<s>
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
until	O
2006	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Tim	O
Roberts	O
which	O
makes	O
computer	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Phantom	O
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Phantom	O
,	O
a	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
advertised	O
for	O
Internet	O
gaming	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
marketed	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
suggestions	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
vaporware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Tim	O
Roberts	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
a	O
private	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
press	O
release	O
had	O
no	O
specific	O
information	O
,	O
but	O
included	O
a	O
computer-generated	O
prototype	B-Application
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
buzzwords	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
details	O
,	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
derided	O
nearly	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
by	O
news	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
and	O
Slashdot	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
webcomic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantom	O
placed	O
first	O
in	O
Wired	O
Newss	O
"	O
Vaporware	B-Application
2004	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
went	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
the	O
company	O
(	O
which	O
had	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
)	O
promised	O
to	O
introduce	O
its	O
Phantom	O
Lapboard	O
product	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
gaming	O
service	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
ProGames	O
Network	O
to	O
provide	O
Lapboards	O
and	O
"	O
game-service	O
content	O
"	O
in	O
hotels	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantom	O
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
whose	O
development	O
was	O
supposedly	O
begun	O
by	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
–	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
–	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
current	O
and	O
future	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
system	O
a	O
large	O
initial	O
game	O
library	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
produce	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
direct-download	O
content	O
delivery	O
service	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
discs	B-Device
and	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
used	O
by	O
most	O
game	O
consoles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	B-Application
Phantom	O
was	O
first	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
May	O
2004	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
fake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robrady	O
Design	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
first	O
Phantom	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Synopse	O
ID	O
was	O
later	O
retained	O
to	O
develop	O
second	O
-	O
and	O
third-generation	O
prototypes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
prototype	B-Application
were	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
,	O
one	O
publicly	O
destroyed	O
by	O
HardOCP	O
at	O
QuakeCon	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
legal	O
battles	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
was	O
spotted	O
by	O
a	O
computer	O
repair	O
shop	O
in	O
Venice	O
,	O
Florida	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
reported	O
by	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
first-generation	O
prototype	B-Application
unit	O
was	O
listed	O
for	O
auction	O
,	O
presumably	O
the	O
same	O
unit	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
reported	O
by	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
listed	O
repair	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second-generation	O
prototype	B-Application
unit	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2004	O
surfaced	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
after	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
the	O
surviving	O
2003	O
prototype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
date	O
also	O
passed	O
,	O
and	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
was	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
2005	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Bachus	O
(	O
former	O
Infinium	O
CEO	O
)	O
hinted	O
that	O
the	O
Phantom	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
fall	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
date	O
was	O
also	O
missed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Console	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
products	O
page	O
of	O
the	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
raise	O
its	O
projected	O
$30million	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
Phantom	O
and	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
downsize	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Lapboard	O
,	O
a	O
wireless	O
keyboard	B-Device
for	O
home	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Securities	O
and	O
Exchange	O
Commission	O
accused	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
founder	O
and	O
former	O
CEO	O
Timothy	O
Roberts	O
of	O
running	O
a	O
"	O
pump	O
and	O
dump	O
"	O
scheme	O
in	O
promoting	O
the	O
Phantom	O
console	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantom	O
lost	O
credibility	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
and	O
business	O
worlds	O
because	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
continually	O
pushed	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
financial	O
scandals	O
involving	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
(	O
which	O
lost	O
more	O
than	O
$62.7	O
million	O
since	O
its	O
creation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantom	O
Lapboard	O
is	O
a	O
wireless	O
keyboard	B-Device
made	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
as	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Phantom	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
sold	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Internet	O
TV	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
video	O
games	O
since	O
the	O
console	O
has	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
announced	O
that	O
the	O
lapboard	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
(	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
on	O
the	O
lap	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
seated	O
on	O
a	O
couch	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
)	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
online	O
retailers	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
19	O
it	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
Q2	O
2006	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
device	O
(	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Itron	O
Technology	O
)	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
"	O
no	O
later	O
than	O
October	O
"	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
then	O
delayed	O
until	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
ProGames	O
Network	O
to	O
provide	O
Lapboards	O
and	O
its	O
game	O
services	O
content	O
in	O
hotels	O
worldwide	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
Alienware	O
for	O
their	O
media	O
center	O
PCs	B-Device
(	O
Alienware	O
later	O
pulled	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
due	O
to	O
another	O
delay	O
in	O
Lapboard	O
's	O
launch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
finally	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
originally	O
planned	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
Maximum	O
PC	B-Device
published	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
lapboard	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
extremely	O
promising	O
"	O
although	O
the	O
supplied	O
mouse	O
"	O
experienced	O
signal	O
dropouts	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
of	O
about	O
24	O
inches	O
from	O
the	O
sensor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
actual	O
review	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Maximum	O
PC	B-Device
gave	O
the	O
Lapboard	O
a	O
verdict	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
bottom	O
line	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
thing	O
is	O
bad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	O
is	O
n’t	O
good	O
for	O
gaming	O
,	O
the	O
angled	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
awful	O
for	O
typing	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
media	O
playback	O
you	O
’d	O
do	O
much	O
better	O
with	O
a	O
slimmer	O
wireless	O
media	O
keyboard	B-Device
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
trackpad	O
or	O
ball	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
significantly	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
Lapboard	O
’s	O
$140	O
asking	O
price.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2003	O
HardOCP	O
,	O
a	O
computer-hardware	O
news	O
website	O
,	O
published	O
an	O
investigative	O
report	O
by	O
writer	O
Steve	O
Lynch	O
critical	O
of	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
and	O
its	O
founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
 '	O
lawyers	O
sent	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letter	O
to	O
HardOCP	O
's	O
editor	O
demanding	O
that	O
the	O
news	O
site	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
article	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
painted	O
a	O
portrait	O
of	O
a	O
company	O
intent	O
on	O
swindling	O
the	O
public	O
"	O
and	O
threatening	O
to	O
file	O
a	O
defamation	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
then	O
filed	O
suit	O
in	O
Florida	O
,	O
denying	O
that	O
Texas	O
was	O
the	O
proper	O
jurisdiction	O
(	O
although	O
it	O
had	O
previously	O
maintained	O
a	O
staffed	O
office	O
in	O
Richardson	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
judge	O
required	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
to	O
produce	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
financial	O
records	O
,	O
including	O
Roberts	O
's	O
personal	O
income-tax	O
returns	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
settled	O
the	O
suit	O
,	O
agreeing	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
pending	O
Florida	O
suit	O
,	O
and	O
admitting	O
all	O
allegations	O
of	O
KB	O
Networks	O
 '	O
Texas	O
complaint	O
;	O
they	O
paid	O
$	O
50,000	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
borrow	O
up	O
to	O
$	O
5,000,000	O
from	O
Golden	O
Gate	O
Investors	O
to	O
finance	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
of	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Lapboard	O
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
largest	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
had	O
ever	O
borrowed	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
reported	O
that	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
was	O
suspending	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Game	O
Service	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Lapboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
removed	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Game	O
Receiver	O
from	O
its	O
website	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
content-delivery	O
system	O
targeted	O
for	O
the	O
Phantom	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
running	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	O
Center	O
edition	O
;	O
it	O
later	O
indicated	O
this	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
initially	O
planned	O
November	O
2006	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Lapboard	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
did	O
not	O
materialize	O
when	O
the	O
Lapboard	O
ultimately	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
