Typical price: £150
What is it: A handheld PDA and games console
What we think: The Zodiac is a slick multimedia PalmOS and portable gaming device, but its success depends on its game library, which is currently pretty small
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Tapwave Zodiac1 compared to other games handhelds
 Tapwave Zodiac1 |
 Sony PSP |
 Nintendo DSi |
 Nintendo DS Lite |
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| Review date | 6 May 05 | 23 Mar 05 | 16 Mar 09 | 13 Jun 06 |
| Editor's rating |
7.5
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8.3
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8.3
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8.0
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| Price range | £150 |
£168.00 - £168.00
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£97.89 - £97.89
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| Review summary | The Zodiac's large, high-resolution screen is ideal for handheld gaming, and the device turned in a performance clearly superior to that of the Game Boy Advance and Nokia N-Gage. However, with the PSP and DS offering better graphics and touch-screen implementation respectively, the Zodiac has a lot of work to do on the games front Read full review |
The PSP elevates portable gaming to the next level, but its multimedia functionality falls short of its full potential Read full review |
The Nintendo DSi is great if you're looking for a new handheld games console, but there's very little point buying one if you already own a DS Lite. It's merely mediocre as an audio player, its VGA cameras are poor and under-utilised, and its battery life is significantly lower than its predecessor's Read full review |
With a slick new design, brighter screens, and a growing library of fun and innovative games, the Nintendo DS Lite is an impressive improvement over the original DS Read full review |
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