written by on 24/11/2009
It is amazing i recommend you buy one for your kids for christmas.
Go now stop reading this go buy one.
Seriously go buy one.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
written by on 21/05/2009
The Wii, PS3, XBOX 360, DS, and PSP are ALL far better than this Gizmondo. The worst selling console of the seventh generation, had no games worth the purchase, and overall was bad.
written by on 24/02/2009
Gizmondo is a great console, shame it didnt take off. good design
good feature
Smart Ads
decent cam
GPS
cheap price
SD card slot
unique
small...
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written by on 24/12/2007
This it a lot easier to emulate then the PSP also all the games can be found on the internet for free ,so buy the system cheap and get a ton of games for free plus emulators and homebrew ,overall a must have system , this system also has built in GPS and a camera.
written by ikethepike on 19/12/2007
I would recommend it!! the company might be going in to business 2008 so expect a newer version with better functions and the gps function will be enabled again :D
written by fixmein45 on 07/02/2007
I've had my gizmondo for over a year now, and it functions just as well now as it did when i bought it.Though the games catalogue may be slighlty lacking it more than makes up for it in with it's wealth of features.
It not only features
Bluetooth
GPRS
GPS
A VGA camera
and a multimedia system.
It also uses the Windows CE operating system which allows it to play any windows media player files. The os even has internet explorer which until the company went bust allowed you to surf the internet not like a phone of it's time but like a modern day o2 imode or tmobile web and walk phone.
Overall this is an incredible machine let down only by the company's incompetence
written by Max Cady on 30/01/2006
Well you get what you pay for, and I am more then happy with the Gizmondo games console. OK, the games are a bit pants, and the mono speaker is a bit basic, but - and it's a big 'BUT', put in the Sat Nav software, and off you go. Walking or driving it's top notch, or in my case, on with the stereo headphones into the pocket, and you can use it on a motorbike, and when you know where you're going, you can put a film on instead and shut the passenger up, or if you're too busy watching a film (when you're not supposed to) and have an accident, you can use the camera for evidence, and then use the text function to let people know you're OK!.
I wouldn't recommend it for games, but it has got so much going for it in other areas. Check it out - Sat nav, Gps (phones a number if it goes out of a certain area, let's see a PSP do that) camera, movies, MP3, bluetooth, text messaging and games.
A future classic? Who knows?
written by FreeThought on 05/01/2006
The Gizmondo games console is outstanding. Sorry to those slaves to fashion out there, but this whips the PSP as a multimedia device, and doesn't suffer from being tied into bespoke hardware/memory requirements (UMD-Memory Stick). Graphics, sound and sheer power is way ahead (and this company doesn't stick root-kit software on your PC).
Hold the device after the cheap plastic experience of PSP and immediately you know that this has been designed by one of the worlds top industrial designers. It feels robust and comfortable.
It should be able to fly as a gaming machine, but is let down by a poor games catalogue (I'd actually rate my Nintendo DS ahead of this as an all in experience), but then I bought this primarily as a multimedia device and Sat Nav solution, and at the price there's nothing on the market to beat it at that game.
If they can get to grips with GPS based gaming then this (and Giz WS) could be true gaming icons.
written by Artifice on 19/09/2005
The Gizmondo is so bad. I got it for my birthday from my big brother and I got the PSP from my mum and I also got the Nintendo DS from my big sis. Well people I'm not sorry to tell you this because the Gizmondo is a great big rip off. I know I didn't buy it my self but still I can't help but feel like I have been cheated. I don't play my Gizmondo anymore I just use my Nintendo DS, and I use my PSP more as well. It's so crazy how they said it will be good and when I got it, it just looked cool. The battery doesn't last long and its graphics fall short of the Nintendo DS and it's left in the dust when it's compared to the 'oh so cool' king screen of the PSP. All I can say is (don't buy Gizmondo) it isn't worth the prize just get the PSP or the Nintendo DS. They both beat the (Gizmondo) hands down. If you don't already have the idea! I will tell you I play with my i-cybie more than I have ever played with my Gizmondo 'that says a lot' :(
written by scabby11 on 12/06/2005
I have had my Gizmondo for one month and I've had no problems at all as I look after it, also I've been disappointed with the number of games that have been released to date and that only certain types of SD cards are compatible. Why did they make it so that happened?
But overall I've been satisfied with my purchase and I'm looking forward to more games for it coming out soon.
written by danseverin on 20/04/2005
Hi all, I am now on my 4th Gizmondo. As they don't seem to agree with me. I have it for about a week - then they just stopped loading up and hang on the Gizmondo logo screen.
I would say like most people I was very keen to get a Gizmondo and was very glad to hear there Flagship store was going to open about 5mins walk away from where I work.
To be honest - I am sadly upset with the Gizmondo as it seemed to offer the world - but has offered lots but all at poor standards. The device comes with Microsoft Active Sync, with which you are meant to use to transfer data EG Movies, music and stuff... but I am still yet to find someone who has put a film on there Gizmond Via active sync, the only way I have found is to put the SD card into a reader and copy it across.
I could go on and on about how bad it is but I would be here for weeks.
Let me just say - if you want an overpriced MP3 player then go for it - but if I was you I would save your money and go get a PSP when it comes out.
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223858_Freethought's Response to 197289_scabby11's Review
Written on: 05/01/2006
:-) Hey all devices may or may not work with various SD Cards. The problem lies with adoption of standards by SD Card manufacturers not hardware manufacturers.