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"GameStick, the connected TV gaming device funded by Kickstarter, has today (February 15) started pre-orders ahead of its global retail launch in the spring.  Billed as &amp;quot;the world&amp;#039;s most portable TV games console&amp;quot;, the GameStick is a flash drive that plugs into a television&amp;#039;s HDMI socket and then can run around 200 Android games on the big screen.   It comes with a specially-designed Bluetooth controller that can house the flash drive for portability. Studios including Relentless Software, First Star Software and Disney are providing software for its purpose-built GameStick store. Customers can now pre-order the GameStick online, and pre-ordered devices will ship after the initial run of orders to Kickstarter backers in April. The standard GameStick bundle is listed at $79 (\u00A351), with a special case and a dock available at $9.99 and $24.99 respectively.  Led by connected TV specialists PlayJam, GameStick attracted $647,658 (\u00A3412,147) in its Kickstarter funding drive in late January, smashing its $100,000 (\u00A363,637) target.  &amp;quot;January was a pivotal month for GameStick; the success of the Kickstarter campaign ensured that we could bring the device to life,&amp;quot; said Anthony Johnson, the chief marketing officer at PlayJam. &amp;quot;Since the campaign closed, we have received thousands of e-mails from individuals keen to ensure they remain one of the first to receive the product.  &amp;quot;By continuing to offer GameStick on pre-order, we will be able to maintain momentum ahead of our planned retail activity.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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