This magazine plays Tetris - here’s how
The Verge • • general
Key Points:
- Red Bull collaborated with Tetris Company and Kevin Bates to create a limited-edition magazine featuring a playable Tetris game embedded in its flexible paper cover, using a custom matrix of 180 RGB LEDs on a 0.1mm thick flexible circuit board.
- The GamePop GP-1 Playable Magazine System uses capacitive touch sensors printed directly on the copper layer of the board for controls, and includes an ARM-based microprocessor and rechargeable coin cell batteries, rechargeable via a hidden USB-C port.
- The device prioritizes durability over display resolution, surviving impact tests that would damage typical folding phone screens, and offers about 1-2 hours of gameplay per charge with sound effects and high score saving, but lacks some modern Tetris features.
