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<div style="font-size:135%;text-align:center;font-family:Helvetica;"><i>What's up, FunKey?</i> Summaries</div>

'''[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/squonk/funkey-s-the-worlds-smallest-foldable-handheld-console/posts/2937547 Episode 4]''' (September 14, 2020) - The FunKey S manufacturer submitted images of a sample FunKey S shell and button set made using the completed mold to the FunKey Team. Accompanying images show the sample shell and buttons, which are black and white, respectively, with the lack of shell coloration being due to the purpose of the first sample: to test the quality of the plastic.

 

'''[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/squonk/funkey-s-the-worlds-smallest-foldable-handheld-console/posts/2929357 Episode 3]''' (August 28, 2020) - Within three days of the FunKey S color option surveys being released nearly three-quarters of backers submitted their choices, with Atomic Purple in the lead with 48% of the total orders, Retro Grey in second with 38%, and Original Purple in last place with 14%. In addition, the FunKey S manufacturer is nearly finished making the FunKey S molds.

 

'''[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/squonk/funkey-s-the-worlds-smallest-foldable-handheld-console/posts/2930392 Episode 2]''' (August 21, 2020) - The molds and PCBAs that will be used to make the FunKey S units are being created at the manufacturing facility, with several accompanying images visualizing the progress. ''Kirby's Dreamland'' for the Game Boy is shown running on the screen of one of the production units.

 

'''[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/squonk/funkey-s-the-worlds-smallest-foldable-handheld-console/posts/2915399 Episode 1]''' (August 18, 2020) - The FunKey Team submitted the finalized FunKey S mold to the factory in China where the devices will be manufactured. Workers at the factory will make a mold from the design, which, when complete, will be used to manufacture the FunKey S units. An accompanying video visualizes the mold as a digital 3D model. The FunKey Team is also working on finalizing the design of the packaging that FunKey S devices will be packaged and shipped in.

 

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This section consists of a repository of links to news articles written about the FunKey S and its prototype predecessor, the Keymu. The list is split into three sections: stories written after the unveiling of the Keymu in June 2017, stories written after the unveiling of the improved FunKey S in April 2019, and stories written after the beginning of the FunKey S Kickstarter campaign in July 2020. Once the FunKey S is shipped, a fourth section will be created to list news articles reviewing or reporting on the final product. To highlight articles that review the FunKey S rather than simply report on announcements made about the product, the listings of such articles will be marked in '''bold'''.

 

If you are searching for articles to inform your decision on whether or not to purchase a FunKey S, note that articles prior to April 2019 describe the Keymu, the larger predecessor of the FunKey S, and thus do not take into account differences between the Keymu and FunKey S. In addition, all FunKey S units created prior to the manufacturing of the devices after the Kickstarter campaign were prototypes assembled with different displays and used 3D printed shells and buttons, and thus differ slightly from the final product.

 

<div style="font-size:135%;text-align:center;font-family:Helvetica;">After the Launch of the Kickstarter Campaign (July 1, 2020 - Present)</div>

*August 5, 2020 (DudeIWantThat) - [http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/entertainment/video-games/funkey-s-worlds-smallest-foldable-console.asp FunKey S - World's Smallest Foldable Console]

*July 2, 2020 (hackster.io) - [https://www.hackster.io/news/funkey-s-handheld-games-console-opens-crowdfunding-aims-to-put-open-emulation-on-your-keyring-e1d33c9c1f2f FunKey S Handheld Games Console Opens Crowdfunding, Aims to Put Open Emulation on Your Keyring]

 

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<div style="font-size:135%;text-align:center;font-family:Helvetica;">After the Final Product Reveal (April 16, 2019 - June 30, 2020)</div>

*'''May 18, 2020 (RetroDodo) - [https://retrododo.com/funkey-s/ Funkey S Review – The Mini Gameboy Advance SP]'''

*April 16, 2019 (Hackaday) - [https://hackaday.com/2019/04/16/ The Pocket Emulator that Will Fit in Your Pocket]

 

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<div style="font-size:135%;text-align:center;font-family:Helvetica;">Prior to the Final Product Reveal (June 20, 2017 - April 15, 2019)</div>

*July 15, 2017 (Gadgetsin) - [https://gadgetsin.com/diy-keychain-sized-mini-game-console-runs-nes-snes-and-gba-games.htm DIY Keychain-sized Mini Game Console Runs NES, SNES and GBA Games]

*June 30, 2017 (Hackaday) - [https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/hackaday-prize-entry-gaming-done-tiny-with-keymu/ Hackaday Prize Entry: Gaming Done Tiny With Keymu]

 

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<div style="font-size:135%;text-align:center;font-family:Helvetica;">Official</div>

 

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<div style="font-size:75%;text-align:center;float:left;width:50%;font-family:Helvetica;"class="nomobile";>How Funkey used Kickstarter to raise over $170k [...]</div><div style="font-size:75%;text-align:center;float:left;width:50%;font-family:Helvetica;"class="nomobile";>FunKey S - Worlds SMALLEST Handheld Console - MUST HAVE!</div>

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