 Out Of The Woodwork, Carl Freer Answers Some Of Our Questions |
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 May 9 2008, 08:32 AM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 7,369 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Greenwich, London, UK Member No.: 1 Gizmondo Owner: Yes  |
Well its been a while but we have been contacted by none other than Carl Freer, the man behind Gizmondo and its relaunch. we jumped at the oppertunity to keep the door open in the line of communication in the hope it may revive the community and the name of the Gizmondo.
We asked him the following quick questions just to test the water... Are you worried that the Gizmondo has had its place in the sun? QUOTE Not at all...there is still incredible value in the Gizmondo. And with the enhancements we're adding (i.e. Open Platform etc) we feel its only the beginning of where we can go with the product. Are there any scheduled plans that you can release? QUOTE We can tell you that the launch with include more than a relaunch of the same model. There will be many new facets to the launch. We have new products, suites of new games, enhancements to both the hardware and software components. Right now, we are on target for a 4th quarter 2008 launch but will be making a series of announcements shortly especially to the developer community. We want this to be a combined effort. What sort of promotional push are you looking to do? QUOTE Our online sales and marketing efforts will be handled through a new complete Gizmondo website. The new site will include a place to purchase units, create games, download the new SDK, sell or distribute games etc. We have been getting a tremendous amount of feedback from current Gizmondo users on what they would like to see in the new release and including all of that into the new web environment. Where is the best place to keep an eye out for Gizmondo official news/updates? QUOTE We will be relaunching http://www.gizmondo.com shortly .. until then, we will work to keep you posted on new events and announcements. Update: on sending a few new questions i got these responses sorry for caps this a copy and paste job When you talk about the gizmondo re-launch will this be the same model we are used to, or have you been working on updating/upgrading the console with better graphics, GPS, software (e.g.: movie playback codec's, power management) , user interface, WIFI etc? QUOTE FOR V1 THERE WILL CERTAIN UPDATES INCLUDING A NEW GRAPHIC CHIP. ALSO WINDOWS OS WIN CE V6... THAT COMES WITH A LOT OF “NEW” GOODIES... If there is a newer model... does this mean the current Gizmondo out there will be cut off? QUOTE NOPE. WE WILL SUPPORT ALL CURRENT GIZMONDO’S If the Gizmondo model stayed as it is... Will there be an update for the devices already out in the market to use the services? QUOTE YES Will the back catalogue be returned to the shelves such as stickyballs and colors? QUOTE YES THAT IS THE PLAN. man of little words but i guess its striaght to the point As we've just read we have found out this much...
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May 9 2008, 10:06 AM
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 Group: V.I.P Posts: 4,512 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Surrey, UK Member No.: 19 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
so we've found out nothing really that new then... I would have asked what support would existing Gizmondo customer get? Or if they expect us to shell out for the upgrade copy/software
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May 9 2008, 10:26 AM
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 Group: V.I.P Star Posts: 3,181 Joined: 17-August 05 From: Scotland/Aberdeen Member No.: 518 Gizmondo Owner: Yes My Points:57 L33T Points |
Hey Trev,
That is amazing news! How did you get in contact with him, did you ask the questions? Try find a little more out  !Didn't we have a member join with the name Carl Freer a few days ago, was that actually him? Thanks, WizzKid |
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May 9 2008, 10:49 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 7,369 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Greenwich, London, UK Member No.: 1 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
he contact me, and also he said keep line of communication open. i wanted to see what you guys wanted to ask him (i asked chas before i sent the questions he didnt mention the upgrade question then so meh) i've sent some more questions since then so hopefully will get a bit more detail than the vague stuff we've heard before. but cant promise anything this early on... i dont think they know all the details just yet.
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May 9 2008, 10:53 AM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 4,512 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Surrey, UK Member No.: 19 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
lol i wasnt with it when u asked for question, next time i'll have a plethora of questions for you!
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May 9 2008, 10:57 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 7,369 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Greenwich, London, UK Member No.: 1 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
i'll hold you to that
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May 9 2008, 11:02 AM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 4,512 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Surrey, UK Member No.: 19 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
I would also like to know the issues with game IPs (thought i doubt they would tell us) like Milo... I thought GSPrez said that many of the IPs are with the original creators ... wonder whats what hmmm
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May 9 2008, 11:05 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 7,369 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Greenwich, London, UK Member No.: 1 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
hehe we mustve been thinking on the same wave this morning cause both those questions ive asked.. before i posted this up.
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May 9 2008, 11:18 AM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 4,512 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Surrey, UK Member No.: 19 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
did you eat a nutrigrain this morning?
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May 9 2008, 12:46 PM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 2,882 Joined: 2-December 05 From: London, England Member No.: 897 Gizmondo Owner: Yes My Points:1 |
You 100% sure its him?
Also, i would like to know, whats to stop it from being a horrible flop. What games will be available at launch If they are going to launch gizmondo.com why is the domain name regestered to network solutions? Also, nice work trev. someone want to send this to kotaku or someone like that so they can all lol at this? |
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 May 9 2008, 01:01 PM
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 Group: Staff Posts: 4,513 Joined: 24-May 06 Member No.: 1,881 Gizmondo Owner: Yes My Points:60 |
Hi Cbadds,
Dont worry my friend, I have already covered that..... We've been building up some questions, and mine mainly covers existing Gizmondo (software/hardware) and will there be updates to GPS and what the plans are...There is more to come....  Cheers, Lister QUOTE (Cbadds @ May 9 2008, 11:06 AM)  so we've found out nothing really that new then... I would have asked what support would existing Gizmondo customer get? Or if they expect us to shell out for the upgrade copy/software
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May 9 2008, 01:14 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 7,369 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Greenwich, London, UK Member No.: 1 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
QUOTE (unhappychild @ May 9 2008, 01:46 PM) You 100% sure its him? Also, i would like to know, whats to stop it from being a horrible flop. What games will be available at launch If they are going to launch gizmondo.com why is the domain name regestered to network solutions? Also, nice work trev. someone want to send this to kotaku or someone like that so they can all lol at this? 1)yes its him as hes replied using the same email address. 2)first question kinda covered this.. his perserverance and the gizmondo isnt a bad device.. 3)asking... 4)network solutions owns all the .com domains. its still regged to gizmondo for another couple of year. 5)ta, nah its nothing new yet. NEWS just in read top post in 5 mins looks like im in need of a moderator in newyork and shanghai 
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May 9 2008, 01:32 PM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 2,882 Joined: 2-December 05 From: London, England Member No.: 897 Gizmondo Owner: Yes My Points:1 |
QUOTE looks like im in need of a moderator in newyork and shanghai sad.gif I am in both those places right now. Nice work trev. Also, can you ask him about the camera? Like will it still be there if so will it see an upgrade? |
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May 9 2008, 01:37 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 7,369 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Greenwich, London, UK Member No.: 1 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
most likely upgraded to 2mp but thats not really worth asking till closer to the date, i dont want to push them for 2mp then down the line 3 or 5 is just as cheap. lets see what happens.
i would be happy with 2mp but then what about people with the original giz? my follow up question to this string would be.. how do you ensure the preformance of the old gizmondos updated wont be holding back the newer versions of the gizmondo? GFX and performance wise. wince v6 sounds good tho... |
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May 9 2008, 02:19 PM
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 Group: Homebrewers Posts: 530 Joined: 30-November 06 From: US Member No.: 2,934 Gizmondo Owner: Yes My Points:15 |
QUOTE (Trevsweb @ May 9 2008, 09:37 AM) most likely upgraded to 2mp but thats not really worth asking till closer to the date, i dont want to push them for 2mp then down the line 3 or 5 is just as cheap. lets see what happens. i would be happy with 2mp but then what about people with the original giz? my follow up question to this string would be.. how do you ensure the preformance of the old gizmondos updated wont be holding back the newer versions of the gizmondo? GFX and performance wise. wince v6 sounds good tho... What about SDIO? Will the new model support this? |
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May 9 2008, 02:24 PM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 2,882 Joined: 2-December 05 From: London, England Member No.: 897 Gizmondo Owner: Yes My Points:1 |
Well, a new camera wouldnt really make any differnce to augmented reality which is the only thing that matters really, to be honest they are making a huge mistake compensating for old users they should start a-new 3MP wouldnt be too far fetched.
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May 9 2008, 02:29 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 7,369 Joined: 10-September 04 From: Greenwich, London, UK Member No.: 1 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
QUOTE (crashoverride025 @ May 9 2008, 03:19 PM) What about SDIO? Will the new model support this? yea why not... lol i'll chuck this in but to be honest he didnt give me details on the gfx chip so details like this might be irrellivent to him |
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May 9 2008, 03:13 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 69 Joined: 11-March 05 From: San Gabriel Valley Member No.: 167 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
gizmondo.com isn't registered to Network Solutions, it's registered to the old Gizmondo, through Network Solutions as a registrar. It's currently showing a Network Solutions landing page, so Network Solutions must have realized that Gizmondo is gone so they might as well use it for advertising revenue. I imagine the recent registration of the Gizmondo trademarks is the first step in getting the domain handed over to the new Gizmondo, as Gizmondo registered it for 10 years, which is a long time to wait for expiry, but if you own the trademark, you can get a domain handed over.
I don't see any reason not to believe that was genuinely Freer, but he didn't really say much we didn't already know
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May 9 2008, 04:43 PM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 4,512 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Surrey, UK Member No.: 19 Gizmondo Owner: Yes |
i wonder if Carl has tried to build any bridges with the old staff? There was some very talented people between the rot so i hope he has!
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May 9 2008, 08:39 PM
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Group: V.I.P Posts: 2,663 Joined: 14-January 07 From: Leixlip, Co. Kildare, Ireland Member No.: 3,306 Gizmondo Owner: Yes My Points:7 |
QUOTE (Trevsweb @ May 9 2008, 01:37 PM) most likely upgraded to 2mp but thats not really worth asking till closer to the date, i dont want to push them for 2mp then down the line 3 or 5 is just as cheap. lets see what happens. i would be happy with 2mp but then what about people with the original giz? my follow up question to this string would be.. how do you ensure the preformance of the old gizmondos updated wont be holding back the newer versions of the gizmondo? GFX and performance wise. wince v6 sounds good tho... I'd say and upgrade to 2MP at the least is neccisary, 3.2 preferably, if they stick with the VGA they're making a mistake, most phones nowadays have at least 2MP I'm curious about the WinCE 6, wouldnt that be a bit on the expensive side? Especially for something thats gonna cost 99 quid QUOTE (crashoverride025 @ May 9 2008, 02:19 PM) What about SDIO? Will the new model support this? It would be nice to see built in WiFi, if not, SDIO is a must, but if its got SDIO I'd want two SD slots, not having a storage device but having WiFi is a bit pointless |
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