Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
9.11.2008
GadgetSpoon - iPod Touch
Courtesy of GAMEVIDEOS
This vid displays the awesomeness of the iPod Touch - the future of handheld gaming! It'll be interesting to see how Nintendo and Sony respond to the functionality of the iPod Touch. The iPod Touch seems to be where the PSP wishes it could be...what will Sony do?
TechSpoon - Pwnage
TechSpoon - iTunes vs. Pwnage
iTunes 8 was just released and Apple decided to take an approach to "attempt" to prevent their devices from being hacked. I question how hard they "attempted" this; whether the iPhone/iPod Touch is hacked or not doesn't really matter in the big picture, Apple still got the money for the device.
The PwnageTool, developed by iPhone-dev team, exploits a flaw in the hardware design of the iPhone and iPod Touch that, according to the team, can't be fixed without Apple making a hardware modification.
Right now, iTunes 8 will identify the hardware hack, throw an error message within iTunes and prevent the Pwnage of the device. However, for those of you who want to hack your gear, don't you worry. The iPhone-dev team already has a patch to fix this for the iPod Touch and plan to release a patch for the iPhone.
Check out more info on the iPhone-dev blog
iTunes 8 was just released and Apple decided to take an approach to "attempt" to prevent their devices from being hacked. I question how hard they "attempted" this; whether the iPhone/iPod Touch is hacked or not doesn't really matter in the big picture, Apple still got the money for the device.
The PwnageTool, developed by iPhone-dev team, exploits a flaw in the hardware design of the iPhone and iPod Touch that, according to the team, can't be fixed without Apple making a hardware modification.
Right now, iTunes 8 will identify the hardware hack, throw an error message within iTunes and prevent the Pwnage of the device. However, for those of you who want to hack your gear, don't you worry. The iPhone-dev team already has a patch to fix this for the iPod Touch and plan to release a patch for the iPhone.
Check out more info on the iPhone-dev blog
9.09.2008
GameSpoon - iPod Touch...best gaming device, eh?
GameSpoon...or would this be GadgetSpoon? - Industry News
Develop
Mr. Steve Jobs has announced that the iPod Touch is the best gaming device for the portable market - better than the DS and PSP. Technically speaking, yes, he is correct about that, but will it catch on?
The PSP is superior to the DS, technically speaking, but the DS is the greatest selling handheld gaming device in history. Technology is very important to the growth and development of the gaming industry, but it does not encompass everything; the quality of the game is not just measured by the level of graphics the game can provide, the gameplay itself is more important.
As an iPhone user, I know that the iPhone itself, has changed my own perspective of a "cell phone." The iPhone is NOT a cell phone - it is a computer; hands-down. It's just a really small computer.
I have no doubt in my mind that the iPhone/iPod Touch will simply fade away; I strongly belive that it could develop into a gaming device that could dwarf the technological boundaries that hold the DS and PSP back. Once again, how could the DS and PSP hold up against a full-fledged computer! However, will this take off?
Steve Jobs targets the iPod Touch - not the iPhone. Why? They are the same devices? In fact, the iPhone is superior to the iPod Touch in that it can actually make phone calls. I'll tell you why he targets the iPod Touch - because you don't need a 2-year contract to own one.
Maybe not today, maybe not this week, but very soon, the iPod Touch could be the next big handheld device. After all, a number of major developers are supporting the iPod Touch/iPhone - EA for example. Also, there have been developers who have started their own companies based around the iPod Touch/iPhone. It is safe to say, with Developer support like this, the iPod Touch and iPhone as gaming devices will not fade away...Nokia N-Gage anyone?
Develop
Mr. Steve Jobs has announced that the iPod Touch is the best gaming device for the portable market - better than the DS and PSP. Technically speaking, yes, he is correct about that, but will it catch on?
The PSP is superior to the DS, technically speaking, but the DS is the greatest selling handheld gaming device in history. Technology is very important to the growth and development of the gaming industry, but it does not encompass everything; the quality of the game is not just measured by the level of graphics the game can provide, the gameplay itself is more important.
As an iPhone user, I know that the iPhone itself, has changed my own perspective of a "cell phone." The iPhone is NOT a cell phone - it is a computer; hands-down. It's just a really small computer.
I have no doubt in my mind that the iPhone/iPod Touch will simply fade away; I strongly belive that it could develop into a gaming device that could dwarf the technological boundaries that hold the DS and PSP back. Once again, how could the DS and PSP hold up against a full-fledged computer! However, will this take off?
Steve Jobs targets the iPod Touch - not the iPhone. Why? They are the same devices? In fact, the iPhone is superior to the iPod Touch in that it can actually make phone calls. I'll tell you why he targets the iPod Touch - because you don't need a 2-year contract to own one.
Maybe not today, maybe not this week, but very soon, the iPod Touch could be the next big handheld device. After all, a number of major developers are supporting the iPod Touch/iPhone - EA for example. Also, there have been developers who have started their own companies based around the iPod Touch/iPhone. It is safe to say, with Developer support like this, the iPod Touch and iPhone as gaming devices will not fade away...Nokia N-Gage anyone?
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