Dallasnews: Apple bites into handheld gaming

"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
news:R6JAj.15456$Ej5.11957@newssvr29.news.prodigy. net:

> Apple blames the battery door would cause extra size to be added to
> the phone. That is a lie. If any would be added it would be less then
> a 1/16 If that. Look at any slim phone. they have battery doors that
> can be removed. Look at the size of the Razr which has a battery door.
> They could have made one but they wont. And we all know why they opt
> out on that one.
>
>

The "All Day iPHone" has one of those big ol' 5AH gelcell camcorder
batteries that slips into a slot on the side like a floppy disk....(c;

Sorry....evil thoughts....it's late.

Charger weighs 12 pounds and dims the lights in "fast charge" mode...

In article <Xns9A5BA1EDFFD3Cnoonehomecom@208.49.80.253>, Larry
<noone@home.com> wrote:

> Anybody <anybody@anywhere-anytime.com> wrote in news:090320080925184566%
> anybody@anywhere-anytime.com:
>
> > Spore?? Nope.
> > Now Lego Indiana Jones on the other hand ... ;-)
>
> Wish they'd make 'em a little dumber so the old farts can win a little more
> often:
> http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2007/scummvm/
>
> Scumm's virtual machine on the N800 is great! We even have BUTTONS to play
> the games with!
> http://pupnik.de/xkbd.html
> This German has a great virtual keyboard for them, too....

Buttons?!?1 How quaint and 20th Century of you. Next you'll be telling
me that your phone is connected by wires to big poles that go all the
sides of the streets. ;-)

With proper games now coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch, it wouldn't
surprise me if someone starts making "gamepads" for them, either
wireless one or ones that you connect the iPhone / iPod into to
resemble a GameBoy / PSP ... I'm not saying such an idea is any good,
just that it will probably happen. :-)

In article <Xns9A5BA1EDFFD3Cnoonehomecom@208.49.80.253>, Larry
<noone@home.com> wrote:

> Anybody <anybody@anywhere-anytime.com> wrote in news:090320080925184566%
> anybody@anywhere-anytime.com:
>
> > Spore?? Nope.
> > Now Lego Indiana Jones on the other hand ... ;-)
>
> Wish they'd make 'em a little dumber so the old farts can win a little more
> often:
<snip>

Rats! I meant to say that my "gaming" limit is something like Bubble
Bobble and old C64 games under emulation on my Mac.

At 08 Mar 2008 19:59:10 -0600 George Kerby wrote:

> > I've used one, and it pales in comparison to the two year old PocketPC
> > GPS GSM phone I continue to use; no, I wouldn't own one.
>
> You are a dinosaur.

Yeah but he's a dinosaur with GPS, and has push e-mail now, rather than
this summer... ;-)

Todd Allcock wrote:

> At 08 Mar 2008 19:59:10 -0600 George Kerby wrote:
>
>
>>>I've used one, and it pales in comparison to the two year old PocketPC
>>>GPS GSM phone I continue to use; no, I wouldn't own one.
>>
>>You are a dinosaur.
>
>
> Yeah but he's a dinosaur with GPS, and has push e-mail now, rather than
> this summer... ;-)
>


Tools, not toys...

Anybody <anybody@anywhere-anytime.com> wrote in news:090320081912098071%
anybody@anywhere-anytime.com:

> With proper games now coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch, it wouldn't
> surprise me if someone starts making "gamepads" for them, either
> wireless one or ones that you connect the iPhone / iPod into to
> resemble a GameBoy / PSP ... I'm not saying such an idea is any good,
> just that it will probably happen. :-)
>
>

Not unless Steve Jobs, your nanny, thinks it will be good for you....and
the manufacturer agrees to add 30% to the price so Stevie and company can
get their cut.

In article <Xns9A5C69E15984noonehomecom@208.49.80.253>, Larry
<noone@home.com> wrote:

> Anybody <anybody@anywhere-anytime.com> wrote in news:090320081912098071%
> anybody@anywhere-anytime.com:
>
> > With proper games now coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch, it wouldn't
> > surprise me if someone starts making "gamepads" for them, either
> > wireless one or ones that you connect the iPhone / iPod into to
> > resemble a GameBoy / PSP ... I'm not saying such an idea is any good,
> > just that it will probably happen. :-)
>
> Not unless Steve Jobs, your nanny, thinks it will be good for you....and
> the manufacturer agrees to add 30% to the price so Stevie and company can
> get their cut.

It's nothing to do with Apple. Just like with the iPod, there will (and
are) lots of "accessories" that are made by other companies.