Gizmondo price drop, but there's a catch…
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Apr 13th 2005 at 1:21PM }
Gizmondo Europe Ltd. announced that a new
version of its handheld would be available in the UK on April 22nd, highlighted by a £100 price drop. The new
version will include exactly the same features as the standard model. So what's the catch?
The new Gizmondo will be Smart Ads-enabled. Smart Ads, you ask? That's right. Up to three
advertisements a day will be delivered to your Gizmondo, and since you can't purchase a Gizmondo anonymously, the ads
will be targeted towards your tastes, presumably. Now that's dirty.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
splonge @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Sounds ok to me. Get 100 quid off, doesn't interrupt games (apparently) and some ads give money off things. I'd probably opt in even if the price wasn't dropped.
digiguru @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Thats GENIUS!!! I have to say I love my gmail ads, because they show me relevant stuff, plus theres nobody FORCING you to buy anything. Anyone who is scared of adverts really needs to be locked up, because they're all around us trying to get your attention!
Thundercizzle @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
I wonder how much they could have possibly made on that thing. I would've thought they met their demise already with it due to the overwhelming mainstream popularity of PSP and DS and the high price of Gizmondo. I'd never touch the thing, especially with advertisements on it now.
FierceDeityLink1 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
I'm guessing "adds" being an abbreviation of advertisements is a European thing?
ill trooper @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Destined for total failure. A complex, full market with no room for these shennanigans.
At least, this is how I feel about it.
Trev @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
lol im glad noone is moaning about the price anymore tho... just the adverts lol.
i think 90min of adverts a day is fine, heck im not going to watch them on my giz ill just leave them playing and see what goodies i get free at the end of it, gizmondo are also giving us a free 90 voucher for being early buyers of the giz to get the differnce we paid back in games or accessories yay :D. now all i have to do is wait for sticky balls, colors and richard burns rally