Gizmondo says Hello World!

[Zeus]

Joystiq report that a guy called Firefl over at the unofficial Gizmondo Forums is claiming that’s he’s created a crack for the Gizmondo that allows him to run unsigned code. The only proof he has is hello world! No one is sure if this is real or a fake, so for now...just treat it with caution.

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News Source: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000487060248/" target="_blank">Joystiq.com</a>

Original News Source: <A href="http://www.gizmondoforums.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2824&st=0" target="_blank">gizmondoforums</a>

[Social-Zero]

oh that thing ... didn't know it was still around

[Nolite]

From what I understand Gizmondo is some kind of hybrid handheld console/mobile phone. More console than Nokia N-Gage though, but with VGA camera and ability to write SMS and stuff. Dunno really though. The games look kinda cheap imo.

[spongey]

Someone actually bought one? wow
can we donate to these poor souls and get them a decent handheld??
erm this may be good and all but for playing backups what they have 4?

[DjoeN]

If it is really Firefly, you can bet it's true.
Firefly was one of the first (if i'm correct) that hacked the GP32

Yeah he likes to hack wierd stuff nobody cares about :P

[phatmike128]

he was also the first to hack the wifi on ds ;)

[rainmein]

You can only write SMS/MMS/eMail on this thing, so it is not really a cellphone like the N-Gage is. And it sucks, has a lot of bugs and the games are very crappy C-title conversion from PC. The ACTUALLY Gizmondo isn't worth to buy. ;) But Tiger Telematics already announced a Widescreen Gizmondo coming out 2006 in the US with a PSP-big screen (480x272). Watch the pics here:

http://web8.h7184.serverkompetenz.net/images/news/widegiz.jpg
http://web8.h7184.serverkompetenz.net/images/news/backgiz.jpg

The Gizmondo Widescreen itself looks shitty but the specs are very nice, it's a PSP + N-Gage + DS:

The new model specification includes:
# 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 0ºC - 55ºC
# 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 ADDsTM
# Downloadable screen 2D & 3D 'skins' for personalisation/market positioning
# Bluetooth support for telephony (Headset/Handsfree), gaming, stereo headset (AV)

The specs are nice, aren't they? :)

But after the financial reports reported on GamesIndustry (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=11845) I think the Gizmondo (Widescreen) will never come out. ;)

I bought the originally Gizmondo one month ago in the UK but decided to sell it on eBay to weeks ago because it's really crappy. :rolleyes:

[spongey]

Yeppers, after the reports of the company being screwed over for silly amounts i think its more goodbye world...