iPhone/iPod Touch Thread

[Misfit]

.. although, not as easy as it looks in the video

Didn't realise Band was out!

Blimey that is one very slick app. Sadly I'm completely rubbish at it!

[Misfit]

Google reader for the iPhone has just had a very nice update.

You can now see star items and expand them in-line which all works very nicely. Far less clicks to get to read what you want to now.

Details here:

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-994224 ... subj=Crave

The standard link still goes to the old version, you need to go here whilst it is still in beta:

http://www.google.com/reader/i/

[HGFB]

The updated version also works really well on a Nokia 800/810

[WiteWulf]

Mmmm...can you say Killer App?

http://toucharcade.com/2008/05/27/tempe ... or-iphone/

Time to renew my love affair with R-Type

[fog]

Mmmm...can you say Killer App?

http://toucharcade.com/2008/05/27/tempe ... or-iphone/

Time to renew my love affair with R-Type

Great in theory, but if it plays anything like the other emu's then the touch screen controls will possibly make it unplayable, or mildly frustrating at best.

[Misfit]

Mmmm...can you say Killer App?

http://toucharcade.com/2008/05/27/tempe ... or-iphone/

Time to renew my love affair with R-Type

Cool!

I've avoided the emus on the iPhone so far because I just can't see them being any good to control using a touch screen.

R-Type seems to be running well (about 4 mins into the video), and looks good in landscape, but I suspect the controls being on top of the game in that mode may make it impossible.

Still Devils Crush could control fine with on screen keys and I'd love to play that on this.

[frak]

Great in theory, but if it plays anything like the other emu's then the touch screen controls will possibly make it unplayable, or mildly frustrating at best.

Maybe this could be the answer...
http://toucharcade.com/2008/05/23/icont ... pod-touch/

Maybe not 'jacket pocket portable' but fine for the home.

[fog]

Great in theory, but if it plays anything like the other emu's then the touch screen controls will possibly make it unplayable, or mildly frustrating at best.

Maybe this could be the answer...
http://toucharcade.com/2008/05/23/icont ... pod-touch/

Maybe not 'jacket pocket portable' but fine for the home.

Not a bad idea. Unlikely to take off though.

[Deckard]

Rather funky multi player pong video

http://gizmodo.com/394203/wireless-pong ... ipod-touch

[Mqark]

Ok, now that's proper clever!

[Deckard]

I think this is rather an interesting article about the iPhone - http://gizmodo.com/5014481/the-year-of-the-iphone-again and its pervasive influence on the culture as shown by this poster on the underground recently -

[WiteWulf]

Hmm...all this iPhone excitement almost made me forget that we should be getting the 2.0 firmware for the iPod Touch soon, too. I know it's gonna cost but it hopefully won't be a full-on-taking-the-piss amount.

[goldfish]

I think this is rather an interesting article about the iPhone - http://gizmodo.com/5014481/the-year-of-the-iphone-again and its pervasive influence on the culture as shown by this poster on the underground recently -

I think that says more about the pervasive influence of the iPhone on designers, all of whom seem to flop theirs out on the table in meetings these days...

Simon

[benedictw]

Hmm...all this iPhone excitement almost made me forget that we should be getting the 2.0 firmware for the iPod Touch soon, too. I know it's gonna cost but it hopefully won't be a full-on-taking-the-piss amount.

Wouldn't it make more sense to give the 2.0 firmware away for free, so more people will use the iphone app store? Keep the mail client out unless you've bought the $12 pack earlier in the year or something.

[WiteWulf]

Yeah, it would, but Apple have already stated it'll be a charged-for upgrade so I guess we're SOL.