Apple has announced that “third-party game accessories” are on their way to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. A listing of new OS 3.0 benefits for the Apple iPod Touch says: “Connect fun new game accessories via the iPod touch 30-pin connector and Bluetooth.”
June, 2009
The iPhone is fast becoming home to many forms of retro gaming applications, but one of the most promising – a licensed Commodore 64 emulator – has failed to make it past Apple’s labyrinthine App Store approvals process. It’s a big disappointment to those who want to enjoy a bit of gaming nostalgia from their handset, which is more than up to the task. More importantly, it’s yet more proof that something is completely wrong with the App Store approval system.
We know, we know, we’re bored of Monday too. You know what’ll lift you up though? A basket of all the breaking tech headlines, freshly baked. Come pick up your pick-me-up right here in the Lunchtime Lowdown!
One person disagreed with my complaint about the 600 pixel screen height, saying all I needed to do was press F11 to make the browser full screen. Maybe I am spoilt by a large iMac screen, but I really hate making apps full screen. I am often flipping between multiple apps and I find it much less convenient to tab between them or unmax, reselect, remax. It is not just desktops which have large screens. Plenty of laptops do too. But even going full screen, I don’t find 600px plenty. I am writing this on a screen with multiple windows open at a height of more than 1000px. It is not easy to get used to working with 600px.
Mass Effect, the space opera role-playing action game, could be about to get extra downloadable content for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and possibly PC. Despite Mass Effect 2 being in full production, the game’s developers BioWare are hinting that there will be an announcement imminently, and a pulled listing for Mass Effect on the Microsoft Xbox 360′s Xbox Live Games On Demand pages seems to confirm the news.
Google Maps just rolled out a new feature, “What’s Here?”, a headsmackingly simple but superb addition that’ll let you pull up all the Maps and user-generated info around a spot just by right-clicking on it.
With GlastonBury kicking off later this week, the Summer music festival season is upon us, and while gadgets and gizmos might not seem like the most obvious additions to your backpack, what with the whole electricity in a field issue, there are still some must have pieces of tech to take with you. Here’s a rundown of 5 gadgets for Glasto and all the other events, come rain or shine!