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Android developers are all too familiar with not-so-hot emulator performance, so it's a relief that there's now an system image in a native x86 for testing. While you'll still likely want to test on ARM, the x86 image will both help ferret out bugs specific to Intel's architecture as well as provide a much faster experience debugging apps now that the ARM-to-Intel translation isn't needed on top of running a whole second operating system. It's not perfectly up to date, running on Android 4.0.3, but it's close enough that the environment will mimic much of what users see -- and a big help if you're jumping into writing specifically for Intel devices. If speed is of the essence, or you're not keen on importing a Lava Xolo X900, you just need to update the SDK Manager to start testing with an Intel-flavored green robot.

Intel posts x86-friendly Android 4.0 image, lets you feel the need for speed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Amazon's Appstore initially appeared on the Android scene last year, one of its most innovative features was a Test Drive virtual machine that let users try out apps for free from their desktop, and now that technology has come back to the handset. In the newest update pushed today and pictured above, release-2.6.53 adds beta support for the cloud-based Test Drive feature to let users try out new software within the Appstore app itself. According to the description the feature is enabled on "select" Android phones and apps, although we didn't find any to try it out with on our Galaxy S II. Check for an update within the app to try it out for yourself or click the Appstore link below from your phone to snag the latest version.

Amazon Appstore's Test Drive try before you buy feature now available on Android phones originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 May 2012 22:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Any geek worth his / her salt knows that techdom's territory-spanning intellectual property spats are far from over, so we don't begrudge heavyweights like Nintendo for endeavoring to bulk up their litigious arsenal. Filed back in October of 2003 and just recently granted by the USPTO, is patent number 8,157,654 that gives the Big N ownership of a method to emulate video game consoles bearing built-in displays (think: handhelds) and accompanying software on external computing devices. What does that mean in plain 'ol English, dear gaming fanatic? Well, it could presage a device agnostic service that would break the company's vast backlog of handheld titles out of its walled garden and into the vast consumer wild. Or it could just be another legal armament poised for deployment should the sue-happy titans of the electronics industry come a-calling. Either way, the house that Mario built's got another IP bullet locked and loaded.

Nintendo granted patent for emulating handheld consoles and software originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google's Android emulator gets updated with GPU support, better CPU performance originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android SDK updated with big improvements to emulator and build system originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If there was a theme for today's Nokia keynote, and, by extension, Microsoft's plans for Windows Phone, it's that the OS is being targeted toward lower-spec phones worldwide. The SDK update that'll soon roll out to developers will include an emulator for developers to ensure their apps work on devices like the Lumia 610 that only has 256MB RAM. The company's promising that nearly all apps will work on the cheaper hardware, promising that fragmentation will be kept to a minimum. Any app that runs poorly on the slimmer hardware will be flagged as unsuitable in the Marketplace. Speaking of which, Microsoft has announced it'll be rolling it out to a further 23 countries shortly including China, the UAE and much of Eastern Europe -- increasing the total market reach by up to 60 percent.

Microsoft lowers hardware requirements, opens Marketplace to 23 more countries originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Retrode 2 retro gaming adapter brings SNES / Genesis support to your PC for $85 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've already seen MAME burn brightly (and briefly) on iPads across the world and now it's been delicately ported across to Chrome's Native Client. Admittedly, the graphics may not stand up against recent gaming wares seen on Google's new platform, but it's still able to cope with the likes of Pac-Man. Managing to turnaround the whole project in a mere four days, Google engineer Robert Muth branded the brief exercise as "relatively challenging" and has noted down all the deep and meaningfuls in a full case study, available at the source below. For anyone unwilling to dip their toes into Native Client waters, however, there's still plenty of power pellets to be downed online.

MAME gets Chrome Native Client port, is awesome case study originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PlayStation Vita shown running Sega Genesis titles (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Mimo's Magic Touch monitor came out it was pitched as just that: a secondary, USB-powered display. But Windows Phone developer Social Ebola immediately eyed it as a potential programming tool. In a video demo, you can watch him drag and drop an emulator onto the Mimo display, and use it as the WP7 tablet we always wanted. As you can see, the emulator doesn't fit the Magic Touch's 10-inch screen perfectly, but gestures like scrolling and pinch to zoom seem buttery smooth from where we're sitting. Self-explanatory, yes, but oh-so mesmerizing. Have a look for yourself, just past the break.

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Mimo Magic Touch screen combined with WP7 emulator to make impromptu Windows Phone tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In barely enough time to get out of the app store and into the hearts of retro gamers everywhere, the iMAME emulator on iOS has already been erased from iTunes -- just days since its release. Alas, that lack of any official endorsement may have reared its ugly head. Well, it was good while it lasted. Guess we'll carry on saving up for that Vita purchase...

[Thanks Zac]

iMAME app gets pulled from iTunes originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Gary]

iMAME emulation app hits the App Store, humanity cheers in unison originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Love Hulten shows off R-Kaid-6 game console, resurrects Octorok from 'Zelda' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia N900 gamepad hack dispenses with beauty, sidles up to sore thumbs (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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P.S. it's not a Vita: Yinlips' Android-based YDPG18 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Windows Phone 7 emulator within Android 2.3's web browser

Microsoft enables Android and iOS users to experience Windows Phone 7... via the web originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is there such a thing as too much Ice Cream Sandwich? We didn't think so either, and booted up Google's own Android Emulator to play around with version four-point-oh -- in tablet proportions. We don't know whether manufacturers will end up slathering their own interpretation of Ice Cream Sandwich on top of the vanilla original, but this is probably very close to what we'll be dealing with when it arrives on tablets sometime this quarter. Scrollable, resizeable widgets are here, as is a tabbed, synchronizing web browser.

There are some minor niggles; we hope they'll make some adjustments to the comically over-sized native keyboard, but the main thing we took away from this stuttering simulation is that the UI is nigh-on identical to what we were using on the Galaxy Nexus. Android looks like it has any future convergence issues in order -- this version will feel at home on both your phone and tablet. Android Beam has never sounded better. If you can forgive the low-performance emulation, check out the video after the break for more Ice Cream Sandwich, king-size.

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich: What will it look like on a tablet? (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TouchPad firesale hysteria may have finally died down, but those of you with newly acquired HP slates should pay attention. A poster by the name of Chomper has uploaded a walkthrough of Android running atop webOS. Yes, you may have seen that particular feat before, but this time 'round the appropriated Google OS gets the emulated treatment. The mobile platform, installed via an .ipk, is accessible as an app and appears to run somewhat smoothly, although certain tics become noticeable when switching between homescreens or attempting to playback YouTube video. Audio and multi-touch have both yet to be successfully implemented in this rogue use of Android, and there's also a pesky power off issue that requires a hard reset of the system. Still, it's good to see the dev community doing what it does best, and inching us ever closer to a Rubin afterlife on HP's deceased tab. Skip past the break for a silent video tour.

Continue reading Android on HP TouchPad: yes, there's an app for that (video)

Android on HP TouchPad: yes, there's an app for that (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 2.3android on touchpadAndroid2.3AndroidOnTouchpadappChomperemulationemulatorgingerbreadGoogle AndroidGoogleAndroidhackhackinghackshp touchpadHpTouchpadtouchpadvideowebosWed, 05 Oct 2011 15:46:00 EST<![CDATA[Xperia Play spins original PlayStation One ISOs via emulator hack]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/xperia-play-spins-original-playstation-one-isos-via-emulator-hac/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/xperia-play-spins-original-playstation-one-isos-via-emulator-hac/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/xperia-play-spins-original-playstation-one-isos-via-emulator-hac/#comments Android developer Yifan Lu has reverse engineered the Xperia Play's native PlayStation emulator to make it run ripped PSX ISOs. That means you're no longer limited to Crash Bandicoot or the handful of other PSX titles that have officially trickled out from Sony Ericsson. Instead, you can grab your original games from the attic, rip them into disc images, and bring them back to life on your Play. Er, assuming that's legal, of course. Perhaps you should move to Papua New Guinea before trying it. We've attached one of Lu's videos to prove that his tweaked emulator actually works. His custom ISO of choice? More Bandicoot.

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Xperia Play spins original PlayStation One ISOs via emulator hack originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>emulatorISOPlayPlayStationPlayStation OnePlaystationOnePSXripSony EricssonSony Ericsson Xperia PlaySonyEricssonSonyEricssonXperiaPlayvideoXperiaXperia PlayXperiaPlayYifan LuYifanLuTue, 09 Aug 2011 16:35:00 EST<![CDATA[iMAME4All gains experimental support for iCade, iOS gamers gain infinite happiness]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/10/imame4all-gains-experimental-support-for-icade-ios-gamers-gain/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/10/imame4all-gains-experimental-support-for-icade-ios-gamers-gain/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/10/imame4all-gains-experimental-support-for-icade-ios-gamers-gain/#commentsGuess what, emulation junkies? iMAME4All, a staple amongst retro iOS gamers, can now support iCade. Thanks to one Todd Laney, there's now a 3.5MB download that'll bring the joys of iCade to a relatively commonplace MAME application (and vice-versa). We're told that the best way to use these two is in fullscreen portrait mode, and after tapping the option button (and selecting "Options), the onscreen controls will fade out and the iCade buttons will appear. Looks like that Benjamin you just saved up now has yet another reason to be spent.

[Thanks, Jim]

iMAME4All gains experimental support for iCade, iOS gamers gain infinite happiness originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Zaoist]

Leaked BlackBerry Bold Touch simulation offers tire-kickers a bumpy joyride originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 20:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>99009930bb os 7bb6bb7BbOs7BlackBerryblackberry 6Blackberry 7BlackBerry Bold TouchBlackBerry OS 6.1blackberry os 7Blackberry6Blackberry7BlackberryBoldTouchBlackberryOs6.1BlackberryOs7Bold 9000bold 9930bold touchBold9000Bold9930BoldTouchemulatorleakleakedleaksmobileResearch In MotionResearchInMotionRIMsimulationsimulatorsmartphonesmartphonestouchMon, 30 May 2011 20:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Android Market's most popular emulators disappear without a trace (update)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/android-markets-most-popular-emulators-disappear-without-a-trac/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/android-markets-most-popular-emulators-disappear-without-a-trac/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/android-markets-most-popular-emulators-disappear-without-a-trac/#comments If you're an Android gamer, chances are you've heard of Nesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, N64oid, Ataroid, Gearoid and Gameboid: they're all video game console emulators developed by yongzh, and many ranked among the most popular paid apps on the Android Market. This week, they've got something else in common, too -- they've all been abruptly removed. Following a complaint from Sega, two emulators were nixed late last month, but we're hearing that Google has since revoked yongzh's developer privileges, just like PSX4Droid comrade-in-arms ZodTTD. We're currently reaching out to both yongzh and Google for comment, and hope to hear back soon, but it's looking like a bleak week for the emulation community.

Update: We got in touch with yongzh (or Yong Zhang, as he's known in real life) to discuss the matter, and he confirms that his developer account has been removed and his apps pulled without warning -- cutting off his primary source of income and leaving him with an inbox stuffed with worried email from customers. He has, however, already migrated a number of emulators to third-party app store SlideME, where they'll be free for a while, allowing existing customers to get updates without paying a second time, and likely helping a number of new individuals to mooch off his troubles. He's not too optimistic about his prospects at SlideME, though.

Android Market's most popular emulators disappear without a trace (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 May 2011 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tired of playing around with Android apps in your web browser courtesy of Amazon's virtual machine? Well, thanks to super hero programmer Fabrice Bellard, you can now try your hand at something a little more challenging. "For fun," he built a complete PC emulator in JavaScript, and then used it to run a fully functioning version of Linux in a web browser. How did it turn out? You can hit up the source link below to try it out for yourself.

[Thanks, el burro]

Fabrice Bellard builds PC emulator in JavaScript to run Linux in a browser originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 May 2011 13:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bellardbrowseremulatorfabrice bellardFabriceBellardjavascriptlinuxpc emulatorPcEmulatorprogrammerprogrammingweb browserWebBrowserFri, 20 May 2011 13:53:00 EST<![CDATA[NaClBox brings DOS-based gaming to Chrome along with sweet, sweet nostalgia]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/naclbox-brings-dos-based-gaming-to-chrome-along-with-sweet-swee/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/naclbox-brings-dos-based-gaming-to-chrome-along-with-sweet-swee/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/naclbox-brings-dos-based-gaming-to-chrome-along-with-sweet-swee/#comments
Now that Angry Birds has come to Chrome, none of us have any reason to leave the house. But if you like your games closer to 1fps, NaClBox may be more your speed. The Chrome-only emulator revives such DOS-based classics as The Secret of Monkey Island , Falcon 3.0, and Alone In the Dark. Most are demos, meant to show off the browser's Native Client potential and tug the heartstrings of retro-gamers. And we'll admit getting a little misty at stepping back into the blocky shoes of Guybrush Threepwood -- but maybe even more so at the bleepy-bloopy Soundblaster-era soundtrack.

NaClBox brings DOS-based gaming to Chrome along with sweet, sweet nostalgia originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 May 2011 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Beta 1 for webOS 3.0 leaks, lets you touch the TouchPad a little early (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betaemulatorhewlett-packardhpleakpalmsdksoftwaretablettouchpadvideoweboswebos 3.0Webos3.0Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:52:00 EST<![CDATA[ZodTTD makes PSX4Droid 3.0 free, claims Google booted him from Android Market]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/07/zodttd-makes-psx4droid-3-0-free-claims-google-booted-him-from-a/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/07/zodttd-makes-psx4droid-3-0-free-claims-google-booted-him-from-a/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/07/zodttd-makes-psx4droid-3-0-free-claims-google-booted-him-from-a/#comments It's been one week since Google pulled the PSX4Droid emulator from the Android Market without warning, and today its lead developer has decided to take a stand -- ZodTTD's made a new version of the app free of charge, and is hosting it at his personal website as a downloadable APK. He now claims that not only did Google pull his app, the company has frozen his developer accounts, effectively restricting his ability to publish to (and profit from) the Android Market until this gets sorted out. We can't confirm his story at this point -- and we hear things may not be quite as cut-and-dried as he claims -- but we can tell you that if you happen to have a legally-obtained PlayStation BIOS and ROMs sitting around, you're only a few clicks away from being able to use them on your Android phone. Not a bad deal, eh?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

ZodTTD makes PSX4Droid 3.0 free, claims Google booted him from Android Market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AndroidAndroid MarketAndroidMarketappappsdownloademulatorfreeGoogleopen sourceOpenSourcePlayStationPSXPSX4DroidZodTTDThu, 07 Apr 2011 04:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Android PlayStation emulator PSX4Droid pulled from Market, timing pointing at Xperia Play (updated)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/android-playstation-emulator-psx4droid-pulled-from-market-finge/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/android-playstation-emulator-psx4droid-pulled-from-market-finge/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/android-playstation-emulator-psx4droid-pulled-from-market-finge/#comments Uh oh, the day has finally come. We just gathered from Joystiq (and confirmed ourselves) that the renowned Android first-gen PlayStation emulator, PSX4Droid, has been pulled from the Market. The reason? Its author, ZodTTD, said Google informed him that it was a matter of "Content Policy violation," however the fact it's taken eight months for Google to take action suggests it might have a little something to do with the imminent launch of the Xperia Play, which will have its own mechanism to power the original PlayStation's games. Another mystery is that it looks like other emulators such as SNesoid (SNES), GameBoid (Game Boy) and, in particular, FPSe (PlayStation) appear to be safe for now, which might suggest that there are other reasons behind this removal; but still, the timing suggests otherwise. On the bright side, we can always rely on third-party app markets.

Update: Here's a super generic statement we just received from Google regarding this matter:
"We remove apps from Android Market that violate our policies."

Android PlayStation emulator PSX4Droid pulled from Market, timing pointing at Xperia Play (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid marketAndroidMarketappapp removalAppRemovalcontent policy violationContentPolicyViolationemulatorgame emulatorGameEmulatorgaminggoogleplaystationplaystation 1playstation xPlaystation1PlaystationXpsx4droidscesonySony Computer Entertainmentsony ericssonSonyComputerEntertainmentSonyEricssonxperiaxperia playXperiaPlayZodttdWed, 30 Mar 2011 22:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Amazon.com lets you play with an Android virtual machine, try apps before you buy them]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/27/amazon-com-lets-you-play-with-an-android-virtual-machine-try-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/27/amazon-com-lets-you-play-with-an-android-virtual-machine-try-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/27/amazon-com-lets-you-play-with-an-android-virtual-machine-try-ap/#comments When Amazon's Appstore rolled out last week, we glossed over one detail that merely seemed neat. Today, we're inclined to say that Test Drive may be the most significant part of Amazon's announcement that day. Basically, Test Drive allows US customers to take apps for a spin at Amazon.com, with all the comfort that their tried-and-true desktop web browser brings -- but rather than sit you down with a Flash-based mockup of the app, Amazon is giving you a taste of bona fide cloud computing with an Android virtual machine.

In other words, what you're looking at in the screenshot above isn't just a single program, but an entire virtual Android smartphone with working mouse controls, where you can not only try out Paper Toss, but also delete it, browse through the device's photo gallery, listen to a few tunes, or even surf the web from the working Android browser -- as difficult as that may be without keyboard input. Amazon explains:
Clicking the "Test drive now" button launches a copy of this app on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), a web service that provides on-demand compute capacity in the cloud for developers. When you click on the simulated phone using your mouse, we send those inputs over the Internet to the app running on Amazon EC2 - just like your mobile device would send a finger tap to the app. Our servers then send the video and audio output from the app back to your computer. All this happens in real time, allowing you to explore the features of the app as if it were running on your mobile device.
Today, Amazon's Test Drive is basically just Gaikai for mobile phones -- its purpose is simply to sell apps, nothing more. But imagine this for a sec: what if you could access your own smartphone data, instead of the mostly blank slate that Amazon provides here?

Gallery: Amazon Appstore Test Drive hands-on


[Thanks, Ryan]

Amazon.com lets you play with an Android virtual machine, try apps before you buy them originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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On a related note, remember Classic? The old-school Palm OS emulator for webOS was so neat back during the Pre's introduction that Palm worked closely with the developer to get it supported and available -- but when webOS 2.0 happened, Palm dropped the emulator like a hot potato by removing critical stuff from the platform's updated libraries. Well, with some sweat, blood, and a whole lot of elbow grease, it appears that PreCentral forum members have somehow managed to get Classic working on webOS 2.1 once again -- and you can, too, with a ten-step procedure. It feels like Palm OS is becoming more of a vintage novelty than a mission-critical platform by the day, but hey, we can understand the sentimental value.

Palm Pre 2 gets official webOS 2.1 update, Classic emulator hacked to work on it originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There's not exactly a shortage of video game emulators for Android devices, but there has been one notable, 64-bit exception. That's finally been rectified with the just-released N64oid application, however, which finally brings emulation of Nintendo 64 games to the platform -- and, like the other emulators from developer Yongzh, it's conveniently available right in the Android Market (for $5.99). As you might expect, there are a few glitches and hiccups to be found even on high-end phones like the Nexus S, but it does seem to run remarkably well for an initial release and, as Download Squad points out, you can also use a separate, freely-available app to add some Wiimote controls to the proceedings. Also, it means you can play Goldeneye on your phone. Video after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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N64oid brings Nintendo 64 emulation to Android devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid emulatorAndroidEmulatoremulatorn64n64oidnintendonintendo 64Nintendo64videovideo gamevideo gamesVideoGameVideoGamesyongzhFri, 04 Mar 2011 20:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Nanocade kit now on sale in the USA, somewhat less pricy at $229]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/nanocade-kit-now-on-sale-in-the-usa-somewhat-less-pricy-at-229/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/nanocade-kit-now-on-sale-in-the-usa-somewhat-less-pricy-at-229/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/nanocade-kit-now-on-sale-in-the-usa-somewhat-less-pricy-at-229/#commentsNanocade turns your netbook into a lap-friendly arcade cabinet If you asked us to drop $350 for 23 pieces of laser-cut plastic, we'd probably shoo you away, but it's hard to resist the incredible charm of the Nanocade. Besides, designer Rasmus Sorensen's actually selling the miniature arcade cabinet parts for just $229 right now, which makes the decision to finally build your own MAME machine a wee bit more affordable. You'll still need to supply all the internals yourself, including buttons, an arcade stick, a monitor and glue, and even should you succeed, good luck prying guests away from your new coffee table conversation piece. Find the basic kit in your choice of Midnight Black or Arctic White at our source link.

Note: It's a bit of a bummer, but the Nanocade website says that handsome curved control panel displayed above actually isn't part of the initial kit -- it comes with a pair of flat pieces that meet at a (seemingly) wrist-chafing angle instead.

Nanocade kit now on sale in the USA, somewhat less pricy at $229 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadearcade cabinetArcadeCabinetDIYdo it yourselfDoItYourselfemulatorkitmamemini-itxnanocadenetbookon saleOnSalepartsRasmus SorensenRasmusSorensensaleSun, 20 Feb 2011 18:03:00 EST<![CDATA[The Great Gatsby gets a beautiful, enthralling NES version, kills productivity of the literary gaming elite]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/the-great-gatsby-gets-a-beautiful-enthralling-nes-version-kill/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/the-great-gatsby-gets-a-beautiful-enthralling-nes-version-kill/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/the-great-gatsby-gets-a-beautiful-enthralling-nes-version-kill/#comments Prepare yourself for the best, most enthralling gaming experience of your life. No, it's not the newest-fangled of the fangles, it's not the latest tech around. It's just The Great Gatsby, lovingly squeezed into an NES game (well, it's really a stylized Flash game, but you know what we mean). The game itself is sort of a cross between Castlevania and Super Mario Bros., and that's just fine with us. In fact, it's the greatest thing we've seen all week. Hit up the source link and get to wasting the rest of your day.

The Great Gatsby gets a beautiful, enthralling NES version, kills productivity of the literary gaming elite originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>booksemulatorgamesgaminggreat gatsbyGreatGatsbyliteraturenesthe great gatsbyTheGreatGatsbyvideo gamesVideoGamesTue, 15 Feb 2011 14:33:00 EST<![CDATA[Nanocade turns your netbook into a lap-friendly arcade cabinet]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/nanocade-turns-your-netbook-into-a-lap-friendly-arcade-cabinet/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/nanocade-turns-your-netbook-into-a-lap-friendly-arcade-cabinet/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/nanocade-turns-your-netbook-into-a-lap-friendly-arcade-cabinet/#commentsNanocade turns your netbook into a lap-friendly arcade cabinet We'd all like our own personal arcade like Flynn's, but sadly personal finances and a lack of square footage can make that a challenge. The Nanocade is much more affordable and, conveniently, much smaller too. It's a kit from designer Rasmus Sorensen that enables you to turn a netbook or mini-ITX motherboard and 10.1-inch display into a wee MAME cabinet. If you have such a donor machine when this kit starts shipping in March all you'll need is a little adhesive and technical know-how to make your own. Oh, and $349 plus shipping.

Gallery: Nanocade

Nanocade turns your netbook into a lap-friendly arcade cabinet originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadearcade cabinetArcadeCabinetdiyemulatormamemini-itxnanocadenetbookMon, 31 Jan 2011 15:54:00 EST<![CDATA[Android 3.0 Honeycomb preview emulator hands-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/android-3-0-honeycomb-preview-emulator-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/android-3-0-honeycomb-preview-emulator-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/android-3-0-honeycomb-preview-emulator-hands-on/#comments So we've just installed Google's first public-access preview of its tablet-focused Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, an early build of the platform's SDK that features "non-final" code and APIs; it's intended primarily for developers who want to get a head start on making their tablet app dreams come true, but naturally, we needed to install it and take it for a test drive ourselves. Here are our quick observations:
  • Like Android SDK emulators before it, Honeycomb's is extremely slow -- nearly to the point of uselessness in this case. We'll give them a mulligan since this is a preview build, but seriously, we wouldn't recommend installing this unless you enjoy pulling your hair out.
  • There appears to be some sort of orientation bug that prevents us from going landscape, which is what we really wanted. Sorry about that! We've shot the video sideways and rotated all of our images; if we're able to figure it out or a newer build is released with orientation properly working, we'll update.
  • The browser looks great -- specifically the UI, which is going to make desktop browser users feel right at home perhaps more than any other tablet browsing experience to date. As with the rest of the emulator, it was too slow to really use -- and it kept crashing on us -- but we're digging the look.
  • The system for adding and managing widgets is a joy to use -- it makes your entire desktop accessible from a single screen, and we like the amount of detail you can preview for each widget before deciding whether to use it and where to place it.
  • In general, the window animations and screen transitions seem cool, but none were smooth or fast enough in the emulator to know for sure. Jury's still out until this gets faster or we're using Honeycomb on actual tablets.
  • We're not in love with the dim, squashed segmented display that Google is using for the time in the lower right; we're hoping there are plenty of alternative fonts available.
Since the emulator doesn't provide a "Google experience" build with access to the Android Market, Gmail, or other "branded" Google apps, we weren't able to deep-dive on how real-world applications are going to look on the platform -- but with any luck, Motorola's Xoom should be shipping within a few weeks. In the meantime, check out a video after the break!

Update: We've figured out the orientation trick -- you need to uncheck automatic orientation in Settings, then flip the emulator from landscape to portrait (counterintuitive, we know). We'll be updating the media as soon as we can!

Update 2: Second video (in the correct orientation this time!) added after the break.

Gallery: Android 3.0 Honeycomb preview emulator hands-on

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Android 3.0 Honeycomb preview emulator hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading WP7 Game Boy emulator demoed, soon you can show your Pokemans in Silverlight (video)

WP7 Game Boy emulator demoed, soon you can show your Pokemans in Silverlight (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: So much for that.

[Thanks, Adam]

iDOS strikes back, returns to the App Store (update: gone again) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>app storeappleAppStoredosdos emulationDosEmulationemulatoridosiosiphonemsdosThu, 20 Jan 2011 22:28:00 EST<![CDATA[GameBoy Advance Phone caught in the wild (by the guy who built it)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/14/gameboy-advance-phone-caught-in-the-wild-by-the-guy-who-built-i/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/14/gameboy-advance-phone-caught-in-the-wild-by-the-guy-who-built-i/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/14/gameboy-advance-phone-caught-in-the-wild-by-the-guy-who-built-i/#comments
Perhaps if there was some sort of Brundlefly-style gadget mix-up five years ago, the outcome would look like this: an HTC Hermes jammed inside a GameBoy Advance housing. This prototype, presented by Windows Phone Hacker, features some fun changes that make it feel more like your beloved handheld gaming console, and less like your dated Windows Mobile Pocket PC, including a startup GIF animation of the original GameBoy Advance boot screen, custom software that keeps the OS in landscape mode, and custom notifications and ringtones from the Mario games. Also included is PocketGBA emulator for playing GameBoy Advance ROMs on the phone itself. Of course, this is just the beginning of the project: we look forward to seeing a version where the buttons work! In the meantime, check out the thing in action after the break.

[Thanks, Juan]

Continue reading GameBoy Advance Phone caught in the wild (by the guy who built it)

GameBoy Advance Phone caught in the wild (by the guy who built it) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, the leaks have been flying fast and furious: the presumed PlayStation Phone has been in the hands of folks for a hot minute, and now a video has popped up showing one lucky hombre playing Resident Evil 2 and Rage Racer on the device. The hardware is apparently on the up and up, although the fact that the titles had to be loaded through ROM Buddy (a third-party Android app for running ROMs) suggests that the software is still being tinkered with. Or that this is all a terrible hoax. That said, it looks like this thing is pretty much a done deal. See for yourself after the break.

[Thanks, Dan]

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PlayStation Phone captured in the wild, on video originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Shaun]

PlayStation Phone sized up with numerous devices in another in-depth Chinese preview originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Sheeds]

Continue reading NES emulator lands on Windows Phone 7, barred from the Marketplace

NES emulator lands on Windows Phone 7, barred from the Marketplace originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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