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Herb Br
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i was left hanging!
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Sam Luckkins
therell be more posts about the new reading..]]>Mar 10th 2008 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 11th 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/The 'paid writer' of the item you cited is perfectly right in saying "sight." Why the libelous indictment?
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It's the interface, integration and display and presentation that have all the other manufacturers scrambling to play "catch-up", don't you think?

I agree with you about the MMS though. Why? Still, it can easily be added in the near future, no?

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Try telling that to Sony, have you seen the patents for the PSP-Phone that were all over the net in the last couple of days?

Looks like they are going for a single touch screen, just like the iPhone, that displays buttons to look like a phone in one mode and has a PSP layout with pixel/touch based buttons in the other mode.

iPhone developers could do exactly the same as Sony's PSP-Phone, within the limits of not infringing their patent.]]>Mar 10th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
Bring it on Jobs!]]>Mar 10th 2008 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
What the iPhone needs is 3g.

Oh and ability to sort phone calls by:

1. All
2. Missed
3. DIALED. Seriously, is that so freaking hard to do? Every cell phone I've had has had that ability since, oh, 1994. And most regular phones for that matter.]]>Mar 10th 2008 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
1. Several companies along with accessory/peripheral makers are going to request a tactile D-Pad and button accessory that clips into the iPhone/iPod Touch dock connector.

2. iPhone 2 is released which has even greater ability for playing games and an improved form factor for doing so. (dependant on the success of gaming on the system up until that point...which I imagine will be good (revenue, popularity).

People compare iPhone games to the Nintendo DS which is a fair comparison but there is a reason Nintendo included a D-Pad and button on the unit aside form the touchscreen factor. So, if Apple is serious about gaming on their touch devices then the form factor of the unit will change or an official add-on accessory will be produced. Otherwise a good bulk of the games will be quick little novelty experiences, while only a few games will be A+ titles (Monkey Ball or a Brain Training like clone).]]>Mar 10th 2008 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
"Virtual" buttons suck. The emulators available with Jailbreak show that. ]]>Mar 10th 2008 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
1. gesture-based controls: quite a few games that typically rely on a D-pad could be handled using gestures instead of a virtual D-pad; i.e. to move in a direction, you place your left thumb anywhere on the left side of the screen and slide it to the direction you want to move, then hold your thumb in that position. You could then slide your thumb in another one of four directions to represent the respective push on the D-pad.

Virtual D-pads use your absolute location on the screen, while a gesture-based D-pad would rely solely on the direction you shift your thumb. It actually works really well in practice.

2. Accelerometer left/right: tilting the iPod or iPhone slightly to the left or right is fairly simple and is a reliable form of input. Any extra reliance on the acceleromaters isn't as reliable, unless you're making a game like Super Monkey Ball.

3. Placing buttons along the edge of the screen: if a game *requires* a button, placing it along the edge of the screen works best since it's the easiest place to locate without having to think about the positions of your thumbs. Alternatively, you could dedicate entire quadrants of the screen to button presses to give the user more of an area to hit.

4. Analog left/right: if your game needs analog input along one axis only and you don't want to use the accelerometer, using a virtual "strip" along the lower-left edge of the screen could work pretty well. You'd keep your finger on the center of the trip and slide it back and forth to represent the analog stick. Unfortunately, 2-axis analog input breaks down horribly and wouldn't work in practice.]]>Mar 10th 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
As I understand it, HSUPA assumes HSDPA's download speeds.
Also, AT&T currently does not have plans to offer two-way video conferencing over its 3G networks. It does, however, offer "Video Share" which is a one-way video transmission accompanied by two-way voice communications. The iPhone's rear camera would be ample enough for Video Share with 3G and a usuable speakerphone feature.]]>Mar 10th 2008 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
HSPUA does not offer HSPDA speed speeds, actually, it's closer to that of UMTS downlink speeds--which is fast for uplink. On the book, the reason why AT&T has chosen Video Share over Video calling is because the American consumer would not have interest in it as it has really be warmly embraced by Asian and European consumers. Now, the real reason for this is the company's lack of 3G uplink speeds fast enough for video calling. With HSPDA, Video share is nice, because it is one way, with one person sending a real-time clip with the other person downloading it, so to speak. The uplink speeds aren't currently fast enough to allow video calling, which would mandate both phone download and upload at fast enough rates to maintain a smooth, real-time conference.

Long Story short: When the HSPUA rollout is complete, I'm sure AT&T will change it's tune. As AT&T would be the only US provider to have video conference--what's more, Sprint and VZW will not. With T-Mobile's being a Europe-based company, I could not imagine their not allowing video calling in their SU 3G network--this would but AT&T behind, technologically, and I don't see them doing this.

Most importantly: American consumers, such as myself, love novel features. Do *most* people need it: nope. But will they want it and more importantly are they willing to pay for it? Indeed.]]>Mar 10th 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
Then handheld gaming market is HUGE business, currently with only 2 players. Apple has the opportunity to get in on that multi Billion dollar industry without needing to create specific hardware--they would be the stupidest company on the planet if they didn't go for this market with both bug iGuns blazing.

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Specs look good on paper, but they will never be utilized to even a small fraction of its potential.]]>Mar 10th 2008 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
You really need to play God of War.]]>Mar 10th 2008 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
I don't want to sound like a know-it-all, but at least when I'm using a NOKIA phone, a game or application will still keep running in the background which is fair enough and acceptable for a phone/smart device holder.

You see, this is only one problem that I, as a normal reader, have found to be annoying, I wonder what other problems might pop up for game developers and gamers, or even application users (everybody).

What do you think?]]>Mar 10th 2008 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
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But no! My days of oppression are over. Finally, I will be able to pay over 500 dollars for a phone plus 60 a month for a plan, and then play a hundred different versions of Bejeweled, Tetris, and the occasional movie tie in, none of which keep you entertained for more than 10 minutes and none of which you can play online! Apple, you clever dog, you, you've done it again!]]>Mar 10th 2008 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
Tetris Company... are you listening?]]>Mar 10th 2008 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
The title of this article shows how much engadget's love for this device blurs their common sense some times.]]>Mar 10th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
(The whole point was that "sites" is not an "accepted" spelling for "sights", something a paid writer should know. It's basic spelling, really, which is why I made the comment I did.)]]>Mar 10th 2008 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/
Supporting all media formats would be nice. Divx, and various internet radio formats. I really want to use the iphone to listen to espnradio.com on the train, but until they support various media formats I won't be buying one. ]]>Mar 10th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/iphone-guns-for-psp-and-ds-market-share-as-gameloft-commits/Mar 10th 2008 9:06AM