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Freer founded [[Gizmondo]] in 2002, and was Chairman of the board of directors at ''Gizmondo Europe'' until he resigned his position in October of 2005<ref name="resignation">{{cite news |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/27/gizmondo_shakeup/ |title=Gizmondo executives quit under cloud |first=Tony|last=Smith |publisher=[[The Register]] |date=2005-10-27}}</ref>. |
Freer founded [[Gizmondo]] in 2002, and was Chairman of the board of directors at ''Gizmondo Europe'' until he resigned his position in October of 2005<ref name="resignation">{{cite news |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/27/gizmondo_shakeup/ |title=Gizmondo executives quit under cloud |first=Tony|last=Smith |publisher=[[The Register]] |date=2005-10-27}}</ref>. |
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The company went [[bankrupt]] in February 2006, and Freer is currently engaged in relaunching the Gizmondo product, citing a potential launch in 3rd quarter of 2008 <ref name="relaunch">{{cite news | url=http://www. |
The company went [[bankrupt]] in February 2006, and Freer is currently engaged in relaunching the Gizmondo product, citing a potential launch in 3rd quarter of 2008 <ref name="relaunch">{{cite news | url=http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.130738 | title=Han startar upp Gizmondo igen/He starts up Gizmondo again |date=[[2007-11-13]] | publisher=[[IDG]].se}}<!--| accessdate=2007-11-22 --> ([http://sandberghans.blogspot.com/2008/01/carl-freer-starts-over-with-gizmondo.html author's translation])</ref> |
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==Media Power == |
==Media Power == |
Revision as of 23:26, 5 June 2008
Carl Freer | |
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Born | May 9, 1970 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Other names | Eric Jonsson[1][2] |
Partner | Mikael Ljungman |
Carl Freer (born 9 May 1970) is a Swedish businessman and technology entrepreneur. Freer was Chairman of the Board of Gizmondo and is now engaged in an effort to relaunch the business and other technology driven efforts.
In his young ages, Freer forged his parents' signature to his benefit, and was convicted of fraud for that[2][3]. Also, for delivering bouncing cheques in the 1990s using the false name Erik or Eric Jonsson (sources differ as to the spelling of the first name), he was fined €200,000 (£135,000) by a German court[1][2][3].
Gizmondo
Freer founded Gizmondo in 2002, and was Chairman of the board of directors at Gizmondo Europe until he resigned his position in October of 2005[4].
The company went bankrupt in February 2006, and Freer is currently engaged in relaunching the Gizmondo product, citing a potential launch in 3rd quarter of 2008 [5]
Media Power
In 2008, Freer founded a startup called Media Power Inc. In May 2008, a partnership was announced where Media Power would donate $5M over five years to Georgia Tech to further Augmented Reality research. [6]
References
- ^ a b Olle Blomkvist (2005-10-31). "Så blev Carl Freer efterlyst" (in Swedish). Realtid.se.
- ^ a b c Anthony James, Michael Gillard (2006-05-21). "The firm that blew it all in two years". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b Hans Sandberg (2007-11-13). "Carl Freer talar ut i Realtid.se" (in Swedish). Realtid.se.
- ^ Smith, Tony (2005-10-27). "Gizmondo executives quit under cloud". The Register.
- ^ "Han startar upp Gizmondo igen/He starts up Gizmondo again". IDG.se. 2007-11-13.
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(help) (author's translation) - ^ "Georgia Tech lands $5M to develop Augmented Reality". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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