<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
console	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Tiger	O
Telematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gizmondo	B-Device
Europe	I-Device
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
was	O
based	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Florida-based	O
Tiger	O
Telematics	O
,	O
whose	O
chairman	O
Carl	O
Freer	O
led	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
had	O
high	O
expectations	O
by	O
some	O
journalists	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
extensive	O
feature	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
aimed	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sony	O
;	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
sales	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
fewer	O
than	O
25,000	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
named	O
by	O
GamePro	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
selling	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
further	O
overshadowed	O
when	O
Swedish	O
press	O
revealed	O
criminal	O
pasts	O
of	O
several	O
executives	O
,	O
causing	O
their	O
resignations	O
including	O
Tiger	O
Telematics	O
CEO	O
Carl	O
Freer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
of	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
Europe	I-Device
Stefan	O
Eriksson	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
Swedish	O
criminal	O
organisation	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Uppsalamaffian	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
Uppsala	O
mafia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
forced	O
into	O
bankruptcy	O
after	O
amassing	O
US$300	O
million	O
( £160	O
million	O
)	O
debt	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
stopped	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
device	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Gametraq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
came	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Nokia	O
's	O
N-Gage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
December	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
made	O
its	O
debut	O
as	O
a	O
concept	O
product	O
at	O
the	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
CES	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
German	O
CeBIT	O
show	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
were	O
renamed	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
around	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
Formula	O
One	O
driver	O
Jenson	O
Button	O
appeared	O
on	O
magazine	O
adverts	O
for	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
,	O
and	O
also	O
had	O
his	O
own	O
licensed	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
Chicane	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
dispute	O
with	O
Tiger	O
Telematics	O
and	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
's	O
executive	O
Stefan	O
Eriksson	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
24	O
Hours	O
of	O
Le	O
Mans	O
race	O
of	O
2005	O
in	O
a	O
Gizmondo-sponsored	O
Ferrari	O
360	O
Modena	O
GTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
's	O
problems	O
were	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Eriksson	O
in	O
Swedish	O
organized	O
crime	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
crashing	O
a	O
Ferrari	O
Enzo	O
in	O
Malibu	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
apparently	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Royal	O
Bank	O
of	O
Scotland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
Telematics	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
model	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q2	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
larger	O
,	O
4	O
"	O
widescreen	O
screen	B-Device
and	O
upgrades	O
like	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
TV-out	O
support	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
480	O
×	O
272	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
,	O
a	O
2-megapixel	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
500	O
MHz	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
widescreen	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
,	O
possibly	O
prompting	O
some	O
potential	O
customers	O
to	O
not	O
buy	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
,	O
and	O
instead	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
improved	O
model	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
Osborne	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
Tiger	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
new	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
19	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
£229	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
flagship	O
store	O
on	O
London	O
's	O
Regent	O
Street	O
,	O
via	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
's	O
online	O
shop	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
high-street	O
and	O
online	O
retailers	O
such	O
as	O
Argos	O
,	O
Dixons	O
,	O
Currys	O
,	O
John	O
Lewis	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
clear	O
how	O
many	O
units	O
were	O
actually	O
introduced	O
into	O
those	O
retail	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SMS	B-Device
service	O
of	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
enabled	O
people	O
to	O
send	O
messages	O
by	O
pre-pay	O
Vodafone	O
accounts	O
bundled	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
sold	O
1000	O
units	O
within	O
an	O
hour	O
of	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gizmondo	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Sweden	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
Summer	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
"	O
Smart	O
Adds	O
"	O
and	O
normal	O
units	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
launched	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
advertising	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
advertising	O
was	O
even	O
put	O
in	O
magazines	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
official	O
magazine	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
through	O
other	O
retailers	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
Trailblazer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
a	O
line-up	O
of	O
eight	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Trailblazer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
games	O
were	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
"	O
augmented	O
reality	O
"	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
unreleased	O
game	O
Colors	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
several	O
games	O
including	O
Motocross	O
2005	O
,	O
Hockey	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
2005	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sticky	B-Device
Balls	I-Device
had	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessibility	O
to	O
purchase	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
games	I-Device
was	O
limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Tiger	O
Telematic	O
's	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
and	O
its	O
games	O
were	O
left	O
without	O
any	O
proper	O
marketing	O
or	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
site	O
reviewed	O
all	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Trailblazer	B-Application
and	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
the	O
best	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticky	B-Device
Balls	I-Device
and	O
FIFA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2005	I-Application
were	O
second-best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Smart	O
Adds	O
"	O
-enabled	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
cost	O
less	O
( £	O
129/	O
$229	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
display	O
advertisements	O
on	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
's	O
screen	B-Device
at	O
random	O
intervals	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
entered	O
the	O
home	B-Operating_System
screen	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
advertisements	O
would	O
be	O
downloaded	O
via	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
GPRS	B-General_Concept
data	O
connection	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
targeted	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
inputted	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
director	O
Carl	O
Freer	O
announced	O
to	O
a	O
Swedish	O
newspaper	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
his	O
intentions	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
,	O
and	O
said	O
there	O
were	O
already	O
35	O
games	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
base	O
in	O
Shenzhen	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
would	O
retail	O
at	O
US$99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
design	O
prototype	O
turned	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
running	O
both	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
or	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
is	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
movie	O
Goal	O
!,	O
when	O
a	O
meeting	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
store	O
.	O
</s>
