History of video games/Platforms/Circuit Gem

Launch
Preorders were available by 2018.

Preorders were again available by the end of December 2020, with a cost of $235 and an estimated 2 month lead time.

Lead times would later be reduced to 4-6 weeks, with prices ranging from $215 to $310.

Legacy
A revision of the Circuit Gem electronics would later be used in the handheld console the Gem Boy Zero.

Compute
The device shipped with 32 gigabytes of removable storage.

RetroPie was the default operating system.

Multimedia
A color IPS LCD with a resolution of 240 by 240 pixels is used. This is somewhat unusual, and makes this console one of the few to use a 1:1 aspect ratio.

Despite it's small size, the device includes a speaker.

Hardware
The Circuit Gem includes a rechargeable LiPo battery with a capacity of 750mAh.

Construction
Every unit was "custom made". The Circuit Gem reused the casing of a Dreamcast VMU. The unit had L & R buttons added to it.