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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/06/09

    In reply to $99 8GB iPhone 3GS For Christmas?
    Thats the problem with all this $99 phone stuff, you're locked in contract.

    I'd actually like to see a wider switch to how t-mobile is doing it and make it no contract pricing. #998gbiphone3gs
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    Image of gemcosta gemcosta
    11/06/09

    In reply to $99 8GB iPhone 3GS For Christmas?
    If Apple could only say "Fuck AT&T" and release the iPhone (for the same price) factory unlocked, and to work with additional frequencies, the world would be a happier place.

    But I know that will never happen :[ #998gbiphone3gs
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    Image of ProsumeThis ProsumeThis
    11/03/09

    In reply to This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims
    For a tech blog it's funny how little you know about product development. 8 months is the last stretch in CE product development - 18 months is the cycle from concept to actual.

    "Apple's products are built just-in-time to avoid stock congestion or last minute changes." This may be true for ICs, screens or so but not necessarily plastics; especially if they know what the footprint of the PCB will be (I assume so) they could start their pilot on housing right about now and one of those parts can make its way to the spare part guys as heads up. #iphone2010
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    Image of JosephCole JosephCole
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Even the PSP Phat ran some emulated n64 games.

    Okay... So only about 3/10 actually worked, But still, It shouldn't be a problem for the iPod #n64iphoneemulator
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment JosephCole was starred JosephCole was unstarred
    Image of Matt0505 Matt0505
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Uhhhhhh fitting the N64 controller onto the iPhone sounds like a sick, sick joke to me.

    Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    11/03/09

    @Matt0505: Apparently you've never gone shopping with a significant other. The NES emulator was made for that. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Lots of machines have the power and still fail at emulation, I'm not expecting this one to go any better.

    Also, the controls, how? movement, z button, a, b, l, and r, and 4 c buttons. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    I remember in 1996 the dicussion of whether or not a PC was capable of handling N64 emulation. Ridiculous discussions of 32 to 64 bit being impossible and debates as to whether a PC had capable graphics ran rampant. A few months later, UltraHLE arrived and shocked the hell out of everyone.

    I agree that it is technically possible to emulate an N64 game on the iPhone and the control scheme might be the biggest hurdle. Where are all these game controllers we were promised in the Touch 3.0 software update? Zeemote maybe? #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of PreachingLlama PreachingLlama
    11/03/09

    @Lizard_King: By "a few months later", did you mean 3 years? UltraHLE was released in 99. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/03/09

    @PreachingLlama: Yeah, probably. I was thinking a year, but it certainly was not a full 3 years. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    11/04/09

    @Lizard_King: Ultra HLE! Oh the memories! #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Pilotwings 64 was a kick-ass game, and you hardly need any buttons at all to play it. Hell, it would probably be better and more challenging if the accelerometer were required for flight control. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment Gordonium was starred Gordonium was unstarred
    Image of Geraldo Geraldo
    11/03/09

    In reply to This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims
    "Apple's products are built just-in-time to avoid stock congestion or last minute changes. They don't have parts ready eight months before release."
    True, but design is finalized months before release, and then there are the many prototyping iterations. And let's face it, that midboard is pretty freakin' generic. Maybe if I saw the next-gen #00 Phillips screws, I might be more convinced? ;-) #iphone2010
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    Image of Sockatume Sockatume
    11/03/09

    @Geraldo: That's what I concluded, that maybe they obtained parts specs not from production (as on the 3GS) but someone involved in prototyping. #iphone2010
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    Image of TryAgain TryAgain
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    While I have played both Genesis and Snes emulators on the G1 (which has the advantage of a keyboard) the number of buttons on the N64 controller means any on screen controller is going to need far to much screen real estate to make this work well. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Giannicolus Jones Giannicolus Jones
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    How about a real N64 controller? Isn't that what they made the bottom dock available for peripherals for?
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    brobot promoted this comment Edited by Giannicolus Jones at 11/03/09 9:40 AM Giannicolus Jones was starred Giannicolus Jones was unstarred
    Image of brobot brobot
    11/03/09

    @Giannicolus Jones: I dunno... you're right about the dock connector interface - but I just don't see the practicality of carrying/using a controller that's twice as wide and 2-3 times as thick as the phone itself just to be able to play a few games. It'd almost be more practical to just carry a laptop w/ an N64 emulator.

    Don't get me wrong though - I'd love me some Ocarina of Time on my iPhone... I just don't know if there's an easy solution to the control scheme issue. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Serpentor reads Gizmodo Serpentor reads Gizmodo
    11/03/09

    In reply to This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims
    The question is could Apple come out with an update to the iphone just 6 months after the 3GS? I think so, for 3 reasons.

    1. To me the 3GS was really more a speed bump than a real next generation update. So this would be an update to the 3G from 1.5 years back.

    2. This could be the iphone being released to Verizon

    3. At the pace Android phones are being released and the progress of the OS, in another 6 months the 3GS will feel and may actually be dated. #iphone2010
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/03/09

    @Serpentor reads Gizmodo: people will *freak* *out* if they bought a "new" iphone only this summer and another "new" one comes out at christmas. it'll be the $600 to $400 price drop all over again. I don't think there's any way apple's doing this. #iphone2010
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/29/09

    In reply to The Secrets of Pro iPhone 3GS Photographer
    Isn't being a pro iPhone photographer kinda like being a pro VHS camera videographer? Sure you can repair a car with fixit tools but if you are a pro shouldn't you want pro level tools to do the work even better? I don't understand him I guess. #digitalcameras
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/29/09

    In reply to The Secrets of Pro iPhone 3GS Photographer
    So, the secrets of pro iPhone photographers are...the secrets of photography?

    Seriously guys. There's taking fantastic pictures with iPhones....and there's claiming that the iPhone is the inspiration behind basic principles of good photography.

    I suppose next you'll claim that color didn't exist before the iPhone. #digitalcameras
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    Image of met2art met2art
    10/29/09

    In reply to The Secrets of Pro iPhone 3GS Photographer
    As an amateur photographer, I fully believe that high contrast and subtle vignetting makes almost any photo look amazing. #digitalcameras
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    Image of OMG! SP00N OMG! SP00N
    10/29/09

    @met2art: I know lol, i have done similar with my other crappy cameraphones to make awesome looking images. #digitalcameras
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    Image of Zac Terrones Zac Terrones
    10/29/09

    @met2art: here's my iPhone attempt with said effects.
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