Gizmondo and Carlingford, New South Wales: Difference between pages

Revision as of 18:09, 20 June 2006

Revision as of 06:04, 4 July 2007

Line 1:

{{Infobox CVGAustralian systemPlace | type = suburb

| name = Carlingford

|title = Gizmondo

| city = Sydney

|logo = [[Image:Gizmondo (logo).jpg|100px]]

| state = nsw

|image = [[Image:Gizmondoblack.jpg|220px]]

| image = Carlingford_carlovillage.jpg

|manufacturer = Tiger Telematics

| caption = Carlingford Village Shopping Centre

|type = [[Handheld game console]]

| lga = [[Baulkham Hills Shire]]<br>[[Hornsby Shire]]<br>[[City of Parramatta]]

|generation = [[History of video games (seventh generation era)|Seventh generation era]]

| parish = [[Field of Mars Parish, Cumberland|Field of Mars]]

|lifespan = [[19 March]], [[2005]]

| postcode = 2118

|CPU = ARM9 processor at 400 MHz

| pop = 19,678 (2001 census)

|media = [[Secure Digital|SD]], [[Multimedia Card|MMC]]

| area = 7.9&nbsp;km²

|onlineservice = [[GPRS]]

|topgame est =

| propval =

| stategov = [[Electoral district of Baulkham Hills|Baulkham Hills]]<br>[[Electoral district of Castle Hill|Castle Hill]]<br>[[Electoral district of Epping|Epping]]<br>[[Electoral district of Parramatta|Parramatta]]

| fedgov = [[Division of Bennelong|Bennelong]]<br>[[Division of Berowra|Berowra]]<br>[[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]]

| dist1 =

| location1= Hills District

| near-nw =

| near-n = [[Beecroft, New South Wales|Beecroft]]

| near-ne =

| near-w =

| near-e = [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]]

| near-sw =

| near-s = [[North Parramatta, New South Wales|North Parramatta]]

| near-se =

}}

'''Carlingford''' (Postcode 2118, S33.777 E151.048) is a [[suburb]] located approximately 22&nbsp;km north-west of central [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], covering an area of 7.9 square kilometres on the south-eastern outskirts of the [[Hills District]]. It is one of the busier suburbs within the Hills with many businesses available in the large town centre. To the east lies [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]]; to the north lie [[Beecroft, New South Wales|Beecroft]], [[North Rocks, New South Wales|North Rocks]] and [[West Pennant Hills, New South Wales|West Pennant Hills]]; to the west [[North Parramatta, New South Wales|North Parramatta]] and to the south [[Oatlands, New South Wales|Oatlands]] and [[Telopea, New South Wales|Telopea]].

''Tiger Telematics redirects here; and is not to be confused with the [[Hasbro]] owned toy manufacturer [[Tiger Electronics]] and American electronics retailer, [[Tiger Direct]].''

==History and urban character==

The '''Gizmondo''' is a [[handheld gaming console]] with [[GPRS]] and [[GPS]] technology, which was manufactured by Tiger Telematics. Launched in 2005, the Gizmondo sold poorly, and by February of 2006 the company was forced into bankruptcy and discontinued the Gizmondo. However some stores including [[Maplin Electronics]] countinue to sell the device at a discount.

{{unreferencedsect}}

Originally, the area of Carlingford was called [[Mobbs Hill, New South Wales|Mobbs Hill]], named after the ex-convict settler William Mobbs, who is credited for bringing [[orange (fruit)|orange]]s to Australia. Carlingford received its current name after a vote in 1886 by the residents. The name was suggested by Frederick Cox after he heard one of his employees describe similarities between Mobbs Hill and the town of [[Carlingford, County Louth|Carlingford]], located in the east of [[Ireland]]. Carlingford was also probably named in honour of [[Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford|The Lord Carlingford]].

The area was settled in the mid-[[1800]]s and, at the time, was an [[agriculture|agricultural]] area on the outskirts of Sydney. Like much of the Hills District, Carlingford was a significant orange-growing area for the city. [[Pennant Hills Road]], then a major arterial road from Parramatta to the northern suburbs, was a major route of transportation for agricultural produce from the area. When the train line which terminates at [[Carlingford railway station, Sydney|Carlingford Railway Station]] was completed in 1896, it, too, became a major route for the area. Carlingford Produce, a gardening and agricultural-materials seller located next to the train station, is located in the former train workshops. This store, much like James Ruse Agricultural High School (see below) remain as testaments to the agricultural history of the suburb.

==Functionality and specifications==

The Gizmondo includes a GPS module for [[Automotive navigation system|in-car navigation]] which could also be used to track player movement in [[real-time]] for [[multiplayer]] games. The Gizmondo also contains a [[VGA]] camera mounted on the rear of the device. It can send [[Short message service|SMS]]/[[MMS]] messages and email and can play [[MP3]]/[[WAV]]/[[MIDI]] music, [[WMV]]/[[MPEG4]] videos and a variety of [[2D computer graphics|2D]]/[[3D computer graphics|3D]] games. The Gizmondo can play [[games]], [[music]] tracks and [[Film|movies]], take and store digital [[photos]] and be used like a [[mobile phone]] to send [[text]], [[multimedia]] and [[e-mail]] messages. It lacks the ability to send or receive voice calls.

In April [[1923]] the [[Wesley Mission|Wesley Central Mission]] established the Dalmar Children's Homes on fifteen acres of land near Marsden Road in the eastern end of the suburb. The property eventually had many cottages, together with a hospital, an orchard and vegetable gardens. The land is now the site of the Alan Walker Retirement Village.

The phone service to enable people to send messages is being provided by pre-pay [[Vodafone]] accounts bundled in with the device. It can also access the [[Global Positioning System]] for use as a navigation aid. There were plans to support a variety of ___location-based services, for example. [[GPRS]] and [[Bluetooth]] wireless connections were intended to provide multiplayer gaming.

As Sydney rapidly expanded, following [[World War II]], Carlingford underwent rapid [[urbanisation]] starting in the late [[1960]]s. The presence of James Ruse Agricultural High School, established in [[1959]], is a testament to the agricultural history of Carlingford as well as the rapid pace of urbanisation; which soon made the school, and its large farm, somewhat of an anomaly amongst the 1970s- and 1980s-style houses which dominate the suburb. More recently, in the [[1990]]s, the government policy of [[urban consolidation]] has seen the development of high-density units and [[apartment block]]s around the town centre and the train station. There have also been redevelopments of older houses into medium-density [[Rowhouse|townhouse]]s, and [[Semi-detached|duplex housing]].

The Gizmondo also had a feature called "Smart Adds." In exchange for a discount on the Gizmondo (of $170 in the US, £100 in the UK), up to three advertisements per day would be displayed on the handheld’s screen. Although the ads would not interrupt game play or other functions of the unit, the user would be forced to watch them before going on to the next function or shutting down the device.

In 1961, the [[HMS K13|K13]] memorial was unveiled, and stands as a prominent feature in Carlingford, passed by thousands of motorists along [[Pennant Hills Road]] each day.

Gizmondo is powered by a 400 MHz ARM9 processor and has a 2.8 inch 320x240 pixels TFT screen and an [[NVIDIA]] 128 bit GeForce 3D 4500 [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]] featuring a programmable [[pixel shader]], hardware transform engine and 1280KB of embedded memory. The GPU was added relatively late in the system's design, causing some delays for launch titles and the system, as they were redesigned.

==Population statistics==

The system's appearance and ergonomics were created by [[industrial design|industrial designer]] [[Rick Dickinson]], who worked in a similar role on various [[Sinclair research|Sinclair]] products such as the [[ZX Spectrum]].

[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] data from the 2001 [[census]] records the population of Carlingford as 19,678 residents, with a gender mix of 49% males and 51% females in line with the rest of the Australian population. (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)

==Commerce==

==Gizmondo Widescreen==

[[Image:GizCarlingford widescreen 4carlocourt.jpg|thumb|right300px|TheCarlingford Court GizmondoShopping WidescreenCentre.]]

Carlingford has two [[shopping centre]]s - Carlingford Court, which underwent major reconstruction in the late [[1990]]s, and Carlingford Village. Carlingford Court is a typical suburban shopping centre, and is home to major businesses such as Target and Fitness First. Carlingford Village is a smaller shopping complex, which has many Asian food outlets and tends to appeal more to the Chinese community. {{fact}}

Tiger Telematics planned to release a widescreen Gizmondo in 2006. It was intended to have a larger screen and upgrades like wi-fi and TV-OUT support. The widescreen Gizmondo was announced just a few weeks before the US launch of the Gizmondo, possibly prompting some potential customers to not buy the Gizmondo, and instead wait for the improved model.

The Carlingford town centre, located on [[Pennant Hills Road]], also comprises a number of street shops. The centre recently underwent minor redevelopment, including the relocation of Target to the old second floor [[Myer]] store which closed on the March 31, 2006.

==The Company==

In 2000, [[Carl Freer]] had formed a small electronics business in Sweden. In 2002 he quietly merged Tiger with a loss-making carpet retailer based in [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]], purely for the carpet company's shares, which were quoted on America's [[pink sheets]] grey market, which allowed him to have a group of shareholders from whom he could raise finance for his new project. The electronics company would soon be renamed '''Tiger Telematics''' with an attempt to take on Sony and Nintendo which seems audacious with an aim at the UK market, the third largest market and relocated at an office near [[Farnborough Airfield]]. [[Stefan Eriksson]] who Freer had met during a previous business visit was brought along into the company with [[Peter Uf]] <ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2769-2189659,00.html</ref>

There are also several shopping strips elsewhere in Carlingford - near Carlingford station, including the only [[pub]] in Carlingford (Carlingford Bowling Club).

The other executives who were employed by the company were: [[Steve Carroll]], chief technology officer; [[Peter Lilley]], who was the head of the company's Smart Adds operation; [[David Levett]], chief software architect; [[Rich Clayton]], the company's US producer; [[Tamela Sainsbury]], corporate secretary; [[Johan Enander]], Head of Security, [[Joe Marten]], investor relations boss and Eriksson's wife, [[Nicole Persson]] who was 'marketing and public-relations services officer' for a short period, so was [[Anneil Freer]], the wife of Carl who was paid £100,000 for the same "consultancy services" which included an introduction to the singer Sting, and time spent in connection with the Agaju gaming concept.

==Politics==

In 2004 Eriksson was paid £1.1million by the company with other bonuses that amounted to another £145,000 and also received a car allowance of £5,000 a month. Freer, not to be outdone by Eriksson was paid £1.1million with a chauffeur-driven Maybach and his own [[Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren]] despite an 280,000 USD vehicle allowance. Persson was paid £90,000 for 'marketing and public-relations services'for just over one year. However none of the executives seemed to be outdone as Steve Carroll had been paid £800,000 with a company [[Bentley Continental]]. The three executives between them own shares of the company amounting to 94 million USD. Carroll's girlfriend, former actress Sainsbury, was paid £78,000 with perks worth £43,000 and a [[Mercedes-Benz M-Class]] for a company car.

Carlingford falls under the jurisdiction of several Local Government Areas: the [[City of Parramatta]] in the south, [[Hornsby Shire]] in the north-east, and [[Baulkham Hills Shire]] in the north-west. Similarly it falls under several [[Australia|Commonwealth]] ([[Division of Berowra|Berowra]], [[Division of Bennelong|Bennelong]], [[Division of Mitchell|Mitchell]], [[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]]) and [[New South Wales|State]] ([[Electoral district of Epping|Epping]], [[Electoral district of Baulkham Hills|Baulkham Hills]], [[Electoral district of Parramatta|Parramatta]], [[Electoral district of The Hills|The Hills]]) electoral divisions/districts.

The population of Carlingford, as with the rest of northern Sydney is relatively affluent. [[Baulkham Hills Shire]] and [[Hornsby Shire]] councils generally have a majority of conservative councillors. Most of the electoral divisions that Carlingford lies within have historically been held by the [[Liberal Party of Australia]]. The exception is Parramatta City Council, and the electoral division and district of Parramatta which include sections of southern Sydney and tend to be marginal seats.

Marten, received 800,000 shares, which was worth 1.8 million USD before he resigned in 2004 when the board of directors learned that Marten had made an unauthorized purchase of a luxury automobile using the company's funds."

The Commonwealth Electoral Divisions of [[Division of Berowra|Berowra]], currently held by The Hon. The [[Attorney-General]] [[Philip Ruddock]] MP, and [[Division of Mitchell|Mitchell]], currently held by The Hon. [[Alan Cadman]] MP; are safe [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] seats. The Commonwealth Electoral Division of [[Division of Bennelong|Bennelong]], currently held by The Hon. The [[Prime Minister]] [[John Winston Howard|John Howard]] MP is a marginal [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] seat. The Commonwealth Electoral Division of Parramatta, currently held by Ms [[Julie Owens]] MP, is an [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]] seat by a narrow margin; regained from the previous Liberal member [[Ross Cameron]] in the [[Australian legislative election, 2004|2004 election]].

The Gizmondo device made its debut as a concept product known as vaporware at the German [[CeBIT]] show in March 2004, when it the Eupopean sibsidisary was known as '''Gametrac Europe''' which was later renamed as '''Gizmondo Europe'''.

The State Electoral Districts of [[Electoral district of Baulkham Hills|Baulkham Hills]], currently held by Mr Wayne Merton MLA; Epping, currently held by Shadow [[Attorney-General]] Andrew Tink MLA; and [[Electoral district of The Hills|The Hills]], currently held by Shadow Environment Minister Mr Michael Richardson MLA; are safe [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] seats. The [[Electoral district of Parramatta|State Electoral District of Parramatta]], currently held by Ms Tanya Gadiel MLA, is a safe [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]] seat.

The company became known for its extravagant spending, despite not yet making a profit, let alone getting the Gizmondo off the ground, the company even brought out a model agency [[ISIS]] and a share in a racehorse, even if it was known for its poor performance and the company leased a shop in [[Regent Street]] in [[London]] as its flagship showroom at a cost of £175,000 per annum. The company paid $4m for nineteen game concept work on the hanheld to [[Games Factory Publishing]] including a game called [[Typing Tutor]] despite having no [[computer keyboard|keyboard]] [[peripheral]] as yet, $5.9m to [[Electronic Arts]] to port its SSX and FIFA games and $3.5m to Northern Lights to develop Colors and Chicane which was in fact developed by [[Warthog]] and [[Indie Studios]].

==Transport==

The showroom also ran a launch party at the Park Lane Hotel and its own store which spared no expense, paying celebrities at an exorbant sum, the party was hosted by [[Dannii Minogue]] and [[Tom Green]], with perfromance by [[Sting]], [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Busta Rhymes]] and [[Jamiroquai]]. Sting was rumored to be paid £750,000 for the performance. The launch party wouldn't help the product it intended to sell as apart from that, it was known for the game's poor reviews. In an attempt to promote the product, Eriksson competed at the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] in the Gizmondo sponsored [[Ferrari 360 Modena GTC]] in 2005 but would retire into the morning with mechanical troubles.

[[Image:Carlingford railway station.jpg|thumb|300px|The end of the line at Carlingford railway station. Also visible, to the left, is Carlingford Produce.]]

[[Image:Carlingford cumbohwy.jpg|thumb|300px|Cumberland Highway, Carlingford]]

As with much of Sydney, Carlingford has relatively limited public transport access, which is reflected in the low public transport patronage by commuters. In the 2001 census, 6% of commuters travelled to work via trains while 2% used buses.

==U.K. release==

Gizmondo was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on [[19 March]], [[2005]], initially priced at £140. Units enabled with "Smart Adds" (see below) had a rebate of up to £100. The Gizmondo was available from the Gizmondo flagship store on [[London]]'s [[Regent Street]], via Gizmondo's online shop, and other highstreet and online retailers (such as [[Argos]], [[Dixons]], [[Currys]], [[John Lewis]] among others).

There are a number of bus services which pass through Carlingford. Harris Park Transport, a now defunct bus company, used to operate routes 623, 624, 625, 628, and 629 which pass through the suburb. The 630 was operated by Red Arrow, a joint-venture of Harris Park Transport and [[Westbus]]. As of February 2005, these former Harris Park services (with the exception of route 630) are operated by [[Sydney Buses]] ([[State Transit Authority of New South Wales]]). Previously routes 513 and 521 were the only Sydney Buses services through Carlingford. The former 621 and 622 Citybus Direct (owned by Harris Park Transport) routes from Carlingford to the city proved to be uneconomical and were eliminated.

==U.S. release==

In the [[United States]] the Gizmondo launched on [[October 22]], [[2005]]. Retail price was $400 for a unit without Smart Adds, or $229 for a Smart Adds enabled device. It was available only through Gizmondo’s website or at one of several kiosks located in shopping malls. Plans to distribute the handheld through other retailers never materialized.

Current bus lines operated by Sydney Buses include:

==Controversy==

* 513 [[West Ryde, New South Wales|West Ryde]] to Carlingford

In October 2005, shortly after Gizmondo was released in America, a Swedish yellow-page paper printed a story linking [[Stefan Eriksson]] and two other Swedish Gizmondo Europe Executives to the Swedish crime ring "Uppsalamaffian" ([[Uppsala]] [[Mafia]].) The paper investigated a six months' loss of 200 million dollars, exhibiting large payouts to later bankrupt entities. Further, the trio's felon history was revealed such as Eriksson's 10-year prison sentences in 1993/94, for, among other things, conspiracy to pass counterfeit currency and attempted fraud, and the fact that Johan Enander was being wanted by the Swedish police. In light of these findings Eriksson and others resigned. One of those resignations came from Carl Freer, the Chairman of the board and a director, who co-owned along with Eriksson [[Northern Lights Software Limited]]. Freer, was a frequent-suspect-never-convicted criminal who had previously failed to deliver some stolen cars from Germany. Northern Lights was paid a large sum of money to create Chicane and Colors, two Gizmondo games that were actually developed by Gizmondo Europe itself. Freer paid the money back to Gizmondo in order to stop an investigation into the matter. The Gizmondo company itself denied knowing anything about Eriksson's past.

* 521 [[Parramatta]] to [[Eastwood, New South Wales|Eastwood]]

* 623 [[Beecroft, New South Wales|Beecroft]] to [[Parramatta]]

* 624 [[Parramatta]] to [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]] via [[Pennant Hills Road]], Carlingford

* 628 [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]] to Carlingford

* 629 [[Epping, New South Wales|Epping]] to [[North Rocks, New South Wales|North Rocks]]

Current bus lines operated by Hillsbus include:

Enander, nicknamed 'The Torpedo' started his career as a local [[Doorman|bouncer]] at various restaurants in [[Uppsala]] and then rose to become the main enforcer and [[debt collector]] of Uppsalamaffian. He was sentenced to over six years for a series of violent crimes. In December 2003 he was again sentenced to one and a half years for physical assault on a woman, upon release, he was assigned as Head of security. Another management employee was Peter Uf who was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for similar charges to Eriksson, namely attempting to defraud 22 million [[Kronor]] from the Swedish Bank Giro Central. Uf was the other executive to resign. However, Gizmondo conveniently relocated Eriksson to California for its US launch with question marks around how the felon Eriksson at all could enter the US.

* 610 [[Castle Hill, New South Wales|Castle Hill]] to City via Oakes Road M2 Bus Station

* 611 [[Blacktown, New South Wales|Blacktown]] to [[Macquarie Centre]] via Oakes Road M2 Bus Station

* 625 [[Parramatta]] to [[Pennant Hills, New South Wales|Pennant Hills]] via [[Pennant Hills Road]], Carlingford

* 627 [[Parramatta]] to [[Cherrybrook, New South Wales|Cherrybrook]] via [[Pennant Hills Road]], Carlingford

* 630 [[Blacktown, New South Wales|Blacktown]] to [[Macquarie Park, New South Wales|Macquarie Park]] (in conjunction with Westbus)

=== Railways ===

[[CityRail]] provides an infrequent train service at [[Carlingford railway station, Sydney|Carlingford Station]], which is the terminus of the [[Carlingford railway line, Sydney|Carlingford Line]]. The Carlingford Line is a mostly single-track line. There is currently only one service in the early morning which connects to the city directly, at other times a train-change at [[Clyde, New South Wales|Clyde]], is necessary to reach other stations, and consequently the service has a low patronage. As part of the [[CityRail Clearways Project]], a passing loop has been promised to the Carlingford Line with two services per hour all day to become effective in [[2010]].

==Bankruptcy==

On [[January 23]], [[2006]], the UK based arm, Gizmondo Europe (GE) decided to enter into [[bankruptcy]]. The embattled Gizmondo hand held gaming device hemorrhaged hundreds of millions of dollars before filing for bankruptcy: in 2004 Tiger Telematics reported a loss of $99 million, and between January and September of 2005 they lost $210 million. Soon after Gizmondo retail locations in both the US and the UK closed, and the Gizmondo website was shut down. The game development arm of Gizmondo also went out of business.

=== Roads ===

The company was also involved in various litigation: Swedish [[Ogilvy Group]], [[MTV Europe]], [[Christian and Timbers]] landlord to their office, [[Handheld Gaming]] and the [[Jordan Grand Prix]] all filed million dollar suits.

Carlingford suffers from major traffic congestion during morning and afternoon peaks. Because of the limited public transport most residents travel to work by cars. In the 2001 census, 60% stated their main method of getting to work was driving their own vehicle. The Cumberland Highway, a major north-south route through greater Sydney, intersects Carlingford in the form of Pennant Hills Road. As well, many motorists commuting from the Hills District and the growing north-west areas of Sydney travel through Carlingford to the city.

The [[M2 Hills Motorway (Sydney)|M2 Hills Motorway]], part of the Sydney orbital road, runs through northern Carlingford providing a route to the city and [[North Sydney]]. Since the [[Westlink M7|Westlink M7 Motorway]] was finished, completing the Sydney Orbital, it has replaced the Cumberland Highway as the north-south national highway. This has, however, not relieved much of the traffic congestion on [[Pennant Hills Road]] (south of the M2 Hills Motorway), and has increased traffic congestion on the M2 Hills Motorway {{Fact|date=April 2007}}.

Gizmondo is currently under investigation in the UK for approximately £25-30 million owed to the [[Inland Revenue]].

The area of Carlingford to the east of Pennant Hills Road and North of Carlingford Road, was built mostly in the years, post WWII. There is an area of streets named after famous North African battle fields.

On [[February 21]], 2006, [[Stefan Eriksson|Eriksson]] lost control of a million dollar [[Ferrari Enzo]] sports car which he allegedly drove while drunk on the road in California. Eriksson claimed to have been a passenger in the car, but this claim was not supported by forensic evidence there were also rumours there was a gun in the car. The car itself was not owned by Eriksson, but was claimed by the [[Bank of Scotland]] during the bankruptcy of Tiger Telematics. Eriksson is currently being held without bail pending a court case due April 12, 2006. It was found that that and two other sport cars were leased in Britain, that lease payments since had ceased after the company collapse, and that after the export, the Mercedes was reported stolen in Britain with insurance pay-out.

==Sport==

<!-- Please do not add any more info about Stefan here unless its related to Gizmondo. Stefan has his own page for his recent events. -->

Carlingford has many sporting clubs participating in many different sports, and at many locations around the Hills District including:

The following month in the same week as the Ferrari crash, Freer, Lilley, Levett and Clayton have founded a virtual network operator called [[Xero Mobile]] which is similar to business in terms of business model to the Smart Ads. <ref name="reghardware">{{cite news | url=http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/14/xero_mobile_gizmondo_smart_adds/| title=Ex-Gizmondo team form ads-for-airtime phone firm| author=Unnamed| publisher=Reg Hardware}}</ref>

*[http://carlingfordbaseball.com.au/ Carlingford Baseball]

*[http://www.isport.com.au/netball/hills/hgchome.cl?PT=&C=CAR Carlingford Netball]

*Carlingford Redbacks Soccer

*Carlingford Cricket

*[[North Rocks Soccer Football Club|North Rocks Soccer Club]], which is actually in Carlingford, rather than in [[North Rocks, New South Wales|North Rocks]].

==GamesSchools==

Carlingford is the ___location of a large number of [[public school|public]] and [[private school]]s. Indeed some residents have chosen to move to Carlingford because of the reputation of the schools there and in nearby suburbs.

At the time of the US launch, fourteen games were available for the Gizmondo.

===Public primary schools===

*Classic Compendium 1 ([[Chess]], [[Checkers]], [[Backgammon]], Four-in-a-line, [[Reversi]], [[Reversi|Othello]])

*[http://www.carlingfor-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/home.html Carlingford Public School]

*Classic Compendium 2 ([[Shogi]], [[Chinese Chess]], [[Gomoku]], [[Chinese Checkers]] and TaiPei)

*[http://www.carlingfow-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Carlingford West Public School]

*Fathammer Classics for Gizmondo: Angelfish, Stuntcar Extreme, Super Drop Mania (3 game bundle)

*[http://www.murrayfarm-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Murray Farm Public School]

*[[FIFA 2005]] (a soccer/football game)

*[http://www.roselea-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Roselea Public School]

*Interstellar Flames 2

*Hockey Rage 2005

*Motocross 2005

*Pocket Pingpong

*POD (Point of Destruction)

*[[Richard Burns Rally]]

*[[SSX 3]] (snowboarding)

*Sticky Balls

*Toy Golf

*[[Trailblazer]]

===Catholic Systemic primary schools===

Although more games were in development, the company’s bankruptcy prevented release of further titles. A list of Gizmondo games can be found [[List of Gizmondo games|here]].

*[[St. Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School]]

===Public high schools===

The most anticipated Gizmondo game, [[Colors (video game)|Colors]], was never released due to the company’s bankruptcy.

*[http://www.carlingfor-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/public/index.html Carlingford High School].

*[[Cumberland High School (Carlingford)|Cumberland High School]]

*[[James Ruse Agricultural High School]] (selective)

==Churches==

Some dedicated Gizmondo fans have created [[Homebrew (video games)|Homebrew]] games. Links to Gizmondo homebrew sites can be found below.

[[Image:Carlingford ldstemple.jpg|thumb|150px|LDS Sydney Australia Temple, Carlingford]]

As with much of northern Sydney, Carlingford also has a comparatively large number of Christian churches of many denominations. These include:

* Carlingford [[Baptist Church]] [http://www.carlingford-baptist.org/]

* Carlingford [[Uniting Church]] [http://www.carlingforduca.org.au/]

* [[Catholic Parish of Epping and Carlingford|St. Gerard Majella Catholic Church]] [http://www.eppcarl.org.au/carlingford/carl_index.htm]

* St. Paul's [[Sydney Anglicans|Anglican Church]] [http://www.stpaulscarlingford.org.au/]

* [[Iglesia Ni Cristo]]

* [[Christian City Churches|Christian City Church]], Carlingford [http://www.ccccarlingford.org.au/about/]

* Parramatta City Presbyterian Church [http://www.homestead.com/nsw_act/ParramattaCityPresbyterian.html]

The Pacific headquarters and [[Sydney Australia Temple]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] was constructed in Carlingford in [[1984]].

===Halo?===

==Telecommunications==

Halo: Spartan was a supposedly cancelled Gizmondo game that was in pre-production, but was only so to generate stock numbers. It would be another entry into the acclaimed [[Halo]] franchise. It was said that it was going to be controlled with the mounted-camera on the Gizmondo for superior FPS controls.

The Carlingford telephone exchange is located at 413 North Rocks Rd. It serves telephony for Carlingford and nearby suburbs such as Dundas Valley, Telopea and North Rocks.

==Other infrastructure==

==Competition==

Carlingford is the site for the control room for the New South Wales electricity grid. A major electricity [[Electrical substation|substation]], operated by [[Integral Energy]], is next to the building housing the control room. The same site also houses one of the major communications relay towers in northern Sydney. This substation used to be connected to Carlingford Station via a siding. While most of the line has since disappeared, some of the remains of the line can be seen from Jenkins Road. An image of this line can be viewed [http://www.nswrail.net/locations/photo.php?name=NSW:Carlingford:8&line=NSW:carlingford:0 here], which is from a website dedicated to railways in New South Wales.

The Gizmondo competed for marketshare with handheld consoles by [[Nintendo]] (the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and [[Game Boy Advance]]) and [[Sony]] (the [[PlayStation Portable]]).

==See alsoReferences==

*Australian Bureau of Statistics (2002). [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/[e-mail]/4079a1bbd2a04b80ca256b9d00208f92/6f23e832c6e96cadca256bc00014643a!OpenDocument Basic community profile: Carlingford (SSC 11446)]. Retrieved 19 May 2005.

{{dedicated video game handheld consoles}}

*Australian Electoral Commission [http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/profiles/B/Bennelong.htm Divisional Profile for Bennelong]. Retrieved 4 January 2006.

*[[Comparison of handheld gaming consoles]]

*Australian Electoral Commission [http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/profiles/B/Berowra.htm Divisional Profile for Berowra]. Retrieved 4 January 2006.

*[[List of Gizmondo games]]

*Australian Electoral Commission [http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/profiles/M/Mitchell.htm Divisional Profile for Mitchell]. Retrieved 4 January 2006.

*[[Game Boy Advance]]

*Australian Electoral Commission [http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/profiles/P/Parramatta.htm Divisional Profile for Parramatta]. Retrieved 4 January 2006.

*[[Nintendo DS]]

*Australian Electoral Commission [http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/How/newsfiles/124/index.htm#10 Definitions of 'marginal', 'fairly safe' and 'safe']. Retrieved 4 January 2006.

*[[PlayStation Portable]]

*[[Nokia]] [[N-Gage]]

*[[GP32]]

*[[GP2X]]

*[[Tapwave Zodiac]]

*[[Sega Game Gear]]

*[[XGP]]

==Reference==

<div class="references-small">

<references/>

</div>

==External links==

*[http://www.carlingfordcourt.com Carlingford Court homepage]

{{cleanup-spam}}

{{Mapit-AUS-suburbscale|long=151.048|lat=-33.777}}

===Other===

*[http://www.gizcentral.co.nr - Very Good Fan Blog - Free Demos And Homebrews

*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-2189659,00.html The Sunday Times] The firm that blew it all in two years!

*[http://www.gizzedinc.com Gizzed Inc. -Fansite]: Home of the Gizcast and GizzedUp

*[http://www.takingthingsapart.org/ TakingThingsApart.org] The source of the Gizmondo Homebrew ability

*[http://gizmondo.Allack.co.uk/ Allack] - Gizmondo News Feed & eTailer.

*[http://www.gamingmoz.org/games/p27/gizmondo/ GamingMoz] - Gizmondo games documentation.

*[http://www.gizmospain.com/ Gizmondo Spain] - Para el mercado Español

*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4361847.stm Gizmondo Gadget hits the shelves] - BBC.co.uk on Gizmondo release

*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/justincastle/ Gizmondo Central - Fansite]

*[http://www.gizmondoforums.com/ Gizmondo Forums - Fansite]

*[http://gizmondo.nealdouglas.com/ GizzedUp - Fanzine].

*[http://www.gizmondoforum.com/ Gizmondo Forum - Fansite]

*[http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=23885183 Article on the Mafia ties]from [[GameSpot]]

* [http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065581/000126967805000204/0001269678-05-000204.txt SEC filings]: Details the whole Northern Lights Fiasco

*[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-022206ferrari_lat,0,1938469.story?coll=la-home-headlines/ LA Times] [http://news.spong.com/article/9700/ Sprong] [http://www.wreckedexotics.com/special/enzo/ Wrecked Exotics]– News articles about Eriksson’s car crash.

*[http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2006/03/29/news/news2.txt/ Malibu Times - Nicole Persson] - Ferrari owner loses second exotic car.

*[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/27/gizmondo_shakeup/ The Register - Gizmondo executives quit under cloud]

*[http://www.gamesasylum.com/showarticle.php?articleID=4424 GamesAsylum - The Glamorous World of Gizmondo (including images of Gizmondo South Austin) ]

*[http://www.gamesasylum.com/showarticle.php?articleID=4359 GamesAsylum - The Gizmondo Widescreen (details and images)]

*[http://www.gamesasylum.com/showarticle.php?articleID=3134 GamesAsylum - Images of numerous unreleased titles (including Momma Can I Mow the Lawn, Wrath & Skeller and Fallen Kingdoms)]

*[http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=408118&in_page_id=2 This Is Money - Crash and Burn!]

*[http://video.latimes.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?clipid1=717431&at1=Auto&vt1=v&h1=Sheriff%27s+Animation+Shows+Doomed+Ferrari%27s+Path&d1=30100&redirUrl=http://www.latimes.com&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage LA Times - Crash Animation (Video)]

*[http://www.gamerevolution.com/static/index.php?section=feature&sub=gizmondo&page=index Game Revolution - Gizmondo Bizarro!]

*[http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,718447,00.html Swedish article on the criminal trio that triggered Gizmondo resignations]

*[http://www.verbierride.com/2002/action/gallery05/gizmondo-launch-party.htm Gizmondo launch party photos]

*[http://www.newsreleaser.com/0000000098.html]

*[http://www.badcopnews.com/california/#10200 Bad Cop News|Life in Fast Lane Long Before Million Dollar Ferrari Crash]

*[http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:lewDtVloHrwJ:www.tigertelematics.com/news/20040220_Cannes_release.pdf Tiger Telematics Press Release]

*[http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/default.aspx?cik=1065581 Edgar online filings on Tiger Telematics]

*[http://www.ferrago.com/story/6538 Ferrango: Gizmondo loses big]

{{Sydney Baulkham Hills suburbs}}

[[Category:Hybrid handheld game consoles]]

[[Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles]]

[[Category:Computer and video game flops]]

{{Sydney Hornsby suburbs}}

[[de:Gizmondo]]

[[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]]

[[fr:Gizmondo]]

[[it:Gizmondo]]

[[simple:Gizmondo]]

[[sv:Gizmondo]]