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History
Development
thumb|Tel Aviv in 2012.
Zrro Technologies was a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
According to the ZRRO developers, system development began four years prior to announcement (Circa 2011).ZRRO Press Room https://web.archive.org/web/20150427022248/http://zrrobox.com/press/ 14 April 2022 web.archive.org 27 April 2015
Campaign
A website for ZRRO had been operational as early as February 2015.Zrro - Touch your TV! https://web.archive.org/web/20150205054047/http://www.touchyourtv.com/ web.archive.org 14 April 2022 5 February 2015
At least one prototype unit had been sent out for review by February 2015.ZRRO First ever review and WIN a cool new way to play Clash of Clans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVHoD74aOrk 10 December 2021 en
The ZRRO met a $200,000 Kickstarter funding goal in 2015. The preorder cost was $199.ZRRO – The World’s First Hover And Touch Controller! https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/zrro-the-worlds-first-hover-and-touch-controller/ 10 December 2021 Gadget Flow
Legacy
By August 2016 the ZRRO website was no longer active.zrrobox https://web.archive.org/web/20160808083145/http://zrrobox.com/ web.archive.org 14 April 2022
Little more is known about the ZRRO console.
Technology
Compute
The system has a quad core processor clocked at 2.0 gigahertz. The system sported 2 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM. The system had 16 gigabytes of onboard storage, as well as a microSD card slot.Hoff John ZRRO is an Android gaming console with unique touch controls https://androidcommunity.com/zrro-is-an-android-gaming-console-with-unique-touch-controls-20150218/ 10 December 2021 Android Community 18 February 2015 The system also had an "8 core GPU".
Software
thumb|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.ZRRO, An Android Mini-Console With A Unique Touch-Based Controller, Reaches $200,000 Kickstarter Goal https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/03/26/zrro-an-android-mini-console-with-a-unique-touch-based-controller-reaches-200000-kickstarter-goal/ 31 October 2021 Android Police 26 March 2015
ZRRO Pad Controller
The distinctive feature of the console was it's controller, which allowed hovering fingers to be registered.ZRRO is an Android console that's controlled by a hover and touch-based gamepad https://www.androidauthority.com/zrro-android-console-597102/ 10 December 2021 Android Authority 27 March 2015 Finger detection worked to a range of 1.2 in cm away from the controller pad.Press Viva ZRRO revolutionizes Android games for TV https://www.israel21c.org/zrro-revolutionizes-android-games-for-tv/ 14 April 2022 ISRAEL21c 5 March 2015 Multiple fingers could be registered simultaneously.
The ZRRO Pad controller supports vibration feedback.New Way To Play mobile apps on your TV! 720P60FPS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=135yG54GgHA 14 April 2022 en
The ZRRO Pad also contained 3 physical buttons below the touch pad.
The ZRRO Pad is wireless.
Games
2015
Clash of Clans
Notes
The name of the device is pronounced "Zero".
External Links
Archived website
References
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