Tired of normal sounding consoles?! Well, take a peek at Brazil's new console, 'The Zeebo'! Surprisingly this Brazilian 'bad boy' looks quite sleek, but is totally different to all of our Sony and Nintendo consoles! This has been created to rival the consoled of the 3 biggest manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. Unfortunately it will only be sold in Brazil. ;)

The Zeebo packs an ARM 11 main processor clocked at 400 MHz and a second ARM 9 Graphics chip clocked at 274 MHz. With this hardware, the Zeebo should be able to compete favorably with the Playstation 2 in terms of raw power.

Interestingly, the Zeebo does not use optical media of any kind. Instead, games are downloaded over a free 3G wireless connection and can be stored on 1 GB of internal flash memory inside the console. The machine also has an SD card port for game saves and other uses.

An intrepid Brazilian company called Tectoy hopes to capture a portion of the young, casual gaming market in Brazil with the launch of their Zeebo home console. This innovative piece of hardware presents the first credible challenge to the popularity of the other big three manufacturers, and lights the way toward other potential opportunities in markets south of the equator.

Breezy via ps3informer.com »