<s>
ApeXtreme	B-Device
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Apex	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
initially	O
based	O
on	O
VIA	O
's	O
Glory	O
Personal	O
Gaming	O
Console	O
Platform	O
(	O
although	O
Apex	O
Digital	O
later	O
switched	O
to	O
an	O
AMD	O
CPU	O
and	O
NVIDIA	O
GPU	O
platform	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
included	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
game	O
controller	O
and	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ApeXtreme	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Apex	O
Digital	O
and	O
Digital	O
Interactive	O
Systems	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
store	O
computer	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
DVDs	O
,	O
VCDs	O
,	O
audio	O
CDs	O
,	O
MP3s	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Audio	I-Application
,	O
slideshows	O
and	O
Internet	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
Drop	O
&	O
Play	O
feature	O
works	O
by	O
referring	O
to	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
scripts	B-Language
for	O
information	O
on	O
how	O
each	O
specific	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
DISCover	O
would	O
have	O
had	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
script	O
for	O
every	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
console	O
boasted	O
support	O
,	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
2700	O
scripts	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
insertion	O
of	O
a	O
valid	O
game	O
disc	O
,	O
the	O
ApeXtreme	B-Device
would	O
have	O
run	O
and	O
maintained	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
only	O
minimal	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
automatically	O
configuring	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
installing	O
patches	O
where	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
support	O
for	O
normal	O
USB	B-Protocol
connections	O
would	O
have	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
between	O
traditional	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
input	O
devices	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
gamepad	O
or	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
ApeXtreme	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Drop	O
&	O
Play	O
technology	O
found	O
use	O
in	O
Alienware	O
's	O
DHS	O
series	O
of	O
media	O
centers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
debut	O
at	O
2004	O
CES	O
show	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
originally	O
used	O
1.4GHz	O
VIA	B-Device
C3	I-Device
mated	O
to	O
VIA	O
CN400	O
chipset	O
and	O
DeltaChrome	B-Application
S8	I-Application
graphics	O
core	O
with	O
64MB	O
of	O
VRAM	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
VIA	O
's	O
Glory	O
Personal	O
Gaming	O
Console/Eden	O
Embedded	O
System	O
Platform	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
(	O
four	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
ports	O
on	O
front	O
,	O
two	O
on	O
rear	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
choices	O
for	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
connectivity	O
(	O
5.1	O
channel	O
RCA/optical/coaxial	O
and	O
component/S-Video/composite/DVI	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Ethernet	O
and	O
RJ-11	O
ports	O
for	O
networking	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Embedded	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internal	O
storage	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
either	O
a	O
20	O
gigabyte	O
or	O
a	O
40	O
gigabyte	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
