New Gizmondo attempting to hit late 2008 relaunch

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

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After missing their original May planned release date, the much-ridiculed Gizmondo portable gaming system is aiming for a late 2008 launch. Among the improvements touted: a separate graphics card from Nvidia and Windows CE 6. Sounds like a powerhouse.

And why should the gaming community pay any attention at all to this ridiculous device? Why should they not focus their interest on other, more open, homebrew-focused devices like the GP2X and Pandora? Or perhaps the DS, for which the hacking possibilities are endless? Why should we care about this failed product from a calamity of a company? I don’t know — they didn’t ask that question.

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