Gizmondo Launching In Market, Featured At CES

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/12-22-2004/0002676495&EDATE=' target='_blank'>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/s...02676495&EDATE=</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., today confirmed the company will be exhibiting the multi-entertainment device at the forthcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada...Gizmondo will be featured on the Microsoft Corp. stand, profiling the strengths of the Windows CE technology and onboard Windows Media Player. It will also be demonstrating the capabilities of the new GoForce 4500 3D graphics accelerator on the Nvidia stand, which lies at the gaming heart of the device."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/parekh-20041228-gizmondo.jpg" /><br /><br />We've <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32200">posted on this before</a>, and it's interesting to see it evolve and develop as it nears market. The unit is launching in the UK right now (the PR suggests North America and others in early 2005), so hopefully reviews hit the web soon. I'd love to see a Pocket PC designed in a form factor like this, but at least this might establish a foothold for CE gaming. Anyone know how the 3D accelerator in this device performs?<br /><br /><b>Update:</b> Courtesy of engadget, here's <a href="http://maj.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=83809">a bunch of screenshots</a> of the Gizmondo, with some "live". 8)

[Solarix]

Well it is cool to see this device. I really think that over the past few years the developement of games on the PDA platform has started to go down. Yes there are still many great games out there, but the actual developing itself has suffered. As much as I would like to think a device like this could help reguvinate that community, I just don't see it happening. I mean its bad enough as is when you are sitting at a Doctor's office and someone asks you what kind of "gameboy" that is. This just puts that stereotype to an even higher level. And with both the Nintendo DS just released and the PSP promptly on its way, I just cannot see this (even on the CE Platform) being able to contend in anyway. The market is just not there sadly. But I do hope to wait and see what this can bring, and I do hope I am wrong.

[Phillip Dyson]

I mean its bad enough as is when you are sitting at a Doctor's office and someone asks you what kind of "gameboy" that is.

This just goes to show that the pocket pc suffers from the whole "household name" deficiency.

Hopefully the whole "Oh you have a Palm Pilot" scenario is decreasing in frequency. :)

[Menneisyys]

Hope it fares better than the Tapwave Zodiac ( http://www.tapwave.com/ )...

[marcm]

Hopefully the whole "Oh you have a Palm Pilot" scenario is decreasing in frequency. :)
Unfortunately for me it's not... Apparently to some people, the label on the front of my X30 (Pocket PC right under the screen) means it's a Palm...:(

On topic: This is a step in the right direction. Hopefully we'll see some gaming devices that use Pocket PC instead of just Windows CE. Maybe there will be some with the rumored 3D acceleration that could be in WM2005... :drool:

[Solarix]

I must admit, the whole "Palm Pilot" thing is dying down in my experience. Many people are saying PDA and some non-technical people have actually said "Pocket PC" when reffering to all PDA's. Although that betters my cause, still inaccurate. And then the fact that "Palm Pilot's" haven't existed by that name since 3Com dropped it.

[x999x]

So to reboot it, do you hold ctrl+waves+dots? or?

[Janak Parekh]

So to reboot it, do you hold ctrl+waves+dots? or?
:lol: Yeah, I don't quite get those buttons either. ;)

--janak

[Solarix]

The only purpose I see for those button labels are to differentiate it from anything else on the market. I think maby something better could have been come up with, but eh, I'm not a console designer... so I cannot judge em.

[frankenbike]

No one ever seems to ask me what my device is. As for the Zodiac, I like the looks of this one better:

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8491368390.html
http://www.archos.com/products/overview/av400_series.html

You can use it like a little TiVo. Too bad MS couldn't convince them to use Windows Mobile, eh?

and this:

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5968727553.html

I like the first one, which discusses the same device, with WiFi, Internet and PIM applications. That would basically be a sort of Pocket PC. Except with a 20-80 gb hard drive.

[SparkysPicks]

Dear Readers,

As some of you may already know, Sparky's been a close follower and unwavering supporter of the Gizmondo (formerly Gametrac) project for well over a year now.

And as a lucky sole who's personally owned a Gizmondo for a couple months now, Sparky's believes that those of you who are posting positive comments about Gizmondo are really onto something.

Those interested learning more about Tiger Telematics (TGTL) and its Gizmondo are urged to check out Sparky's latest 11-page TGTL write-up, which can be found at the following link:

http://www.allstocks.com/stockpicks/Sparky's_Picks.html

This Pocket PC forum certainly appears to be a first class site and Sparky appreciates this opportunity to post.

Thanks, and Happy New Years to all -

Sincerely,

Sparky