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Gizmondo, homeland security, and the truth about boys toys and mobile tech

by Sniffer | posted on 04 October 2006


SITTING AT A CAFÉ TABLE perched on the concrete banks of Sweden's Fyris River, in the city of Uppsala, Lars Nylén is reminiscing about the years he spent pursuing Stefan Eriksson. "He might have been the smartest criminal I've ever encountered," says Nylén, a former police commissioner who now runs the country's national prison system. "But as smart as he was, being noticed seemed to mean more to him than staying out of jail."

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Gizmondo was supposed to take over the world from Sony Playstation Portable and Nintendo Gameboy. Instead, it crashed and burned. So did Stefan Eriksson, driving one of the most expensive cars in the world. Why?

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