V.Smile Baby Infant Development System
An unrelated and separate spin-off system called the V.Smile Baby Infant Development System was released shortly after the original V.Smile was introduced to the market. The games and cartridges of a V.Smile Baby are not compatible with a V.Smile and vice-versa. This is an important distinction since so many of the other consoles named "V.Smile" are intercompatible. The control system for the Infant Development System is significantly different from those used in the V.Smile that is targeted at older children: it does not have the features of a typical game controller, instead the design is more like that of a playboard. The controls consist of a mode slider, two switches (one for power and the other toggles the board between standalone play mode and console control mode), 7 buttons (5 shape buttons, a "fun" button, a small Exit button), and a roller ball hooked up to a sensor. The controller itself has a speaker which comes into play during standalone mode (in which it functions as a playboard that play music, speech and sound when interacted with). The controller communicates with the console by means of infra-red signaling. The console itself is rather unique in design, having only an on-off switch and permanently attached cables carrying composite video signal and monaural audio through two RCA connectors. It runs off four AA batteries or a 6V DC power supply (sold separately). The console has a cartridge slot as well as indents to hold four additional cartridges for storage. Also, powering off the controller will also power off the console if the console is switched on at the time.
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