MoMA Eve

{{Short description|Handheld gaming console}}

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| name = MoMA Eve

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| image = File:MOMA Mobile Gaming Consoles (2290536788).jpg

| caption = Two MoMA Eve consoles.

| developer = Ministry of Mobile Affairs (MoMA), Meyerhoffer Studios{{cite web |title=VIA Technologies, Inc. |url=http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2004_archive/pr040513moma.jsp |accessdate=4 November 2020 |date=23 October 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024004835/http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2004_archive/pr040513moma.jsp |archive-date=2004-10-24 }}

| manufacturer = VIA

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| type = Handheld game console

| generation = Seventh generation of video game consoles

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| price = Below US$500

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| os = Windows XP embedded

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| cpu = 533-MHz Eden-N

| memory = 128MB DDR266 SDRAM

| storage = 20GB

| memory card = Compact Flash Type II{{cite web |title=VIA's MoMA Eve portable game console |url=https://www.engadget.com/2004-05-13-vias-moma-eve-portable-game-console.html |website=Engadget |accessdate=4 November 2020 |language=en}}

| display = 4" 640x480 TFT LCD{{cite web |title=VIA Technologies, Inc. |url=http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/spearhead/grace/moma.jsp |accessdate=4 November 2020 |date=24 October 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024004835/http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/spearhead/grace/moma.jsp |archive-date=2004-10-24 }}

| graphics = 200-MHz S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP

| sound = Via Vinyl

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| connectivity = Wi-Fi 802.11b

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| service = GameDweller Network by AceGain

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The MoMA Eve was a handheld gaming console presented by Via at E3 2004.{{cite web |title=PortaGame.com - System Watch: Via's MoMA Eve New "Handheld" System |url=http://portagame.com/index.php/2004/05/13/p78-System_Watch__Via_s_MoMA_Eve_New__Handheld__System |accessdate=4 November 2020 |date=15 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815155347/http://portagame.com/index.php/2004/05/13/p78-System_Watch__Via_s_MoMA_Eve_New__Handheld__System |archive-date=2004-08-15 }} It was supposed to play PC games as well as games designed for it. The player would have had to purchase a SIM Card to play purchased games on it. The buttons look like the buttons on an average video game controller with a D-pad on the left, four action buttons on the right, one Start button in the middle, and two analog sticks. It had a 533 MHz processor, a 20 GB hard drive for games and movies, Wi-Fi, and a CF slot.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Tony |title=Start-up touts x86, Wi-Fi as mobile gaming future |url=https://www.theregister.com/2004/05/17/moma_eve_launch/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=www.theregister.com |language=en}} It also had TV-OUT. The console encountered a trademark issue in mid-2004.{{cite web |title=MoMA's Eve takes a bite of forbidden trademark fruit |url=https://www.engadget.com/2004-07-09-momas-eve-takes-a-bite-of-forbidden-trademark-fruit.html |website=Engadget |accessdate=4 November 2020 |language=en}} The system was never released and is considered vaporware.

Hardware

The system used a 533-MHz Eden-N CPU,{{cite news |title=New "Mobile Console" Plays PC Games - ExtremeTech |url=https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/56346-new-mobile-console-plays-pc-games |newspaper=Extremetech |date=12 May 2004 |accessdate=4 November 2020|last1=Hachman |first1=Mark }} with an FSB operating at 133-MHz.

This operated in conjunction with a 200-MHz S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Processor and 128 MB of DDR266 SDRAM. A 1.8" 20 GB Hard drive capable of 133 MB/s was used for storage.

The system used VIA Vinyl Audio, supporting six channels. The system had a 1/8" jack for Headphones and one 1/8 jack for Microphone. The system also had a 1/8" TV out jack. The system included 2 USB 2.0 Type A ports The system was powered by two Prismatic Lithium-ion batteries with two slots in the console, and were hot swappable.

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