Gizmondo Announces UK Street Date
Gizmondo available to public on 19th March as Regent Street flagship store opens its doors.
Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc. (other OTC, TGTL), today announces an official UK street date of 19th March for Gizmondo to coincide with the opening of its flagship store at 175 Regent Street in London's busy West End, where retail units of the multi-entertainment handheld will go on sale to the public. Gizmondo will also be available through selected retail partners in the UK on the same day.
As well as demonstrating the incredible power and functionality of the Gizmondo device at the premier London venue, the store (located across the road from Hamley’s) will be playing host to other amazing technologies, like a low-frequency sound generator and a huge 3D plasma TV display. A major launch event is planned in conjunction with the store opening, details of which will follow shortly.
The £229 (inc VAT) launch package will include the Gizmondo, a standard 1100mAh battery and mains charger, contract-free SIM card, an SD card containing music, game and movie demos, in-the-ear headphones, driver software and a 1.75m USB cable. Games will be priced at three levels: £9.99, £19.99, and £29.99.
The new entrant into the handheld gaming market, Gizmondo will be ramping up the production as quickly as possible to help retailers satisfy customer demand.
Carl Freer, Managing Director, Gizmondo, says: “Gizmondo is the British challenger in a market that will witness a spectacular boom this year. We’ve been able to introduce exciting new features like GPS into gaming, and with such a remarkable list of features, the Gizmondo is the most powerful, feature-laden piece of multi-entertainment hardware available.”
The Gizmondo is powered by Microsoft Windows CE advanced real-time operating system, boasting a 2.8-inch TFT colour screen with a Samsung ARM9 400Mhz processor and incorporates the GoForce 3D 4500 NVIDIA graphics accelerator. It provides cutting-edge gaming, multimedia messaging, an MP3 music player, Mpeg4 movie playing capability, a digital camera and a GPRS network link to allow wide-area network gaming. Additionally, it contains a GPS chip for location-based services, is equipped with Bluetooth for use in multi-player gaming and accepts SD and MMC card accessories.
The Gizmondo device and its games are in retail stores from 19th March 2005 in the UK, and in North American and Continental Europe markets from Spring 2005.
As well as demonstrating the incredible power and functionality of the Gizmondo device at the premier London venue, the store (located across the road from Hamley’s) will be playing host to other amazing technologies, like a low-frequency sound generator and a huge 3D plasma TV display. A major launch event is planned in conjunction with the store opening, details of which will follow shortly.
The £229 (inc VAT) launch package will include the Gizmondo, a standard 1100mAh battery and mains charger, contract-free SIM card, an SD card containing music, game and movie demos, in-the-ear headphones, driver software and a 1.75m USB cable. Games will be priced at three levels: £9.99, £19.99, and £29.99.
The new entrant into the handheld gaming market, Gizmondo will be ramping up the production as quickly as possible to help retailers satisfy customer demand.
Carl Freer, Managing Director, Gizmondo, says: “Gizmondo is the British challenger in a market that will witness a spectacular boom this year. We’ve been able to introduce exciting new features like GPS into gaming, and with such a remarkable list of features, the Gizmondo is the most powerful, feature-laden piece of multi-entertainment hardware available.”
The Gizmondo is powered by Microsoft Windows CE advanced real-time operating system, boasting a 2.8-inch TFT colour screen with a Samsung ARM9 400Mhz processor and incorporates the GoForce 3D 4500 NVIDIA graphics accelerator. It provides cutting-edge gaming, multimedia messaging, an MP3 music player, Mpeg4 movie playing capability, a digital camera and a GPRS network link to allow wide-area network gaming. Additionally, it contains a GPS chip for location-based services, is equipped with Bluetooth for use in multi-player gaming and accepts SD and MMC card accessories.
The Gizmondo device and its games are in retail stores from 19th March 2005 in the UK, and in North American and Continental Europe markets from Spring 2005.
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