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http://www.phantom.net/

GOD they still exist. But their SSL cert is expired as of last August. So now, they are a keyboard company?

If you give the console gamers the option of a keyboard/mouse that doesn't mean you're FORCING them to use it... I could somewhat understand why MS didn't want keyboard and mouse on the Xbox 1, but at this point in the game there's no reason they can't open up that kind of support for 3rd parties should they so desire to offer the option.

I had a keyboard and mouse on my Dreamcast back in the Day and Playing Quake III, UT, and Outtrigger was nice. Not to mention great games like Rez also supported the mouse and were much much easier to play using that instead of an analog stick.

As for backbreaking... Well maybe a console FPS with keyboard and mouse would be a good excuse to buy a Lapboard.

I think that the N-Gage brand is already firmly entrenched in the minds of gamers, but for all of the wrong reasons.

I think their only real competition is the Phantom.

Lets just say that to compete in that industry, you would probably have to launch yourself outside that box and think spatially...

Deja Vu of when I wasted good money parking domain names for the infinium phantom.

A TV tray with a shorty keyboard actually works pretty well. I just grab a chair from the dining room or the home office. It's not ideal, but neither is doing these kinds of games with a gamepad. I have high hopes for the Phantom Lapboard.

The lack of split screen mutiplayer games is a bigger problem, but, hey, I never said the PC should replace consoles. It's just a heck of a lot of fun playing Doom3 on a big screen with 5.1 and no lights :-) I was kind of hoping more people would catch on so we could get more cool stuff like the Phantom.

TW

For $130 bucks, surely they could include a more ergonomic looking mouse than this

Anybody with a really short resume looking for a job at Phantom?

http://www.phantom.net/content/contactUs/careers.h tml:

Our future depends on bright, energetic, talented people who share a passion for creating the best product imaginable! We offer a challenging work environment, a competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Interested candidates should apply online using our contact form and selecting the "Human Resources" department. Please copy and paste your resume into the subject field.

The fact that they have no actual office, and use Mailboxes Etc as a mail drop, certainly makes the work environment challenging. Another great line:

SEC Filings
You can browse SEC filings in Edgar by clicking here. Note that you will be redirected to an external website. We cannot guarantee the accuracy and timeliness of any information therein.

Why does Phantom have a disclaimer warning investors not to trust what they read about them on the SEC site? It should be reworded: "Phantom cannot guarantee the accuracy and timeliness of any information we file with the SEC", like: Notification of inability to timely file Form 10-Q or 10-QSB, or [Amend]Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities, or Registration Withdrawal Request.

-Don

The company's website still features the Lapboard as coming soon. I hope that they get the Lapboard out the door and into the market as it has some promise and seems feasible to design. However if it does appear in stores it will still have heavy competition from Logitech, Microsoft and all the other usual suspects.

Maybe they'll just focus the development effort on the Phantom console. That should give them plenty of time.

there appear to be photos of people using the device at E3 on the Phantom Website, buried in the "media" section.

From TFA: The Phantom Lapboard is an innovative peripheral that enables players to control games designed for keyboard and mouse usage with as much agility as they are used to in the office, from the comfort of the couch or easy chair. The Lapboard rotates for left- and right-handed users and also inclines on a 30-degree angle with a hard surface below for the Phantom Mouse. The device is wireless and provides USB and headphone/microphone ports. The Phantom Lapboard interchangeable key-face technology is designed for game-specific and business software applications.

Neither article has a picture. Visit http://www.phantom.net/ for that.

When we say the PlayStation 3 could end up in third place that is a worst case scenario for Sony.

Guys! Don't you know? The only reason they took so long developing it is because they had to recode the whole thing for its exclusive release for the Infinium Labs Phantom!

Duh!

Phantom (nee Infinium) meet LiftPort

Its only an illegal monopoly if they use their posistion to stop competition. There's nothing that says they can't be the only one producing consoles...

Even if MS bought out Sony, they would still have to worry about competition from these guys

Where do I send my cv / resume?

Where do I send my cv / resume?

No one comments about companies who have always performed poorly, "oh how the mildly pathetic have become even worse."

There are plenty of articles about how Infinium Labs sucks, and they haven't so much as put out a product, yet.

Derek Smart put out what many consider a long string of terrible games and even among those that despise him, he's something of a legend. [Caveat: I haven't played any Derek Smart games. I'm just saying the only press for these games I've seen is bad. They could be sparkling jewels of brilliance, my point is that the media never liked them.]

ION Storm Dallas never created one great hit and they're still laughed about today (although Romero came from iD, so this could be a "how the mighty have fallen" thing).

There's plenty of companies that start bad, stay bad, and the gaming media never tires of slinging mud at them.

Could you be a little more specific?

Well, if you want to talk the best of the best, Infinium Labs is one. Thinking of the great stuff that's come out of there it's a good thing they've got the power of a Dell!

BTW: Has anyone else looked at their stock price? Holy crap... if they ever really did release something besides hype you might make a chunk of change. You can all laugh, but when they release the Phantom with Duke Nukem Forever as a launch title I'll be rolling in the dough while all of Slashdot tries to think of replacement vaporware to fill the sudden void.

PS: Can anyone here decipher their SEC filings to get an idea of how much money they are making/spending? The form I normally look for are not present (the 10-K annual filing), though I do see a number of "Notification of inability to timely file" entries.

I think these guys have them beat.

the Phantom will contain one of these when it comes out...

At this point, your shares are worth more as toilet paper. Don't even bother collecting on your penny...

Fuck all of them, I want a Phantom console.

--
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
The ShadowPhantom knows!

Phantom Stock History

It's funny that they would want to include this on their website.

...as soon as I can trade saved Duke Nukem Forever games between it and my Phantom.

This.

We're 1 month past mid 2005. I know I'm gonna be getting a haircut in 2007 and I know that's good planning, but I know for a fact that my hair is gonna grow longer then (if I'm not bald then). Who knows what's gonna happen to the console world 1.5 years down the road? Maybe this will be out then? ---> http://www.phantom.net/

It's just a modded Phantom console from Infinium Labs.

Phantom startups?

Sorry ... sorry ...

Man, 26 bucks get ya 200 shares. How low till he's beggin Bill for a job?

So the PS3 magically reads everything?

Last I heard it could even transmit power wirelessly...

Oh wait wrong console.

If you visit their website, they have an E3 gallery with photos of their stand. I now assume this is from last year - however it is somewhat misleading. http://www.phantom.net/mediacenter/gallery.asp

You gotta love this stuff.

From Infinium's Investor relations section; Under SEC filings, reads the following words:

You can browse SEC filings in Edgar by clicking here. Note that you will be redirected to an external website. We cannot guarantee the accuracy and timeliness of any information therein.
READ: Whatever the SEC says, it just isn't true!

Also, the Infinium Labs stock closed today at $0.13 a share after an increase of five one-thousanth of a cent.

Now who wants to buy this red-hot technology at a super-low bargin price?

You gotta love this stuff.

From Infinium's Investor relations section; Under SEC filings, reads the following words:

You can browse SEC filings in Edgar by clicking here. Note that you will be redirected to an external website. We cannot guarantee the accuracy and timeliness of any information therein.
READ: Whatever the SEC says, it just isn't true!

Also, the Infinium Labs stock closed today at $0.13 a share after an increase of five one-thousanth of a cent.

Now who wants to buy this red-hot technology at a super-low bargin price?

From the Infinium Labs website:

Phantom(TM) Game Receiver

* AMD® Athlon(TM) XP 2500+ central processing unit (CPU)
* NVIDIA® GeForce(TM) FX 5700 Ultra graphics processing unit (GPU)
* NVIDIA nForce(TM)2 Ultra 400 platform processor
* 256 MB RAM
* 40 GB local content cache
* Microsoft Windows XP® Embedded Operating System
* Dynamic, personalized user interfaces customizable for age, gender or technical expertise
* Lapboard, mouse and game pad included

* HDTV and Dolby® Digital 5.1 compatible
* Works with any consumer-standard broadband Internet Service Provider (ISP): DSL or faster

You mean to tell me they've spent millions of dollars trying to build a normal computer, and FAILING??? What kind of real stupidity is going on here?

What, like the infamous phantom console?

Sounds like everyone's favorite vaporware too.

I bet the Phantom will be next.

Wait, no.

Now now, let's not be too hard on these guys. I hear at least one company has signed on to use this on the batteries of their portable game unit.

Holy crap! We found the only guy to buy an Infinium Phantom console. (You know, that vaporware company that sued HardOCP for calling it umm... vaporware...

Hey... where is Phantom anyway?

"You got your Steam in my Phantom!"
"You got your Phantom in my Valve!"
"Two shitty tastes that taste even worse together! Infinium Steamy Fecal Cups!"

Make sure you come up with a flashy business plan. The real money is in playing the VCs.

*cough*Phantom Console*cough*

Sounds like a lot of out dates PC games, but it's hard to tell.

Do they seriously expect to be able to compete against Infinium Labs' Phantom? Good luck!

Phantom website

Infinium Labs, Inc. was founded by a management team...

That's all I need to hear.

I wonder how these lawsuits are going to look in their planned filing with the American Stock Exchange?

I found these pictures on the Infinium Labs Forums site:

At Night

In the Day

Color changing signs cost $300k?

Peace

I found these pictures on the Infinium Labs Forums site:

At Night

In the Day

Color changing signs cost $300k?

Peace