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The '''FunKey S''' is a keychain emulator console created by the FunKey Team. Initially announced in 2019 and officially released in 2021 following a successful Kickstarter campaign the year prior, the device has a [[w:Game Boy Advance SP|GBA SP]] inspired clamshell design that protects its screen and buttons when not in use. Envisioned as an evolution of the team's initial [[Keymu]] system, the FunKey S had a successful Kickstarter campaign in July 2020, with its €30,000 goal being met in only three hours. After several months of further improvements to the system and preparations for mass-production, the FunKey Team expects to ship the first FunKey S units in late November or early December 2020. As with the Keymu and [[FunKey Zero]], the FunKey Team made the schematics for the FunKey S publicly available so that others could build their own versions of it if they wished to do so. The team also intends to make the source code of the device's operating system open-source soon before the first shipment of pre-ordered FunKey S units.
The '''FunKey S''' is a keychain emulator console released by the FunKey Team in 2021. With a design inspired by the [[w:Game Boy Advance SP|Game Boy Advance SP]], the device has a folding outer shell that protects its screen and buttons when not in use. Making use of emulators ported to its [[FunKey-OS]] operating system, the FunKey S can emulate several retro consoles, including the [[w:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[w:PlayStation (console)|PS1]], and [[w:Game Boy Advance|GBA]]. With dimensions of 1.67 x 1.75 x 0.54 inches (42.5 x 44.5 x 13.8 mm), the FunKey S is among the smallest mass-produced emulation devices, comparable in size to devices such as the Game Gear Micro and Pocket Sprite.

Envisioned as an evolution of the FunKey Team's initial [[Keymu]] system, the FunKey S had a successful Kickstarter campaign in July 2020, with its €30,000 goal being met in only three hours. After several months of further improvements to the system and preparations for mass-production, device production and shipment began in late 2020. As the monthly number of device pre-orders has remained consistently high, the FunKey S remains on backorder until a sufficient quantity can be produced to meet demand. As with their prior devices, the FunKey Team made the schematics and operating system of the FunKey S open source so that others could build and improve upon their work.


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