Welcome to the Club
What!!! You don’t know what I PocketStation is? Were you raised by wolves?
Here at the PocketStation Club we’ll help you discover the technological marvel that is the PocketStation.
What’s a PocketStation?
The PocketStation is a Memory Card peripheral by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation home video game console. The device features a monochrome liquid crystal display (LCD), infrared communication capability, a real-time clock, built-in flash memory, and sound capability.
It was released exclusively in Japan on January 23, 1999. We’ve translated the manual to english and you can find a copy of it here.
Tech Specs
| CPU: | ARM7T (32-bit RISC chip) |
| Memory: | 2K bytes SRAM, 128K bytes Flash RAM |
| Screen: | 32×32 dot monochrome LCD |
| Sound: | 1 miniature speaker (10-bit PCM) |
| Switches: | 5 input buttons, 1 reset button |
| Infrared: | Bi-directional (supports IrDA based and conventional remote control systems) |
| LED indicator: | 1 (red) |
| Battery: | 1 CR-2032 lithium battery Other functions: calendar function and identification number. |
| Dimensions: | 64 × 42 × 13.5 mm (height × width × depth) |
| Weight: | Approximately 30g (including battery) |
| Available colors: | White, Crystal/Clear, Black (Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Limited Edition), Crystal/Clear Pink (Tokimeki Memorial 2 Limited Edition) |