10 Black Sheep of tech

The Gizmondo will probably go down in history as one of the biggest flops (or, more appropriately, con jobs) in the handhelds space. Talk about fleecing the consumer. It first created a lot of hype at CeBIT 2004 with its then impressive range of onboard features which included music and video playback, dedicated Nvidia GPU, 2.8-inch QVGA display, 400MHz processor, VGA resolution camera and its supplied GPS module. But controversies surrounding the company's excessive spendings and links with the Swedish mafia, plus a lack of games and distribution channels, soon overshadowed the product itself. Ultimately, the product not only did poorly in sales, but was discontinued one year after launch when the company was forced into bankruptcy. Ouch!

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