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Last year Mad Catz announced that they were entering the Android Micro-Console market with their M.O.J.O. device, and we got our hands on one to review.M.O.J.O. by Mad Catz is a truly versatile gaming and media console. Connect M.O.J.O. to your HDTV to pl...
The M.O.J.O. is very small, and lightweight and it looks great – perfect for sitting in your living room by your television without looking out of place. The setup is quick and easy and if you have ever used an Android device it will all be familiar to yo...
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But can this peripheral maker get the micro-console concept right when so many others have failed, or is the M.O.J.O. little more than a paperweight that costs over £200? Let's find out, shall we?The main M.O.J.O. box is relatively unassuming wedge-like b...
Powerful hardware; great controller...
Root required; price is too high; many Android games aren't compatible...
If anyone could have made the Android micro-console idea really sing, it's Mad Catz. Sadly, for many reasons, some of which are beyond the company's control, that hasn't come to pass. Having to root the console as soon as you buy it is a big issue, and...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated: 2016-11-15 01:33:07
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We've had the Ouya and GameStick, but the Android micro-console revolution continues apiece thanks to the launch of the Mad Catz Mojo system. Basically an Android phone without a screen, this diminutive black box sits under your telly and brings the wo...
Unlike the Ouya and GameStick - both of which have their own unique app stores - the M.O.J.O. connects to the Google Play marketplace which means you can access and download all of the content you've already purchased via your phone or tablet. This is great in theory because you avoid having to buy the same game twice, and you also don't need to enter your credit card details into several differe...
While the Mad Catz Mojo sounds like a fantastic idea in principle, the execution is rather flawed. For starters, the machine is incredibly difficult to get working properly straight out of the box because Google Play refuses to allow you to download most games due to the fact that the system doesn't have a touchscreen. You see, developers can specify to make their games incompatible with hardware...
Mad Catz isn't the first company to try and make the Android micro-console work, and with Amazon and Huawei also getting in on the act in 2014, it won't be the last. However, the Mojo falls foul of the same problems that the Ouya and GameStick did; the...
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gadgetdaily.xyz Updated: 2016-11-15 01:33:07
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Traditionally, if you were looking for a quality gaming experience you'd turn to a games console. Playstation or Xbox for the more seasoned player, Wii for fun family game time, perhaps a PC for the hardcore gamer. Almost certainly a Nintendo handheld if...
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Last week at E3 we got to speak to Alex “The Big Boy” Verrey about Mad Catz new M.O.J.O. Android console.M.O.J.O. is basically a supercharged smart phone with no screen that plugs into your flat screen TV to bring the living room experience to mobile gami...
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There's more than one console war brewing at E3 2013. In the shadow of the PS4 and Xbox One, affordable Android-based systems are all the rage. With the Mojo, peripheral maker Mad Catz is throwing its hat into the ring. It's calling the Mojo a "micro-cons...
Google Play, Amazon and TegraZone access, Play media and apps you already own, 1080p out via HDMI, Not limited to Mad Catz Bluetooth and USB accessories...
Won't the cheapest Android console, CTRLR gamepad felt small, Not a lot of Android apps optimized for the big screen...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2016-11-15 01:33:07
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There's more than one console war brewing at E3 2013. In the shadow of the PS4 and Xbox One, affordable Android-based systems are all the rage. With the Mojo, peripheral maker Mad Catz is throwing its hat into the ring.It's calling the Mojo a "micro-conso...
Google Play, Amazon and TegraZone access, Play media and apps you already own, 1080p out via HDMI, Not limited to Mad Catz Bluetooth and USB accessories...
Won't the cheapest Android console, CTRLR gamepad felt small, Not a lot of Android apps optimized for the big screen...
Ever since the Ouya struck gold on Kickstarter, companies have been tripping over themselves to launch Android consoles and controllers. You've got PowerA's Moga, the upcoming Project Shield by Nvidia, and now the Mojo by Mad Catz. Each one is sort of it...
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