Our next generation product is here, and it is very sweet. Blows away the competition, and it has a cell phone as well. The news leaked out, so our hand was forced, so to speak, but this device is the SHIZNITZ ! Cell phone, touch screen, GPS, TV out......yep, this baby is why I work here. Some specs: - GSM voice telephony - Handsfree speakerphone - Voice control using voice recognition software - LCD TFT screen 4.0" 480 x 272 pixels - Upgraded 3D graphics chip - Analogue TV out - 500MHz (min) processor - Onboard RAM - Onboard flash - SD flash card reader, externally accessible - Transflash card reader for user upgradeable flash memory - GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900MHz or 850/1800/1900MHz tri-band - USB 2.0 OTG - High sensitivity GPS receiver with assist capability - Two analogue joysticks - 3.5 Ah Li-Ion 'smart' battery - 2 mega pixel auto focus camera with LED flash - Stereo speakers - Bluetooth class 2 - WLAN 802.11b/g - Wired stereo headset/mic - Remote control pod for wired headset Additional features: - SMS/MMS/IM receive and send - Email client - Satellite Navigation - Audio and video playback - Vibration mode - 'Flight Mode' - games operational but radio services switched off - Approved for sale initially in USA followed by Europe - Temperature range 0 degrees C - 55 degrees C - Windows CE 5.0 operating system and DRM 10 - .NET compact framework 2.0 - SD card and Transflash interfaces - USB OTG interface for synchronisation to a PC and connecting to a USB memory device - MP3/WMA/HE-AAC audio playback, MPEG-4/H.264/WMV video playback with hardware acceleration - High level 3D games - Smart ADDs(TM) - Downloadable screen 2D & 3D 'skins' for personalisation/market positioning - Bluetooth support for telephony (Headset/Handsfree), gaming, stereo headset (AV) DD
is there an associated PC app for transferring music and metadata or do you rely on YME, Rhapsody, WMP, etc? can you create playlists on the device itself? on the fly? one-touch, using a seed song, ie, "play me more like this?"
DD, You forgot the most important thing! How much does it cost! If it has cell phone GPS and game I would be interested in it, but I would like to know the cost and see if I could afford something like that.
I thought the last one was only for sale in the UK and other places not here in the US.. When is this going to be for sale in the US a year after the UK shipment?? One other question.. with all the wireless turned on how long does the battery last? 10 mins?
sounds awesome. But is this available in the USA? If so...any price range? Or is this all the info that is going to be leaked/released?
Avaialbe next year in the US. TV out indeed !!! 128mg RAM Cost is yet to be determined. BUT...think of this for a moment.....Motorola is installing Wi Fi towers in all major cities to compete with Cable for broadband. You could be connected at all times using our device, AND, you could get a free phone by using SKYPE or something and make IP to IP calls all over the world...FREE !! DD
That would just require some software to handle it.... Basically it is a bit more powerful than a current generation X-box....but IN YOUR HAND !! WAY more powerful than the PSP and many more features.....this is the device that can change the world...IMHO. DD
I gotta tell ya, DD... The features sound very impressive - far better than the big boys (Sony, MS, Nintento).... however... Since your company is NOT one of the big boys, your standard must be set higher. It's not a level playing field - they have clout, they have an established audience, they have image, and they have immense 3rd party support - all of which you don't have (yet). So your margin for error is zero. The phone must kick ass. The games must kick ass and be plentiful. The graphics, sound..... everything about the device must kick ass. The people who review your device must have NOTHING negative to say about it. That said, I honestly and truly hope that you and your company achieve great success with this device. I believe your vision and progress is immensely superior and I hope that momentum swings to your favor!
DaDa, you work for Gizmondo? That's awesome! I saw this a few weeks ago on Neowin.net and I thought it was a gizmodo (a technology blog) device not this wonderful gadget.
DD is CEO over "all of the Gizmondo gaming universe". Top dog. Big Man. Head Cheese. Numero uno honcho.
So the ultimate goal be for this to essentially replace your computer, cell phone, pda, mp3 player, pc-type gaming device and camera? How big is it?