Gizmondo launches in the UK. Can you say, "worst timing ever?"

by Ben Striegel { Mar 20th 2005 at 10:30AM }

If you live in the United Kingdom, then yesterday marked your first opportunity to get your hands on Tiger Telematics' new handheld gaming/multimedia platform, the Gizmondo. That is, assuming that your hands weren't already thoroughly occupied with a brand spankin' new Nintendo DS, which not only launched just eight days eariler, but also broke sales records across the board.

Poor timing aside, functionality-wise the Gizmondo seems more akin to the N-Gage rather than the DS. Aside from the requisite gaming fuctionality, the Gizmondo also features music and movie capability, as well as an integrated digital camera, GPS navigation, and the ability to wirelessly send messages, audio, and video clips over the Gizmondo's GPRS network. So far the lineup of games seems a bit lackluster, but if the N-Gage is any idication, that may improve as the system gains longevity. Unfortunately, with the imminent North American launch of the PSP just days away, how will Tiger's spunky handheld hold up? Is the Gizmondo more likely to compete with the N-Gage than anything else, and are its camera and GPS functions a suitable tradeoff for the N-Gage's cellphone capabilities?

[via Engadget]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Lesbian Ham @ Dec 18th 2005 10:05PM

I was at the grand opening yesterday.
I was just passing by regent street on foot (busses are shite - traffics a bitch), and saw some people outside a shop doing a robot dance and holding a gizmondo in their hands, and i was like "what?".

I looked up, and the store said "gizmondo" on the front. I went in, and got my grubby paws on a gizmondo. my one was playing a trailer of oceans twelve (seen it ;p), and i pressed stop (:o)! the interface was like a mac stylie kind of thing. it was so great, it was nice.

according to the gizmondo.com website, quite a few famous people were there on the same day. pissed of i didnt see any of them though >:(