Dialog Semiconductor pushes 2D to 3D conversion chip for phones and tablets
We'll go ahead and put a lid on your swelling excitement level, most likely with two simple words: " parallax barrier ." You see, Dialog Semiconductor's DA8223 is being hailed as the world's first real time 2D to 3D video conversion chip for portable devices, but it requires a parallax barrier display. On the upside, that means that there are no glasses required for viewing, and pretty much any 2D content could be tricked into being 3D for the viewer; the downside, of course, is that it probably won't immerse your senses, overwhelm your eyes or otherwise revolutionize your life
Categories: Mobile Phone, nintendo, Other Tags: dimension, fraction, glasses, glasses-free3g, months, parallaxbarrier, phone, semiconductor
Docomo grants Japanese taxis with WiFi, PSPs, little red stickers
There are many hugely efficient ways to get around Tokyo, but for visitors taxis usually come at the bottom of that list. Drivers rarely speak English and, compared to the rest of the world, they're quite expensive (about $8 to start, going way up from there).
Categories: Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: cars, docomo, doors, grants, psp, result, romance, sedans, tokyo, visitors-taxis
id’s Carmack talks Rage HD, iPad’s power, and future iOS games
Rage HD for iOS is a seriously gorgeous game -- well worth the $2 , if you ask us.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: commander, game, games, interview, nintendowii, psp, tweaks, wizard
Sharp Galapagos 003SH and 005SH bring glasses-free 3D to Japanese Android lovers
Hey, what could the maker of the 3DS ' autostereoscopic display be doing in its spare time? Why, stealing a bit of thunder for itself, by the looks of it. Sharp has just trotted out a pair of glasses-free 3D Android handsets for Japan's Softbank network in the form of the touchscreen slate 003SH and QWERTY-slidin' 005SH.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: 003sh, autostereoscopic, camera-capable, entry, galapagos005sh, glasses-free3d, handsets, japan, mega, megapixels, sharp-galapagos, slate, softbank, tapflow
The 3D cellphone lands in India for $97, no glasses required
It's not every day that you hear about an autostereoscopic 3D cellphone launching let alone for less than $100 (Rs. 4,299)... off contract
Categories: Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: auto-stereoscopic, autostereoscopic, autostereoscopic 3d, cellphone-lands, dual, entry, images, india, letting-users, only-equipped, pixel-display, price, spice-mobility
Motorola Bravo, Flipout and Flipside hands-on: hastily handled and summarily shot (video)
Looking for a new Android form factor on AT&T and don't mind a bit of BLUR?
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nintendo, Other Tags: engadget-mobile, entry, flipout, flipside, form, hastily-handled, internet, mobile, motoblur, motorola bravo, motorola flipside, motorolaflipside, nintendo, result
NES controller pressed into service to Android overlord (video)
Perhaps the worst, and least repairable, shortcoming of touchscreens is their failure to act as viable game controllers. Keyboard-equipped smartphones alleviate that pain a little (particularly if you pair them with a Game Gripper ), but ultimately we'd all prefer real controllers for our real games. Such was clearly the thinking behind the homebrewed setup here, which combines an HTC EVO 4G -- with Android and an NES emulator inside -- with an Arduino board, a BlueSMiRF Bluetooth module, and a classic NES control pad
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: bluesmirf, classic, failure, game, mario, mod, nescontroller, nintendo, Pad***, worst
Sharp shows off mobile prototype with 3D screen, 3D camera, and 3D output
We've seen enough home theater 3D already to be well and sick of it, but mobile 3D is still an upcoming sector, one which Sharp seems to be making a bid for.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: camera, friendly, glasses, ifa 2010, nintendo, parallax-screen, prototype, sharp, shooting-grainy, tech, upcoming-sector
Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad
Well, it looks like Nintendo isn't the only gaming company that thinks Apple is the " enemy of the future " -- Sony has now also taken aim at iPhone gaming in a new PSP ad featuring Kevin Butler 's pint-sized counterpart, Marcus Rivers. In it, Marcus reminds viewers that the iPhone is built for things like "texting your grandma and calling your girl," while the PSP is "built for big boy games," some of which can be had for as little as $9.99. See the whole thing for yourself after the break.
Carmack blows minds with id Software’s Rage, running on iPhone at 60fps with ‘megatextured’ graphics (video)
We're sorry, but the Palm Pixi's rendition of Need for Speed no longer impresses us -- we've just seen John Carmack show off Rage for iPhone.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nintendo, PS2 Tags: app, awards, brick, course-it-looks, games-critics, john carmack, megatextures, nintendo, shoves-the-cell, speed