Ferrari-Crashing Gizmondo Head Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

Stefan Eriksson, head of Gizmondo (the failed handheld gaming company who couldn't even plagiarize our name correctly), was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for robbery, attempted blackmail and making illegal threats (which threats are legal?). More »

Lord Help Us All: Gizmondo the Movie?

Wired's story on Gizmondo, the gadget company fronted by Swedish con artist Bo Stefan Eriksson, has been optioned to be made into a film. More »

Gizmondo to Rise From The Dead In Winter 2008, Founder Says

Not only is Gizmondo coming back, Carl Freer says you can expect to see a new version of the handheld console by the end of the year—this time without the whole defrauding investors and crashing Ferraris schtick, supposedly. More »

Gizmondo Is Dead, Dead, Dead. DEAD and Not Coming Back

We received half a dozen tips earlier today from our Svenska readers talking about "Gizmondo coming back." The story went from a vague November 2007 quote by ex-convict Carl Freer into a morning internet craze, all fueled by a flash animation in a domain registered through an anonymous service. A bit of fact checking, with the help of a few Swedish journalist friends and whois, reveals that the rumors of a Gizmondo reappearance may have been greatly exaggerated. Actually, there's probably enough material to completely smash them. More »

Gizmondo Exec Pleads Not Guilty: "Dietrich Did It!"

Here we go again. Bo "Stuckey" Stefan Eriksson is pleading not guilty to seven felony charges—including three counts of embezzlement, three counts of grand theft auto, and drunken driving. Dietrich is no longer a figure in the case. He must have returned to his glorious homeland, snickering into his wide, majestic eagle wings all the way back. More »

Former Gizmondo Head is In Deep

This story is getting more and more convoluted as follow it. The real question is this: how did Bo Eriksson survive the Enzo crash without breaking both is legs, an arm, and his thick, horrid skull? More »