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Metroid Dread concept is something Sakamoto ‘can’t say never existed’
Immediately following his well-attended GDC panel, Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto talked with us about (what else?) Metroid: Other M. In addition to all sorts of questions on the unique Team Ninja collaboration, we asked Sakamoto about the long-rumored Metroid Dread project and, barring a confirmation of that product, when we'd see another 2D handheld Metroid.
Joystiq: Speaking of the core Metroid development team that last worked on the GBA, there have been ...
Immediately following his well-attended GDC panel, Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto talked with us about (what else?) Metroid: Other M. In addition to all sorts of questions on the unique Team Ninja collaboration, we asked Sakamoto about the long-rumored Metroid Dread project and, barring a confirmation of that product, when we'd see another 2D handheld Metroid.
Joystiq: Speaking of the core Metroid development team that last worked on the GBA, there have been ...
Samsung Super AMOLED explained in pretty moving pictures (video)
Using "super" to describe your new display technology just begs for criticism. Especially when the word is affixed to a handheld display technology as notoriously difficult (if near impossible) to see in direct sunlight as OLED. Fortunately, Samsung's Super AMOLED appears to have licked the outdoor readability issue while bettering the features that made us fall in love with AMOLEDs in the first place. First off, it's thinner since the touch sensors are now ...
Using "super" to describe your new display technology just begs for criticism. Especially when the word is affixed to a handheld display technology as notoriously difficult (if near impossible) to see in direct sunlight as OLED. Fortunately, Samsung's Super AMOLED appears to have licked the outdoor readability issue while bettering the features that made us fall in love with AMOLEDs in the first place. First off, it's thinner since the touch sensors are now ...
Gigabyte Codfish
Here’s a new phone from Asian cell phone provider Gigabyte that may not be the GSmart Android, but could be just as interesting.
This one is called the Codfish, and we don’t know much about it. According to the PointGPhone that we have in the photo, it is “very responsive” and “good manufacturing quality”. We do know that it does Android 1.6, has a 3.2 inch display, and a 5 megapixel camera.
Well, I’m sure if the Codfish is really ...
Here’s a new phone from Asian cell phone provider Gigabyte that may not be the GSmart Android, but could be just as interesting.
This one is called the Codfish, and we don’t know much about it. According to the PointGPhone that we have in the photo, it is “very responsive” and “good manufacturing quality”. We do know that it does Android 1.6, has a 3.2 inch display, and a 5 megapixel camera.
Well, I’m sure if the Codfish is really ...
At last, a PDA so rugged I can hammer nails with it
Here’s a question. What use is an iPad if you live IN AN AVALANCHE? Even its high-quality multi-touch screen won’t help it there. And what if you like to SWIM IN POOLS OF MAGMA? How will you check your email then? Not on your Windows Phone ! It will have melted! This is why you need the AIS Ultra-Rugged RPDA37! Are you a cook? Use the RPDA37 as a chopping block! Then crack eggs on it! That last part may not show just how strong it is, ...
Here’s a question. What use is an iPad if you live IN AN AVALANCHE? Even its high-quality multi-touch screen won’t help it there. And what if you like to SWIM IN POOLS OF MAGMA? How will you check your email then? Not on your Windows Phone ! It will have melted! This is why you need the AIS Ultra-Rugged RPDA37! Are you a cook? Use the RPDA37 as a chopping block! Then crack eggs on it! That last part may not show just how strong it is, ...
Hands-on: Metro 2033
To say that our first experience behind the controls of THQ and 4a Games' post-apocalyptic Metro 2033 was "atmospheric" would be a bit of an understatement. To its credit, THQ picked a pretty neat venue for its hands-on event: A basement room of a San Francisco nightclub that looked kinda like an underground bunker. Pumping it full of fake fog and live DJ tunes, though -- not the most conducive environment for seeing or hearing a game.
Still, play we did, and though we only ...
To say that our first experience behind the controls of THQ and 4a Games' post-apocalyptic Metro 2033 was "atmospheric" would be a bit of an understatement. To its credit, THQ picked a pretty neat venue for its hands-on event: A basement room of a San Francisco nightclub that looked kinda like an underground bunker. Pumping it full of fake fog and live DJ tunes, though -- not the most conducive environment for seeing or hearing a game.
Still, play we did, and though we only ...
Apple Tablet Prototypes Possibly Identified By Web Analytics, Running iPhone-Like OS 3.2 [Apple Tablet]
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Up to 50 different "Apple Tablet" type devices were "detected" by Flurry Analytics testing various types of apps that may make its way to the upcoming machine. Flurry was able to geographically locate the devices to Apple's headquarters in Cupertino.
In short, there were about 200 different apps being tested on the devices, most of which were games, media or some type of entertainment-type program. It more or less mirrors the type ...
Up to 50 different "Apple Tablet" type devices were "detected" by Flurry Analytics testing various types of apps that may make its way to the upcoming machine. Flurry was able to geographically locate the devices to Apple's headquarters in Cupertino.
In short, there were about 200 different apps being tested on the devices, most of which were games, media or some type of entertainment-type program. It more or less mirrors the type ...
LG UX840 Triton Cell Phone Review–Versatile If A Bit Lacking
LG products usually do all right by me. They’re not always jam-packed with features, but they do a passable job of supplying a decent phone. The LG UX840 Triton is a textbook example of LG at its most frequently seen.
The LG UX840 Triton phone is a slider style phone with three hundred meg of onboard memory, GPS, a battery capable of two hundred and ten minutes of talk time, web browsing, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, a three megapixel camera, ...
LG products usually do all right by me. They’re not always jam-packed with features, but they do a passable job of supplying a decent phone. The LG UX840 Triton is a textbook example of LG at its most frequently seen.
The LG UX840 Triton phone is a slider style phone with three hundred meg of onboard memory, GPS, a battery capable of two hundred and ten minutes of talk time, web browsing, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, a three megapixel camera, ...
Nintendo Game and Watch: Cult reborn as keyholders (video)
Game & Watch is the name of a series of (now) simple LCD handheld games Nintendo produced between 1980 and 1991. The small devices still enjoy cult status among hardcore retro gamers (just look at these prices on Ebay ), which means it’s not that big a surprise that toymaker Takara decided to come up with three new keyholders that are designed exactly like Game & Watch units. Specifically, the keyholders resemble the Octopus , Parachute , and Chef Game & Watches (all of these games were ...
Game & Watch is the name of a series of (now) simple LCD handheld games Nintendo produced between 1980 and 1991. The small devices still enjoy cult status among hardcore retro gamers (just look at these prices on Ebay ), which means it’s not that big a surprise that toymaker Takara decided to come up with three new keyholders that are designed exactly like Game & Watch units. Specifically, the keyholders resemble the Octopus , Parachute , and Chef Game & Watches (all of these games were ...
App review roundup: VoiceBand, Soulver, Doc²
VoiceBand: Personal music artistry gone wild
I don't usually gush during App reviews. I think today I will change things up a bit. Because If you like playing with sound and music, and you like GarageBand, empty out your change purse, check...
Soulver ...
VoiceBand: Personal music artistry gone wild
I don't usually gush during App reviews. I think today I will change things up a bit. Because If you like playing with sound and music, and you like GarageBand, empty out your change purse, check...
Soulver ...
Intel opens up an app store for netbooks
The next big app push isn't for the next big handset — it's for netbooks. Intel is spearheading an effort to bring a plethora of smaller applications to the cheap laptop market with its AppUp Center, which is already filled with business apps and ones for entertainment, education, social networking and more. As you'd expect, some are free and some aren't, and as the site grows it'll be backed by support from netbook makers including Acer, ASUS, Dell ...
The next big app push isn't for the next big handset — it's for netbooks. Intel is spearheading an effort to bring a plethora of smaller applications to the cheap laptop market with its AppUp Center, which is already filled with business apps and ones for entertainment, education, social networking and more. As you'd expect, some are free and some aren't, and as the site grows it'll be backed by support from netbook makers including Acer, ASUS, Dell ... 
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