad-core Opteron & Phenom" CPU, working in conjunction with a DirectX 10.1 compatible Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200. The underlying system made use of an AMD 785G chipset as well as a SB750 chipset. Internally the system has 4 x SATA II ports capable of 3 Gbit/s with support for RAID 0,1,5,10 through AMD RAIDXpert. For external storage the system has two eSATA ports. Networking is handled by Realtek PCI-Express based Gigabit Ethernet port. Video output ports include HDMI 1.3, VGA, and DVI-D. Audio is handled by an Integrated ALC662 6-CH HD audio. Other ports included 1 x 32-bit PCI and 1 x mini-PCI Express, EVO 2 DX Pocket An android powered handheld system. ==References==