Tapwave Zodiac

Tapwave, founded in May 2001 by former Palm executives, announced the Zodiac mobile entertainment console in May 2003 and began shipping in October 2003. Zodiac was designed to be a high-performance mobile entertainment system centered on games, music, photos, and video.

By running an enhanced version of the Palm Operating System (5.2T), Zodiac also provided access to Palm’s personal information management software and many other applications from the Palm developer community.

The Zodiac console was initially available in two models, Zodiac 1 (32MB), and Zodiac 2 (128MB).

Some of the noteworthy game titles for the product included: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (Activision); Mototrax (Activision); Spyhunter (Midway); Madden NFL 2005 – (EA/MDM); DOOM II (id Software); Golden Axe 3 and Altered Beast (Sega); Warfare Incorporated (Handmark); and Duke Nukem Mobile (3D Realms/MachineWorks).