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Original Post: Morphing cellphones into game consoles
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Normally, I would not even care about this particular article, but Sprint PCS and Samsung have come up with a relatively innovative way to turn a normal smartphone (which usually is rather a clumsy vehicle for action-intensive games) into a more gamer-friendly device.
The PCS Game Pad is a pocket-sized docking station that snaps onto the new Samsung SPH-A600 camera phone. Gamers can use a circular directional pad, four multicolor buttons and two triggers to combat Japanese anime characters in Gundam Atlantic Battle, perform gravity-defying aerobatics in Bandai Snowboarding or simply navigate through the phone's functions. The article also notes that nearly 100 Java-based games, from adventures to puzzles, are available from Sprint's PCS Vision site for 99 cents to $4.99 apiece, and that gamers can also participate in multiplayer games like checkers and Tetris over the network.
Now, if only they could create a phone that morphs into a pocket DVD player I would be really impressed.
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