The Linux-based EVO Smart Console Beta Version is now available

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Envizions Computer Entertainment has announced that from April 10 developers a beta version of its Linux based EVO Smart Console can order. A date for the official product launch is not yet published.

The EVO Smart Console in October 2008 by Envizions announced. The processor choice has since been changed, the game gets a 2.4 GHz geklokte AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850E-processor, rather than the previously mentioned and less-efficient 2.9 GHz Athlon 64 X2 5600 +. The graphics are powered by an ATI Radeon HD 3200, while the console has 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a DVD burner and a 120GB hard drive. Wifi is missing, however, the console needs, using one of the two available Ethernet network connections to be hung. A connection to an HD TV via HDMI can be made with the console powerful enough to display 1080p images.

Linux OS of the EVO Mirrors inherited the name and is based on Fedora. The operating system would boot quickly, but more opportunities to get EVO-holders can also Mirrors Evolution X install. Envizions want the console to serve as the entry point for cloud services, including EVO Store. For example, the user will buy old Amiga games, voip services, and movies through video-on-demand decrease. Envizions wants not only online games sales, but also on sd cards release. An open-nine titles are already available, three are already on the console pre-installed, while the other titles $ 20 each should cost. Other features of the EVO are dvr functionality, the virtual Windows environment and the transmission of streaming video and audio over the Internet.

The console was originally back in November to developers are made, but problems will only run from April 10 the first shipment of hundreds of devices available. Envizions does know that the donations will be given to open source communities that want to contribute to games for the EVO platform. Furthermore, the game manufacturer that no further configuration needed and that games have on average five seconds to start. About a console for purchase April 17, pay an introductory price of 280 and 350 dollars a piece, as reports Linux Devices. After April 17 will apply a suggested retail of 380 dollars. The beta program will continue until June 17, but a date for an official release is not mentioned.

[Theodot]

A console as it just does not get attention like the PS3 was at launch. There are not tons of developers already calling it X number of games to release.

I think it is a bold initiative, ask me whether this strong console a bit graphic games can run with a 3200 ?

[Kirmiac]

An example of which, from a computer? In that case, my TV set-top box that also has a CPU, GPU, RAM, i / o etc.

But you will again mean that the X360 'just a PC is as often called, which is just total nonsense. The xbox 360 is about as close to a PC and a Wii, the only 'PC-like "on the xbox 360 is that the USB HD and some work as a PC, but the GPU, the CPU, memory, and memory, etc. are totally different.

Bit of a shame that people always keep calling because they once heard somewhere that the xbox 1 is actually a PC in a console box, that device was quality components and architecture like a PC.

[Zenon]

Actually that may be perfect, the "conditions" to speak on a computer is hardware (CPU, RAM, I / O) and operating systems. It does not mean that the architecture of the motherboard or the CPU is completely different than that of a normal household micro-computer so that you no longer have a computer to speak. The same goes for Xbox30, WII or PS3, all computers, but not PCs

[TX-Snakebyte]

The original xbox was almost just a PC, basically a Pentium 3 733Mhz, 64 MB memory and a DirectX 8 GPU. It turned even a custom version of Windows 2000.

The Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii are a lot less. All three have PowerPC processors (brother of Cell, Cell, and a completely different resp.) And a graphics chip.

But indeed a lot more PCs than for example the N64 or Playstation one, the Xbox, Xbox360 and PS2 and PS3 might just be turned linux.