<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
is	O
a	O
3G-enabled	O
entertainment	O
and	O
education	O
system	O
from	O
Zeebo	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
was	O
targeted	O
at	O
developing	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
Brazil	O
and	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeebo	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
described	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
as	O
bringing	O
"	O
the	O
fun	O
and	O
excitement	O
of	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
and	O
education	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
—	O
until	O
now	O
—	O
have	O
had	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
access	O
to	O
such	O
technology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Zeebo	B-Device
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Reinaldo	O
Normand	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
developed	O
by	O
Dave	O
Durnil	O
and	O
business	O
plan	O
by	O
Mike	O
Yuen	O
at	O
Qualcomm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
does	O
n't	O
use	O
DVDs	O
or	O
cartridges	O
;	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
are	O
downloaded	O
wirelessly	O
over	O
broadband	O
cellular	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
system	I-Device
also	O
provides	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
,	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
educational	O
and	O
information	O
content	O
,	O
communicate	O
via	O
e-mail	O
and	O
do	O
social	O
networking	O
(	O
this	O
capability	O
was	O
supported	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
Mexico	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
had	O
attracted	O
content	O
from	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Activision	O
,	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Digital	O
Chocolate	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Fishlabs	O
,	O
Flying	O
Tiger	O
,	O
Gamevil	O
,	O
G-Mode	O
,	O
Glu	O
,	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
Limbic	O
Software	O
,	O
Namco	O
,	O
Polarbit	O
,	O
Popcap	O
,	O
Twelve	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Vega	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
in	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
,	O
Brazil	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
there	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
with	O
a	O
suggested	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
499	O
,	O
00	O
Brazilian	O
reais	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
approximately	O
40	O
games	O
launched	O
for	O
Zeebo	B-Device
in	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
adding	O
new	O
capabilities	O
and	O
accessories	O
to	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
including	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
,	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
new	O
more	O
ergonomic	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Mexico	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
was	O
available	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
was	O
planned	O
to	O
become	O
available	O
in	O
China	O
by	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeebo	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
AT&T	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
agreement	O
gives	O
us	O
access	O
to	O
T	O
's	O
international	O
roaming	O
network	O
,	O
allowing	O
us	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
rapid	O
trials	O
of	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
platform	O
in	O
new	O
geographic	O
areas	O
as	O
we	O
establish	O
longer-term	O
agreements	O
with	O
local	O
carriers	O
for	O
deployment	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
it	O
appears	O
that	O
Tectoy	O
has	O
decided	O
against	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
and	O
on	O
its	O
homepage	O
now	O
states	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
gearing	O
towards	O
a	O
more	O
educational	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
announced	O
its	O
end	O
of	O
operations	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
all	O
games	O
would	O
undergo	O
a	O
price	O
reduction	O
and	O
Zeebonet	O
3G	B-Architecture
would	O
remain	O
active	O
until	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
warranty	O
services	O
would	O
be	O
honored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
on	O
ZeeboNet	O
3G	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
message	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Turma	O
da	O
Mônica	O
em	O
Vamos	O
Brincar	O
(	O
"	O
Monica	O
's	O
Gang	O
in	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
unavailable	O
for	O
purchase	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeebo	B-Device
's	O
home	O
page	O
still	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
"	O
currently	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
Android-based	O
platform	O
for	O
launch	O
in	O
2012	O
"	O
but	O
the	O
product	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
system	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Zeebo	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
with	O
the	O
participation	O
of	O
12	O
companies	O
,	O
mainly	O
Qualcomm	O
and	O
Tectoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
uses	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Application
BREW	I-Application
mobile	O
gaming	O
chipset	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
buy	O
and	O
download	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
wirelessly	O
through	O
3G	B-Architecture
or	O
EDGE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeebo	B-Device
's	O
gaming	O
delivery	O
system	O
reduces	O
costs	O
(	O
with	O
no	O
discs	O
or	O
cartridges	O
needed	O
)	O
and	O
overcomes	O
piracy	O
barriers	O
–	O
two	O
elements	O
that	O
have	O
hindered	O
sales	O
of	O
game	O
consoles	O
in	O
developing	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
can	O
also	O
perform	O
"	O
over-the-air	O
"	O
(	O
OTA	O
)	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
firmware	O
—	O
delivering	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
features	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
Zeebo	B-Device
"	O
Z-Pad	O
"	O
controller	O
includes	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
7	O
buttons	O
,	O
a	O
D-Pad	O
and	O
two	O
analog	O
sticks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
buttons	O
(	O
numbered	O
1	O
–	O
4	O
)	O
;	O
two	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
rest	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
called	O
ZL	O
and	O
ZR	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
the	O
user	O
back	O
the	O
start	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
interface	O
,	O
while	O
functioning	O
as	O
a	O
typical	O
"	O
Pause	O
"	O
button	O
during	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
also	O
includes	O
an	O
external	O
keyboard	O
,	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
web-browsing	O
,	O
email	O
and	O
social	O
networking	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
features	O
remade	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
FIFA	B-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Crash	B-Language
Bandicoot	I-Language
Nitro	I-Language
Kart	I-Language
3D	I-Language
,	O
Galaxy	O
on	O
Fire	O
and	O
Rally	O
Master	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
original	O
game	O
titles	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
,	O
including	O
“	O
Zeebo	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
”	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
"	O
Boomerang	O
Sports	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
"	O
Football	O
Club	O
"	O
games	O
and	O
Un	B-Application
Juego	I-Application
de	I-Application
Huevos	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Um	O
Jogo	O
de	O
Ovos	O
in	O
Brazil	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
hit	O
Mexican	O
animated	O
film	O
Una	O
película	O
de	O
huevos	O
from	O
Huevocartoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
began	O
releasing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
classic	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
were	O
originally	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
Corp	O
.	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
modified	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
system	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titles	O
include	O
Caveman	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Joe	B-Application
&	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Spinmaster	B-Application
,	O
Super	O
Burger	B-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Seal	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
released	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
Football	O
Club	O
(	O
"	O
F.C	O
"	O
)	O
titles	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
F.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Foot	O
Camp	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Zeebo	B-Device
Interactive	O
Studios	O
in	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Zeebo	B-Device
F.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Foot	O
Camp	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
Zeeboids	B-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
application	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
personal	O
characters	O
(	O
"	B-Application
avatars	I-Application
"	I-Application
)	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Football	O
Club	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
announced	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
forthcoming	O
games	O
from	O
independent	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
Digital	O
Chocolate	O
,	O
Fishlabs	O
,	O
Limbic	O
Software	O
,	O
Twelve	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Vega	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brazil	O
,	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
was	O
sold	O
with	O
three	O
free	O
games	O
embedded	O
–	O
FIFA	B-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Own	I-Application
the	I-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
Brain	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Portuguese	O
as	O
"	O
Treino	O
Cerebral	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
download	O
with	O
new	O
systems	O
:	O
Prey	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Zeebo	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Rolimã	I-Application
and	O
Zeebo	B-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Jetboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Zeebo	B-Device
announced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
games	O
and	O
educational	O
applications	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
Zeebo	B-Device
Football	O
Club	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Zeebo	B-Device
F.C.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mexico	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
includes	O
five	O
free	O
embedded	O
game	O
titles	O
(	O
Crash	B-Language
Bandicoot	I-Language
Nitro	I-Language
Kart	I-Language
3D	I-Language
,	O
Pac	O
Mania	O
,	O
Tekken	O
2	O
,	O
Zenonia	O
and	O
Zeebo	B-Device
Family	O
Pack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeebo	B-Device
has	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
teaching	O
company	O
Interlingua	O
will	O
be	O
developing	O
entertainment	O
and	O
education	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
for	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
BREW	B-Application
platform	O
and	O
is	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
SDK	B-Application
,	O
downloadable	O
from	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamepad	O
peripherals	O
are	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
a	O
BREW	B-Application
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zeebo	B-Device
system	I-Device
supports	O
OpenGL	O
ES	O
1.0/1.1	O
.	O
</s>
