Game idea iOS/android app - Off-topic

So I was thinking it would be really cool if someone would make a game for iOS and android that would do this.
Have a main tablet and x number other devices. The main tablet would be the board. For example sake settlers of catan (I know there is a hot seat version of this game) . And it would display general information. Such as the board,turn and roads, ect. Then in a companion app it communicates over WiFi to the phones and tells them the private player information. Such as cards in hand and points.
I think that this would be a super cool idea for games (I guess you could nix the main tablet) but it would be really cool to be able to play even a simple game with people in the same room on different devices.
Yes I know I am a n00b but I thought I would put this out there. And idk if it is even possible. But it would be an awesome game.
tubas..... tubas everywhere....

WTF did I just read??!!
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theatomizer90 said:
So I was thinking it would be really cool if someone would make a game for iOS and android that would do this.
Have a main tablet and x number other devices. The main tablet would be the board. For example sake settlers of catan (I know there is a hot seat version of this game) . And it would display general information. Such as the board,turn and roads, ect. Then in a companion app it communicates over WiFi to the phones and tells them the private player information. Such as cards in hand and points.
I think that this would be a super cool idea for games (I guess you could nix the main tablet) but it would be really cool to be able to play even a simple game with people in the same room on different devices.
Yes I know I am a n00b but I thought I would put this out there. And idk if it is even possible. But it would be an awesome game.
tubas..... tubas everywhere....
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Are you saying an app that allows gameplay over LAN? Why when there is already apps like this that can play games on the net. There is a slew of games that have multiplayer built in.
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I am talking about one that doesn't require WiFi. Would be great for a family road trip. But also It would be nice to be able to do a board game that you can have multiplayer. If there is one I haven't found it. Also would be good for iOS compatibility.
A little OT but I really like my note 10.1
tubas..... tubas everywhere....

You mean a offline app that can play with other devices via Bluetooth?
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Ya I guess Bluetooth would work as well. I hope I am not crazy for thinking this
tubas..... tubas everywhere....

theatomizer90 said:
Ya I guess Bluetooth would work as well. I hope I am not crazy for thinking this
tubas..... tubas everywhere....
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Crazy??? Who said you're crazy??? (* sarcastic thought:He isss Crraaazzzy)
Just kidding
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App Store

I don't know if anybody posted this before, but has anyone ever though about getting apps and games from the Apple store on to your Android phone? Just a thought, but if anybody can do that, you would be my hero!
Thanks in advance
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excellent question! I wanna know cuz I want Sonic 4 for Android, and given how open source it, it wouldn't suprise me if someone knows how to port Apple Apps
Different operating systems. Apps and games need to be PORTED to android... You can't just install them.
It's difficult to explain without some computer/coding knowledge......
Think of it in terms of a game that comes out on PC, Xbox and PS3. The game is developed with console in mind and then ported to the other systems. Naturally the original is far better, it's what it was coded for and optimized for. The ports, unless rebuilt from the ground up, are never as good.
Just like you can't stick an Xbox360 disk in your computer and start playing, you can't install an apple application on Android. Porting is a pain-staking process, eventually a majority of apps on the Apple store will make it to Android, but don't hold your breathe.
It can be as open source as it wants, it's still a difficult and painful process to port it to another operating system. If it was easy every PC app and title would be Mac friendly and Apple/Linux users would have more than the small handful of games to play that they unfortunately have.
If you want sonic download a Genesis emulator and play one of the originals. Touch screen controller emulated controls suck though . Wish their was a better alternative.
SimpleFear said:
If you want sonic download a Genesis emulator and play one of the originals. Touch screen controller emulated controls suck though . Wish their was a better alternative.
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You can download wiimote controller. It doesnt work with everything tho. Most.
Does anyone know how to port apps or know where to get ported apps?
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longhorn24 said:
Does anyone know how to port apps or know where to get ported apps?
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If an app has been ported (think angry birds) it would be in the android market, amazon appstore or getjar.com (in the case of the newly released cut the rope.)
As for porting apps like the poster above said IT'S NOT AN EASY THING...
Oh. Ok. Do u think a lot of new apps from Apple will come to the android market?
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longhorn24 said:
Oh. Ok. Do u think a lot of new apps from Apple will come to the android market?
Sent from a 13 year old. Gimme a break! Haha
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No one really knows, but some of the apple games just got recently ported like plants vs zombies, cut the rope etc. so yeah it's possible.
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They need to port Tiny Wings!!
longhorn24 said:
I don't know if anybody posted this before, but has anyone ever though about getting apps and games from the Apple store on to your Android phone?
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That has never been posted on xda before. This site has over 20 billion users and 15 million posts per hour, and not one person has ever had that amazing thought.
I wish I'd thought of it first. I'd love an iPhone.

Shadowgun

so this game was supposed to be released today. has not hit tegrazone or market yet...also androidpolice had two posts up related to shadowgun in the past 20 minutes, including one saying that it was released but they pulled them down right after they were posted.
anyone know whats going on with this highly anticipated release?
Check the android market right now. I just checked and it is up in there. I don't know if it is on the tablet market, because I'm at work right now, but it is on the web market. Can't wait to go home and play it!
yup you are correct! they just put it up. downloading it now
Wtf Is it just for me or does the game not work properly?
when I am about to start a new game and after I have chosen the difficulty i just get a black screen and nothing happens.
edit: A good old reboot solved the problem.. the graphics looks amazing
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Wtf Is it just for me or does the game not work properly?
when I am about to start a new game and after I have chosen the difficulty i just get a black screen and nothing happens.
edit: A good old reboot solved the problem.. the graphics looks amazing
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works great on my xoom wifi. Awsome graphics
Android games are reaching near ps3 quality graphics.
Now this is a game!!!
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works magically with Xbox controller. great game
Tried to get it from market but got msg not available for your country. I bought my Xoom in USA. Live in Switzerland and travel a lot. Not acceptable that I face prblms whenever I change countries... And we call this mobile tools? #&*:"
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I assume it isn't multiplayer since I don't see that in the description?
Hey no multi? Well at least it ain't $60 for 3hrs of gameplay!
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Multi is reportedly in the works.
Level walkthroughs, http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD1658DD5ECAB8DBC
Good for certain things, like the Driller boss.
This game is ridiculous. I love it. How are you getting video game system controllers working with it? I have been unable...
I keep getting failures on downloads, so I found a place to download the SD Card content in .zip format, yeah, I know, but I bought it and want to play it.
Anyway, where on the "SD Card" are they supposed to go?
Thanks,
Gameloft should learn from Madfinger or EA to make their game, high graphic quality but less data capacity. (1.7 Gb for Tintin vs ~400 mb for shadowgun).
@Timbledore
/sdcard/Android/data/
@keu nhu vac
Gameloft has been using its own game engine. It was supposed to switch to Unreal 3 starting with March of Heroes, but MoH was canceled. But look for future GL games to be using the new game engine.
BTW, Shadowgun uses the Unity engine, which has a free Windows version for would-be game devs. The non-pro Android add-in costs $400, which is still peanuts relatively speaking.
http://unity3d.com/unity/licenses
http://unity3d.com/store
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@Timbledore
/sdcard/Android/data/
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Thanks! Worked perfectly!
Coming to you from Alpha Centauri!!!!
anyone get a ps3 controller working with this?
jloya said:
anyone get a ps3 controller working with this?
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I've seen footage of it on youtube, but because it's paired via bluetooth it's slow, like if you are moving forward and let go of the analog, you proceed to move forward for a short period because of the lag between controller and tablet.
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I've seen footage of it on youtube, but because it's paired via bluetooth it's slow, like if you are moving forward and let go of the analog, you proceed to move forward for a short period because of the lag between controller and tablet.
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damn, thats all this game needs to send it over the top, hard to shoot those time exploding crawlers without an analog stick

Any good apps to show off with

I'd like a nice app to show off my N7 with. Sure it's cool to show people Quickoffice and Dropbox and Beautiful weather and Angry Birds...but anyone have good ideas for apps that look cool and don't have an iPad equivalent? Or even things to do on it that an Ipad can't do?
Google Earth with the 3D buildings?
Oh and Wifikill.
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veeman said:
Google Earth with the 3D buildings?
Oh and Wifikill.
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lol yeah i terrorize ipaders with wifikill :laugh::highfive:
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lol yeah i terrorize ipaders with wifikill :laugh::highfive:
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He he yes. Evil minds think alike. Muahahahaha!
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Hmm...things an iPad can't do...
Well, you could show them how you attach a file to an e-mail message.
Install ES File Explorer and attach to your Windows servers/shares or your Samba shares.
I load up Horn to show game play, but iOS has Horn as well I guess.
I have to admit, this thread is making me wonder what wifikill is? Couldn't find it in the Play store.
Any number of things the Nexus can do the Ipad can't.
Start with Tasker, and produce various funny messages based on Nexus orientation.
Ask Google "Who is Barack Obama". Then ask "Who is his wife". Google handles context - Siri does not.
Program a couple of NFC tags to do useful things, like turn on airplane mode when you lay the tablet down (Tasker).
Open a terminal window and show how close to a Linux system this really is.
Show how you can retire in 30 years by investing the money you saved by buying a Nexus instead of an IPad.
There are couple of apps in my sig that exist only on Android
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ExploreMN said:
Hmm...things an iPad can't do...
Well, you could show them how you attach a file to an e-mail message.
Install ES File Explorer and attach to your Windows servers/shares or your Samba shares.
I load up Horn to show game play, but iOS has Horn as well I guess.
I have to admit, this thread is making me wonder what wifikill is? Couldn't find it in the Play store.
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wifikill, is funny as hell,
ALSO great for i-snobs, oh my device is the nutz...."oh yeah....try using your internet,.....my android made your ipad my *****"
basically it connects to your modem/broadband hub
then it lists all of the devices connected to your hub
then you can block/re-direct all devices at one or one by one.
hehehehe its funny cos im a assistant head chef in a pub. lol so when someone comes in and takes the piss with the free wifi,,. i block them or re-direct them to porn.....in which case they get embarrassed someone might see and close theyre laptops LMAO
Last month the owner came and asked me to block someone access because it was like a 70yr old dude, web chatting with what looked like a Taiwanese school girl. done....hahaha
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jb0ne said:
I'd like a nice app to show off my N7 with. Sure it's cool to show people Quickoffice and Dropbox and Beautiful weather and Angry Birds...but anyone have good ideas for apps that look cool and don't have an iPad equivalent? Or even things to do on it that an Ipad can't do?
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download diceplayer,
add a HD movie to your tab
play with dice player,....click pop-out
video is played in minimized window you can move around screen and use other apps while it stays on top and plays
chismay said:
wifikill, is funny as hell,
ALSO great for i-snobs, oh my device is the nutz...."oh yeah....try using your internet,.....my android made your ipad my *****"
basically it connects to your modem/broadband hub
then it lists all of the devices connected to your hub
then you can block/re-direct all devices at one or one by one.
hehehehe its funny cos im a assistant head chef in a pub. lol so when someone comes in and takes the piss with the free wifi,,. i block them or re-direct them to porn.....in which case they get embarrassed someone might see and close theyre laptops LMAO
Last month the owner came and asked me to block someone access because it was like a 70yr old dude, web chatting with what looked like a Taiwanese school girl. done....hahaha
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download diceplayer,
add a HD movie to your tab
play with dice player,....click pop-out
video is played in minimized window you can move around screen and use other apps while it stays on top and plays
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WOW no kidding? I gotta download diceplayer when I get home!! I hope it works on 4.2. Ipad already has google earth so that one's a no go. I'm curious about this wifikill too -- do you need admin access to the wireless access point? Where do you get it the apk? I'm thinking more of apps on the go, in regards to connecting to my ES File Explorer to a Windows system. But if I'm at someone's house I'll show them that.
Show them the NFC tectiles. They are fun to play with and almost as versatile as Tasker.
Just show them face unlock xD and I can't find wifikill in the play store :S
purepwnage2 said:
Just show them face unlock xD and I can't find wifikill in the play store :S
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It's not on the play store
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282900
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ExploreMN said:
Hmm...things an iPad can't do...
Well, you could show them how you attach a file to an e-mail message.
Install ES File Explorer and attach to your Windows servers/shares or your Samba shares.
I load up Horn to show game play, but iOS has Horn as well I guess.
I have to admit, this thread is making me wonder what wifikill is? Couldn't find it in the Play store.
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It was removed from the play store. XD
Also dSploit is good too.
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Shadowgun: DeadZone is pretty nice to show off. Almost gives the PS Vita a run for it's money
Change your wallpaper, that will blow their minds. Especially if it's a LIVE wallpaper - whoa!
AndWobble of course
http://www.andwobble.com/
P.S.: The "Library" of it appears to not work - but adding "New Image" will.
Actually...
Google Goggles is pretty cool in the right context. I've had a few people I've shown it to be blown away.
I will +1 on NFC and Tasker. A friend of mine has his N7 set to automatically tether to his phone for internet connection when he taps them together. That's impressed a few people - including me.
Best app to show off with is TSF Shell... just amazing, they will NEVER have that on iPads... Unfortunately stopped working on Android 4.2 but worked on 4.1.2
X- Plane
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Clean ROM 2.5 - leanKernel 0.7
Turn the table on them and ask them to show you what they can do that you can't. I hate playing their game of defense.
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What fun things can I do, other than emulators?

I have an iPad 4th gen, snagged the Nexus 7 32gb for emulator use and to tinker with.
4.1.2 (as 4.2 broke sixaxis for me).
what other fun things can I do other than NES/SNES/PSX emulation?
what can this thing really do that an iPad can't at this point?
Thanks guys! Digging my first android Tablet thus far!
Download a dosbox application and play older PC games.
Download GrooveIP lite (free) and grab a free Google voice number to turn your tab into a giant mobile phone.
Download a GPS app, get a mount for the car and have a nice 7" GPS with 3d turn by turn nav. I use copilot with the north american maps - activated 3d and voice turn by turn for $7.99.
Just a few I can come up with off the top of my head.
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NicotineCanada said:
I have an iPad 4th gen, snagged the Nexus 7 32gb for emulator use and to tinker with.
4.1.2 (as 4.2 broke sixaxis for me).
what other fun things can I do other than NES/SNES/PSX emulation?
what can this thing really do that an iPad can't at this point?
Thanks guys! Digging my first android Tablet thus far!
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Not much really u got basicly a premium experience with the iPad, but one thing u can do that's unique is try out different launchers to change the look of your homescreen/app drawer, you can change icons,layout,etc. And if you really want to get down and dirty with theming you can flash a custom Rom with a theme manager and in the play store there are a bunch of themes to try to ur liking just be sure to make sure the theme is cm10 compatible, glad ur liking ur nexus 7
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Google "Tasker". It lets you program your tablet to do pretty much anything.
Mine sounds Ships Bells every half hour, turns off wifi at night, starts the music player when I plug in headphones, and interfaces with RFID cards.
On my list is to have the tablet respond to a text message with a message giving a Google map showing its current GPS location,
and maybe a photo of its surroundings. Sky is really the limit.
And calling the iPad a premium experience is really a matter of taste. It would not be to me.
rmm200 said:
Google "Tasker". It lets you program your tablet to do pretty much anything.
Mine sounds Ships Bells every half hour, turns off wifi at night, starts the music player when I plug in headphones, and interfaces with RFID cards.
On my list is to have the tablet respond to a text message with a message giving a Google map showing its current GPS location,
and maybe a photo of its surroundings. Sky is really the limit.
And calling the iPad a premium experience is really a matter of taste. It would not be to me.
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I respect your opinion on the iPad. Before hating on the apple bandwagon, the iPad 4th generation is VERY slick.
One thing i noticed on the nexus 7 is fast scrolling in apps like facebook isn't fluid. often I find it studders/pauses. Nothing crazy or bad, but if you really sit down with the iPad and keep an open mind - it's a very fluid experience.
The downside is how locked down the ecosystem is, which is where android shines. They both have their pro's and cons. I like them for what each of them have to offer. I'd never limit myself to just one platform. You limit so many possible experiences and gadgets....... and i love me some gadgets
is there xbox media center available for it? it's available on jailbroken iOS devices. I don't see anything for android (i have mplayer and vlc)
NicotineCanada said:
is there xbox media center available for it?
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Yep
Cheers,
Daan
NicotineCanada said:
I respect your opinion on the iPad. Before hating on the apple bandwagon, the iPad 4th generation is VERY slick.
One thing i noticed on the nexus 7 is fast scrolling in apps like facebook isn't fluid. often I find it studders/pauses. Nothing crazy or bad, but if you really sit down with the iPad and keep an open mind - it's a very fluid experience.
The downside is how locked down the ecosystem is, which is where android shines. They both have their pro's and cons. I like them for what each of them have to offer. I'd never limit myself to just one platform. You limit so many possible experiences and gadgets....... and i love me some gadgets
is there xbox media center available for it? it's available on jailbroken iOS devices. I don't see anything for android (i have mplayer and vlc)
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I've come to realize that both platforms have there pros and cons, u can also side load apps instead of going through play store, try out framework tool on the play store if u want to switch animations
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NicotineCanada said:
what can this thing really do that an iPad can't at this point?
Thanks guys! Digging my first android Tablet thus far!
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Let you look at the file system. Attach any type of file in an email. Install third party app stores and apps. USB OTG means you can watch anything you have on an external HDD. Hell you can even install and run games with a script from an external drive. There is a ton of things this can do an iPad can't. Not just emulators. Explore.
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ridearoundsolo said:
Not much really u got basicly a premium experience with the iPad, but one thing u can do that's unique is try out different launchers to change the look of your homescreen/app drawer, you can change icons,layout,etc. And if you really want to get down and dirty with theming you can flash a custom Rom with a theme manager and in the play store there are a bunch of themes to try to ur liking just be sure to make sure the theme is cm10 compatible, glad ur liking ur nexus 7
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multi-window
pop-out youtube/hd video player window
android beam
you own your device you paid money for
free music / not restricted to i-tunes
nfc / near field communication
wifi direct file sharing with other androids
send an email with more then one attachment
just a few of many .....and none of the above require root.:highfive:
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NicotineCanada said:
I respect your opinion on the iPad. Before hating on the apple bandwagon, the iPad 4th generation is VERY slick.
One thing i noticed on the nexus 7 is fast scrolling in apps like facebook isn't fluid. often I find it studders/pauses. Nothing crazy or bad, but if you really sit down with the iPad and keep an open mind - it's a very fluid experience.
The downside is how locked down the ecosystem is, which is where android shines. They both have their pro's and cons. I like them for what each of them have to offer. I'd never limit myself to just one platform. You limit so many possible experiences and gadgets....... and i love me some gadgets
is there xbox media center available for it? it's available on jailbroken iOS devices. I don't see anything for android (i have mplayer and vlc)
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XBMC is on android i have it on my iconia a500
i dont want to induce any arguements mate i really dont wanna start anything like that, but you have just hit my pet peeve about apple users.....
to justify comparing a £150 7inch tab to literally the best apple has got.
a £400+ apple device vs. a £150 android and were still giving em a pounding?
i am srry to say it like that i dont mean to direct this at you. it just does get to me , why dont we see anyone comparing the ipad4 with the galaxy note 10.1? because we all know the outcome and appler's dont wanna go there. why is no one comparing the nexus 7 3g with ipad mini? same answer.
chismay said:
multi-window
pop-out youtube/hd video player window
android beam
you own your device you paid money for
free music / not restricted to i-tunes
nfc / near field communication
wifi direct file sharing with other androids
send an email with more then one attachment
just a few of many .....and none of the above require root.:highfive:
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XBMC is on android i have it on my iconia a500
i dont want to induce any arguements mate i really dont wanna start anything like that, but you have just hit my pet peeve about apple users.....
to justify comparing a £150 7inch tab to literally the best apple has got.
a £400+ apple device vs. a £150 android and were still giving em a pounding?
i am srry to say it like that i dont mean to direct this at you. it just does get to me , why dont we see anyone comparing the ipad4 with the galaxy note 10.1? because we all know the outcome and appler's dont wanna go there. why is no one comparing the nexus 7 3g with ipad mini? same answer.
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Doesn't the note only have a 1280x800 display? I wouldn't compare the iPad to the Note 10.1, the iPad would win hands down. However, comparing the iPad to the Nexus 10 or Asus Infinity would be a much better comparison.
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NicotineCanada said:
I respect your opinion on the iPad. Before hating on the apple bandwagon, the iPad 4th generation is VERY slick.
One thing i noticed on the nexus 7 is fast scrolling in apps like facebook isn't fluid. often I find it studders/pauses. Nothing crazy or bad, but if you really sit down with the iPad and keep an open mind - it's a very fluid experience.
The downside is how locked down the ecosystem is, which is where android shines. They both have their pro's and cons. I like them for what each of them have to offer. I'd never limit myself to just one platform. You limit so many possible experiences and gadgets....... and i love me some gadgets
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Your opinion is something I love to see. Its not a blindness Apple hate or Android love, or Android hate and Apple love. You are in between, which is a nice thing to see. I have a similar opinion to you. Apple does some things better, while Android does other things better. This is a much better way to look at things.
n7GU22 said:
Download a dosbox application and play older PC games.
Download GrooveIP lite (free) and grab a free Google voice number to turn your tab into a giant mobile phone.
Download a GPS app, get a mount for the car and have a nice 7" GPS with 3d turn by turn nav. I use copilot with the north american maps - activated 3d and voice turn by turn for $7.99.
Just a few I can come up with off the top of my head.
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I just installed GrooveIP. I must say, freaking awesome!!
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ÜBER™ said:
Let you look at the file system. Attach any type of file in an email. Install third party app stores and apps. USB OTG means you can watch anything you have on an external HDD. Hell you can even install and run games with a script from an external drive. There is a ton of things this can do an iPad can't. Not just emulators. Explore.
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I didn't know u can do that with games that's awesome
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NicotineCanada said:
I respect your opinion on the iPad. Before hating on the apple bandwagon, the iPad 4th generation is VERY slick.
One thing i noticed on the nexus 7 is fast scrolling in apps like facebook isn't fluid. often I find it studders/pauses. Nothing crazy or bad, but if you really sit down with the iPad and keep an open mind - it's a very fluid experience.
The downside is how locked down the ecosystem is, which is where android shines. They both have their pro's and cons. I like them for what each of them have to offer. I'd never limit myself to just one platform. You limit so many possible experiences and gadgets....... and i love me some gadgets
is there xbox media center available for it? it's available on jailbroken iOS devices. I don't see anything for android (i have mplayer and vlc)
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The facebook app blows on android
One thing I really like with an otg cable is plugging a digital camera to it and pull pictures off the camera straight to the tablet
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yanksrock1000 said:
Doesn't the note only have a 1280x800 display? I wouldn't compare the iPad to the Note 10.1, the iPad would win hands down.
Your opinion is something I love to see. Its not a blindness Apple hate or Android love, or Android hate and Apple love. You are in between, which is a nice thing to see.
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all good buddy
the display yes the ipad has a bit of a better display but really wouldn't you exchange a few pixels or an extra gb of ram?
found this the best comparison as it goes into detail on each area
http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/mobi...g-galaxy-note-10-1-vs-apple-ipad-3.htm?pgno=1
i think the note specs beats the ipad specs:fingers-crossed: lol
thanks for not seeing my post as a-hole-ness

Games

Will there ever be games for Chrome cast?
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bam654 said:
Will there ever be games for Chrome cast?
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Nothing too elaborate considering the Delay inherent with the streaming.
There may be something a little better than Tic Tac Toe (available) but it would mostly be turn based stuff as anything that requires Twitch and React will not play well.
Asphyx said:
Nothing too elaborate considering the Delay inherent with the streaming.
There may be something a little better than Tic Tac Toe (available) but it would mostly be turn based stuff as anything that requires Twitch and React will not play well.
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I could see something akin to the "overview" screen that some racing games do, but as Asphyx says, the inherent delay will prevent anything timing-based from relying on both device and CC screens simultaneously.
Leaderboard, instant replay, map would be possible though.
A Battleship type game would work, as would most hide-your-hand card games, Vegas type gambling games, and trivia games.
Lots of possibilities, but ultimately it's up to the developer and how much Chromecast ties into the core gameplay. The risk is too much tie-in will limit the game's market to Chromecast owners specifically, while not enough tie-in will make Chromecast just a cute toy.
Now if someone made a game that ran on the Chromecast itself... that would be interesting, as it would obviously require a Chromecast to play. Even higher risk, but better possibility of sync between players.
bhiga said:
Now if someone made a game that ran on the Chromecast itself... that would be interesting, as it would obviously require a Chromecast to play. Even higher risk, but better possibility of sync between players.
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I say bring back Pong! LOL
How much delay could that have! LOL
Battleship is a good one! But your right unless there are millions of CCasts sold I don't see anyone really targeting it.
http://www.gamepop.tv/ let's you play android games on your TV and is working with game developers to use android phones as controls there is a video on the website showing it.
My question is, if a different company can do it why not Google itself?
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My question is, if a different company can do it why not Google itself?
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I'm sure they could but they are not a gaming company they are a Ad Supported Search Engine and Data Collection company.
Not really what they are interested in themselves but sure won't mind if someone else decides to licence games and use their Software to put it on a screen.

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