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Gizmondo 2? Seriously?

Apparently it's happening, and the news is that the Google Android operating system shall be powering it. The Gizmondo, for those who don't know -- and you can be forgiven for that -- is a portable gaming device with GPRS and GPR technology. It also has practically zero software.

The original sold poorly, no doubt hindered by a high asking price (the original RRP in the UK was £229) and the fact that one of the partners in the Gizmondo project was also involved in organized crime. Its total obscurity probably never helped, either.

The non-criminal partner in Gizmondo's bankrupt manufacturer, Carl Freer, reached an agreement with liquidators this year and announced that he planned to relaunch Gizmondo. 

Which brings us to the present day, and the reveal of Gizmondo 2: Back In The Habit. Aesthetically, this new model looks pretty much like the old one, and will probably share the same fate as well. That said, I must confess I'm tempted to pick it up for a laugh.


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Gridl0k's Avatar
Gridl0k at 09/11/2008 18:42
HA!

Even the button symbols are shit.. Imagine a cheat code? "Squiggle, Squiggle, umm hash-type thingy, wavy lines, no, the other wavy lines, up, down, left"
Palidi's Avatar
Palidi at 09/11/2008 18:45
It's official, Google wants to break into the gaming market. Taking over handhelds first.
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covah at 09/11/2008 21:18
It may be because I'm drunk on shitty $15 a handle vodka, but what the FUCK is up with those fucking bttons? Squigilly lines? dots? Gay!
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 09/11/2008 21:41
That thing looks god aweful
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SDogg554 at 09/11/2008 22:00
the first thing that came to my mind were the buttons. wtf do you call those shapes? the machine as a whole looks like something that should have come out 15 years ago. big, round, and black.
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 09/11/2008 22:01
It better have a pretty price point. That is all.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 09/11/2008 22:34
From what I understood, they were just relaunching the first Gizmondo and calling it the Giz...2. Fuck them for not even trying to make a marketable product.
infinity's Avatar
infinity at 09/11/2008 22:45
i think captain obvious needs a teenage sidekick named WTF Boy. he could show up in stories like this.
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Electro Lemon at 09/11/2008 23:05
If Google has any control over the form factor, then this might not be such a bad idea.
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exodus1925 at 09/12/2008 04:34
This thing looks like a rape victim.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 09/12/2008 05:43
a sequel to a mafia scam?

ooook
CBunn's Avatar
CBunn at 09/12/2008 07:49
@ Gridl0k : Exactly! I complain about that about the PS buttons as well. are letter or number buttons copyrighted or patented? you cant beat "press a" with "press circle"
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