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consultants, and $ 2.5 million on development. Infinium claimed it still intended to release the Lapboard if its financial situation improved, but it missed release dates for the second quarter of 2006, October 2006 and November 2006. On August 15, 2006, Phantom Entertainment removed all references to the Phantom Game Receiver from its website, claiming that the content-delivery system targeted for the Phantom would be available for PCs running the
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that sanctions would be awarded to KB Networks and Kyle Bennett in an amount to be determined by the court (later reported as $ 50,000). Infinium Labs settled the suit, agreeing to drop the pending Florida suit, and admitting all allegations of KB Networks' Texas complaint; they paid $ 50,000 to end the suit.
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company later claimed it would go on sale in November for the holiday season, although it had not developed online-delivery software, licensed games or found any retailers. The second deadline was missed, with Infinium sending thousands of faxes claiming that the system would be released in January 2005.
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published a preview of the lapboard, describing it as "extremely promising" although the supplied mouse "experienced signal dropouts at a distance of about 24 inches from the sensor". The author was able to use other wireless mice successfully. The preview states that the peripheral will be available
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On January 3, 2006, Infinium Labs announced that the lapboard component of the console (a keyboard and mouse designed to be held on the lap, for example, seated on a couch in front of a television) was due to be released to online retailers by the second quarter of 2006. On April 19 it announced that
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Roberts left the company in summer 2005 (with millions of shares of stock) before any products had been delivered. He later rejoined as chairman of the board, but in a July 2007 press release he again resigned from the company. Subsequent CEOs included Kevin Bachus (who took the post in August 2005),
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In September 2006 the company (which had changed its name from Infinium Labs) promised to introduce its Phantom Lapboard product in November 2006, with a gaming service to follow in March 2007. In June 2008, the company released the Lapboard. In August 2007, Phantom Entertainment signed an agreement
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scheme on the part of Roberts. Roberts reached a settlement with the SEC in which he was barred from serving as an officer or public director of a public company or participating in penny-stock offerings for five years and paid a $ 30,000 fine. Roberts was again convicted of fraud in 2017 in a case
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In September 2004, the judge required Infinium Labs to produce a number of financial records, including Roberts's personal income-tax returns, by the end of that month. Because the company failed to produce the required documents, HardOCP won a court order compelling them to do so. The judge ruled
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The Phantom had an online release on August 17, 2003, with basic hardware specifications and a price of "below $ 399". Options included customized hardware and the PhantomNet (a gaming-content service), priced at $ 9.95 a month. A sale date for the first quarter of 2004 was set. It was missed; the
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In January 2006, Infinium Labs reached an agreement to borrow up to $ 5,000,000 from Golden Gate Investors to finance the manufacturing of the Phantom Lapboard, scheduled for release later that year. This would have been the largest amount of money Infinium Labs had ever borrowed at one time. The
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The Phantom is a cancelled home video game console whose development was supposedly begun by Phantom Entertainment–then known as Infinium Labs–in 2003. The device was said to be capable of playing current and future PC games, giving the system a large initial game library and making it easier for
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reported that Phantom Entertainment was suspending the Phantom Game Service to develop the Lapboard. An SEC filing showed three-year losses in excess of $ 62.7 million, over half of which was marketing for the company and unreleased products. Over $ 24 million was spent on salaries and
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gave the Lapboard a verdict of 4 out of 10 saying: "The bottom line is that this thing is bad. The mouse isn’t good for gaming, the angled keyboard is awful for typing, and for media playback you’d do much better with a slimmer wireless media keyboard with a built-in trackpad or ball, which are
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129.99, with customers who preordered receiving a $ 30 discount. The keyboard was then delayed until November. On August 22, 2007, Phantom Entertainment signed an agreement with ProGames Network to provide Lapboards and its game services content in hotels worldwide as well as with
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When that deadline passed, Infinium predicted the system's release for around March 2005. That date also passed, and Infinium Labs was absent from the 2005 E3. Kevin Bachus (former Infinium CEO) hinted that the Phantom would be released around the same time as the
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When Roberts was CEO of Infinium, the company failed to report a substantial amount of interest and penalties on unpaid payroll taxes. From its inception, the company had consistently reported a small amount of cash on hand amid extensive (and increasing) debt.
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the keyboard would not be released in time for Q2 2006, but the device (manufactured by Itron Technology) would be released in North America and Europe "no later than October" 2006. On August 15 it was announced that the price for the Lapboard would be
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Infinium Labs was founded by Tim Roberts in 2002 as a private company. In January 2003 it issued a press release saying that it would soon release a "revolutionary new gaming platform" with an on-demand video-game service, delivering games through an
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for their media center PCs (Alienware later pulled out of the agreement in December 2007 due to another delay in Lapboard's launch). The keyboard was finally released on June 23, 2008, two years after its originally planned release date.
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Media Center edition; it later indicated this service would be available in March 2007, after the initially planned November 2006 release of the Lapboard, the service did not materialize when the Lapboard ultimately launched in 2008.
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In September 2003 HardOCP, a computer-hardware news website, published an investigative report by writer Steve Lynch critical of Infinium Labs and its founder. On February 19, 2004, Infinium Labs' lawyers sent a
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that his company had done nothing wrong. Infinium Labs then filed suit in Florida, denying that Texas was the proper jurisdiction (although it had previously maintained a staffed office in
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made by the company. It was released on June 23, 2008, two years after its originally planned release date. Designed as a component of the Phantom game console, it is sold for use with
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to HardOCP's editor demanding that the news site take down the article, claiming that it "painted a portrait of a company intent on swindling the public" and threatening to file a
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The company was unable to raise its projected $ 30 million to complete the Phantom and announced it would downsize and focus on the Phantom Lapboard, a
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in fall 2005, but that date was also missed. By August 2006, the Phantom Console was removed from the products page of the Phantom Entertainment website.
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available for significantly less than the Lapboard’s $ 140 asking price." On July 20, 2009, a sample lapboard received a favorable review from the
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since the console has been cancelled. In 2010, a new model of the Lapboard was released to work with Internet TV, gaming and media centers.
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researched and wrote an extensive article on the company and its operation, and was sued in turn. The Phantom placed first in
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2004 as a result of their legal battles with the company (see below), the other was spotted by a computer repair shop in
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Greg Koler (in January 2006) and John Landino, who was appointed CEO and interim chief financial officer in July 2008.
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gift guide. On July 19, 2010, Michael Welter posted a generally positive review of the Phantom Lapboard on
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loan would have been repaid over three years, with an option of repayment with shares of common stock.
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Two units of the first-generation prototype were known to exist, one publicly destroyed by HardOCP at
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suit. Rather than concede to Infinium's demands, HardOCP owner Kyle Bennett filed a lawsuit for a
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and the lack of details, the product was derided nearly from the beginning by news sites such as
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subscription. The press release had no specific information, but included a computer-generated
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developers to produce games for the system. The system was said to feature a direct-download
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with ProGames Network to provide Lapboards and "game-service content" in hotels worldwide.
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accused Phantom Entertainment founder and former CEO Timothy Roberts of running a "
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Press releases said in 2003 that the console would be released that year, and the
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involving his cloud commerce startup venture Savtira, which collapsed in 2011.
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Canceled; release promised in November 2004, January, March and September 2005
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in "June for $ 130 in limited quantities". In the actual review, however,
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until 2006) was a company founded in 2002 by Tim Roberts which made
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Internet TV, media-center and video-game consoles and peripherals
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In 2004, Infinium Labs went 2865:Defunct computer companies of the United States 1819:"SEC settles charges with video game executive" 1437:"Alienware no longer carrying Phantom Lapboard" 934: 932: 2078:Video Interview of Kevin Bachus by Marketwatch 1901:. U.S. Department of Justice. March 19, 2018. 2468: 2110: 2034:"Surprise! Phantom Delays Game Service Again" 1680:"HardOCP takes legal action against Infinium" 885:"Surprise! Phantom Delays Game Service Again" 8: 1304: 1302: 210: 32: 1310:"Phantom transmogrifies – News at GameSpot" 832:"SEC - Form 8k - Resignation of Greg Koler" 2635: 2475: 2461: 2453: 2277: 2117: 2103: 2095: 484:In October 2005, it was reported that the 283:software would be provided by DiStream. A 209: 31: 1821:. SEC. September 19, 2008. Archived from 1525:"Phantom Lapboard (Keyboard & Mouse)" 913:. Gadgets.boingboing.net. June 24, 2008. 804:Svensson, Christian (November 21, 2005). 1789:"Infinium Labs Inc • 8-K • For 10/20/05" 768: 766: 276:used by most game consoles at the time. 1978:Sinclair, Brendan (February 21, 2006). 1279:Sinclair, Brendan (February 21, 2006). 558: 486:U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 287:Phantom was first seen at the May 2004 2840:Seventh-generation video game consoles 2062:Phantom Entertainment Official Website 2040:from the original on November 26, 2008 2011: 1924:Sinclair, Brendan (November 1, 2005). 1844:Manning, Margie (September 10, 2015). 1757:Sinclair, Brendan (October 31, 2005). 1347:from the original on November 21, 2013 1105:from the original on December 25, 2020 785:from the original on December 20, 2011 627:from the original on December 12, 2013 1926:"Phantom maker in hot water with SEC" 1879:from the original on January 14, 2017 1769:from the original on November 6, 2006 1759:"Phantom maker in hot water with SEC" 1649:"Behind the Infinium Phantom Console" 1628:from the original on December 3, 2013 1504:from the original on December 6, 2013 1405:from the original on December 3, 2013 1366:Sinclair, Brendan (January 3, 2006). 1074:from the original on October 14, 2021 1012:from the original on December 3, 2013 434:included the Phantom Lapboard in its 222:The Phantom at E3 2004 in Los Angeles 7: 2845:Sixth-generation video game consoles 1951:Klepek, Patrick (January 25, 2006). 1871:Manning, Margie (January 10, 2017). 1198:from the original on August 22, 2010 1167:from the original on January 7, 2021 887:. September 12, 2006. Archived from 838:from the original on October 6, 2012 2870:Defunct computer hardware companies 2067:Official Phantom Entertainment Blog 1905:from the original on March 28, 2022 1795:. Infinium Labs. October 20, 2005. 1647:Lynch, Steve (September 17, 2003). 1378:from the original on March 10, 2006 1287:from the original on April 19, 2006 1229:from the original on April 27, 2006 1155:Ehringer, John (January 30, 2016). 1033:"Phantom Returns With Online Store" 1031:Kevin Parrish (December 16, 2008). 739:Kahney, Leander (January 7, 2005). 601:from the original on March 11, 2009 337:for home use. On May 16, 2006, the 1986:from the original on July 17, 2006 1852:from the original on June 30, 2023 1799:from the original on July 26, 2009 1712:from the original on July 26, 2009 1686:from the original on July 26, 2009 1494:"First Look: The Phantom Lapboard" 1447:from the original on June 28, 2013 1335:Castle, Alex (September 7, 2010). 1260:from the original on June 17, 2006 1136:from the original on June 30, 2023 1124:Knight, Shawn (October 14, 2021). 1043:from the original on June 26, 2012 1000:Infinium Labs (November 3, 2003). 917:from the original on July 20, 2011 865:from the original on June 17, 2008 720:from the original on April 3, 2014 708:Jerry Holkins (January 22, 2003). 646:John Callaham (January 20, 2003). 339:Securities and Exchange Commission 25: 1738:from the original on May 16, 2018 1659:from the original on July 7, 2015 1616:Welter, Michael (July 19, 2010). 1435:Biggs, John (December 27, 2007). 1316:from the original on May 24, 2011 1186:Infinium Labs (August 17, 2003). 950:from the original on June 6, 2011 741:"Vaporware Phantom Haunts Us All" 1469:. 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Index

The Phantom (game system)
Phantom Entertainment logo
Internet TV, media-center and video-game consoles and peripherals
Ridgewood, NJ
Phantom Lapboard
computer keyboards
video game console
gaming on demand
2004
vaporware
online
prototype
buzzwords
IGN
Slashdot
Penny Arcade
webcomic
HardOCP
Wired News
public

Home video game console
sixth
seventh generation
content delivery
discs
cartridges
digital rights management
prototype
Electronic Entertainment Expo

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