Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Tiny Tower breaks ground on Android]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/20/tiny-tower-breaks-ground-on-android/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/20/tiny-tower-breaks-ground-on-android/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/20/tiny-tower-breaks-ground-on-android/#comments Android takes another step closer to iOS's arguably superior gaming offering, adopting cult low-fi sim Tiny Tower. Froyo is the minimum requirement for the game run, but given the very dominant status of Android 2.0 and up, most won't find it an issue. This management sim lets you create a mix of businesses and attractions to draw Bitizens (the pixelated chaps you see above) to come live, work and play in your property. There looks to be some kind of smartphone game exchange going on, with this not-so-tiny timesink transfer following the recent appearance of Minecraft on iOS. Those willing to write off the rest of the weekend can download it now at the source below.

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Tiny Tower breaks ground on Android originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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To say that ExciteBike ate up a ton of our childhood gaming time would be an extreme understatement. In fact, we still occasionally hear that particular "vroom vroom" noise in our sleep. So the fact that someone -- in this case Justin Harder -- cobbled together a 'pixelated' ExciteBike bike, trophy and helmet out of wood in a months-long labor of love is truly impressive to us, and brings wondrous, dazzling feelings of nostalgia. We're also fairly certain that 8-bit Gary's going to be buying one to tool around town on. Seriously, watch the insane video after the break.

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ExciteBike motorcycle built out of wood hits us like a ton of pixels originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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8-bit Gary and real Gary compete for our affection originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo DSi XL review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aliasingD-paddirectional padDirectionalPadDSDS LiteDSiDSi XLDsiXlDsLiteFingerprintsGame BoyGame Boy AdvanceGame Boy Advance SPGame Boy PocketGameBoyGameBoyAdvanceGameBoyAdvanceSpGameBoyPocketGBAGBA SPGbaSpglossyhandheldhandheldshands-onMario KartMario Kart DSMarioKartMarioKartDsNintendoNintendo DSNintendo DS LiteNintendo DSiNintendo DSi XLNintendoDsNintendoDsiNintendoDsiXlNintendoDsLitepixelatedpixelizationportablereviewreviewsunboxedunboxingWEPWiFiWPAWPA2XLFri, 26 Mar 2010 15:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Company has tech to compensate for crappy cameras]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/02/company-has-tech-to-compensate-for-crappy-cameras/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/02/company-has-tech-to-compensate-for-crappy-cameras/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/02/company-has-tech-to-compensate-for-crappy-cameras/#commentsThe latest piece of technology originally intended for military / security applications to be rebranded for peaceful, consumer purposes comes from a Silicon Valley startup called MotionDSP, which has licensed technology from a military research project that can enhance low-resolution video and improve the output of phone cameras, webcams, and other low quality feeds. The technology, which will go into a consumer beta later this year, compares multiple frames in a video to replace lost pixels in any given frame without an increase in file size. Eventually the company plans to offer an online service where consumers can enhance their pixelated creations for free, although the company also wants to make deals with current online video services. Until that day comes, we'll continue to suffer through our daily fix of YouTube in all its aliased and pixelated glory.

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Company has tech to compensate for crappy cameras originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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