GameStick brings a new Android game console to your TV, fits inside its own controller (video)

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[OUYA](http://www.engadget.com/tag/OUYA/) likely won't be the only Android-based game console in town this spring. [PlayJam](http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/18/wd-tv-play-media-hub-revealed-by-the-fcc/) is going beyond its smart TV roots to build the GameStick, a TV-based system that fits into a shell not much bigger than a typical flash drive -- it's small enough that the finished version should stow inside its own Bluetooth gamepad and draw power from the HDMI port, like [Roku's Streaming Stick](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/20/roku-streaming-stick-details-vudu/). The [Jelly Bean](http://www.engadget.com/tag/JellyBean/) system's dual-core Amlogic processor isn't as powerful as the Tegra 3 in the OUYA, but it should also lead to a slightly more tempting $79 price. PlayJam's remaining challenge is the familiar one of reaching a crowdfunding target: the company says it needs $100,000 to go through its last development hurdles and ship the production GameStick in April. If the firm makes its goal, however, the low-cost gaming world will be delightfully crowded this year.

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**Via:** [Edge Online](http://www.edge-online.com/news/gamestick-android-console-competes-with-ouya-and-esfere-for-public-money/)

**Source:** [GameStick (Kickstarter)](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/872297630/gamestick-the-most-portable-tv-games-console-ever)

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