Gamepad mode makes the controller behave like a standard gamepad, flipping between individual menu items with the direction pad or left thumbstick. It isn't quite as solid as the Xbox One Wireless Controller, but it's comfortably sturdy and doesn't have any of the wiggly or loose mechanical parts that can ruin cheap gamepads.Ī three-way toggle switch on the bottom of the controller turns it on and switches between gamepad and mouse modes. To Emtec's credit, the gamepad doesn't feel cheap or flimsy. It's a Bluetooth controller that comes pre-paired with the GEM Box, and features a built-in rechargeable battery with a micro USB port for power. The analog sticks are parallel with each other (like the PlayStation DualShock), but the general feel of the sticks, along with the colored A/B/X/Y face buttons and shoulder bumpers and triggers, are straight out of Microsoft's gamepads. The included gamepad is a standard dual analog stick controller that takes heavy design cues from the Xbox 360 ($306.98 at Amazon UK) (Opens in a new window) controller. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Sony PlayStation TV Review The left side features a USB port and a microSD card slot.
The back of the box holds an Ethernet port, an HDMI port, and a power connector for the included wall adapter. It's mostly black, with a blue power button on the lower right corner of the top panel, and a nonfunctional red nub on the front. The GEM Box is even smaller than streaming media devices like the Roku 3 ($306.98 at Amazon UK) (Opens in a new window) or the Apple TV ($306.98 at Amazon UK) (Opens in a new window), at 1.0 by 3.3 by 3.3 (HWD) inches. At $99.99 it's certainly affordable, but even at that price it's incredibly underpowered and clunky to use, and reminds us why the category has failed to find a foothold in the market.
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Now Emtec has launched its own Android microconsole, the GEM Box. But despite the low prices and extensive flexibility when compared with conventional game systems like the PlayStation 4 ($306.98 at Amazon UK) (Opens in a new window) or Xbox One S ($306.98 at Amazon UK) (Opens in a new window), they never really got much traction.
Microconsoles sound great on paper, which is why the gaming world flirted with the idea a few years ago with devices like the Ouya ($306.98 at Amazon UK) (Opens in a new window).
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