I think this is brilliant. How many people carry around a PSP or DS?
Now, think about big that is... lets take another step... didn't John Carmack just recently say that the Iphone is a far better gaming platform to develop games on (talking about the power of the hardware).
Now, to do games well, you need a good controller... it looks like they have that covered. If you are doing that, is it much of a stretch to add a keyboard? Or, for audiophiles, add speakers... The cellphone is getting all sorts of gadgets jammed into it right now, so we can keep everything in our pockets.
I am still waiting for the cell phone to be thin-client workstation, as well as a cell phone, utilizing remote desktop, bluethooth connectivity, docking stations, and tunneling protocols, over the internet. I don't think THAT day is too far off, and this is just one step.
“The other one is a biggie, and it's something very noticeable in the videos: touch sensitivity is pretty bad. Using the virtual keyboard proved to be far too painful, and we're pretty sure it wasn't multitouch-friendly.”
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I think this is brilliant. How many people carry around a PSP or DS?
Now, think about big that is... lets take another step... didn't John Carmack just recently say that the Iphone is a far better gaming platform to develop games on (talking about the power of the hardware).
Now, to do games well, you need a good controller... it looks like they have that covered. If you are doing that, is it much of a stretch to add a keyboard? Or, for audiophiles, add speakers... The cellphone is getting all sorts of gadgets jammed into it right now, so we can keep everything in our pockets.
I am still waiting for the cell phone to be thin-client workstation, as well as a cell phone, utilizing remote desktop, bluethooth connectivity, docking stations, and tunneling protocols, over the internet. I don't think THAT day is too far off, and this is just one step.