A certain UK bank operates a delightfully dorky advertising campaign whose slogan is “we give you extra.” Well, in the case of mobile software communities, that’s exactly the case. From jailbroken iPhones to PS One-emulating HD2s to multitouch-enabled browsing on the Nexus One, the one group of people we know we can truly rely on are other geeks. So let’s salute those heroes once more, in recognition of the VisualBoyAdvance — a webOS-based emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games. The former two categories are said to play smooth as you like, whereas the Advance stuff suffers from slight slowdown at present. We’ve only seen it playing on a Pre, but there should be no reason why your Pixi wouldn’t be allowed in on this party. A quick video demo awaits after the break, and the source link has all the installation details you’ll need.Continue reading VisualBoyAdvance turns your Palm Pre into a Game Boy emulatorVisualBoyAdvance turns your Palm Pre into a Game Boy emulator originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Pre Central  | Email this | Comments

It’s not every day we get a nice, humble confession of fault from Apple, but it looks like the marketing department has seen the light on those overly optimistic web browsing mockups depicting Flash in “action” on the new Flash-free tablet device. Now the iPad promo video has been reworked to flaunt what we’re coming to know as the Blue Lego Block of Ambiguity in sections of sites that would traditionally be populated by highly stimulating Adobe Flash-based content. It’s not pretty, and it solves none of the other issues at hand with Apple’s continued avoidance of Flash on its iPhone OS, but at least it’s true.Apple excises the false Flash in its iPad promo video originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Mac Rumors  |  Apple  | Email this | Comments

PSFK writes about a cafe in Japan with a simple rule: you get what the person before you ordered (and paid for), and the next person gets what you ordered.Take a few moments to think about that.Would you go?What would you order?Is this an opportunity to give or an opportunity to take…I think we have Ogori opportunities daily.

by Seth Godin
Go to Source

It’s turning out to be quite the day for Alienware, eh? First we see that the M15x and M17x are finally up for order (with their swank Core i7s within), and now we’ve got the first public video of the M11x doing its thang. If you’ll recall, we only had enough time at CES to snap a few quick pictures, but now that the starting-at-$799 ultraportable (or “netbook,” if you must) is said to be “coming soon,” it seems that parent company Dell is feeling pretty good about showing it off. An employee recently had the chance to sit down with what was originally coined the Phantom (full story awaits you in the Source link), and even though it can be hidden behind a standard sized magazine, this diminutive monster is still potent enough to cruise through Left 4 Dead 2 with nary a hiccup. Don’t believe us? Check the video for yourself after the break.Continue reading Alienware’s ‘Phantom’ concept became M11x, cranks through Left 4 Dead 2 on videoAlienware’s ‘Phantom’ concept became M11x, cranks through Left 4 Dead 2 on video originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Direct2Dell  | Email this | Comments

Last October, we would’ve never guessed that T-Mobile would bother to circle back with HTC on the myTouch 3G to craft a slightly modified version that fixes everyone’s single biggest complaint — the lack of an integrated 3.5mm headphone jack — but here we are now in January with that very product resting in our hands. Even crazier, though, is that the only version of the modified phone (or, at least, the only version announced so far) is a limited edition tie-up with Fender and pitchman Eric Clapton. Strange bedfellows, indeed — maybe just strange enough to work. Seriously, who doesn’t want a phone endorsed by one of the hippest, most storied brands of the 20th century?
Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition impressions
Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition UI walkthroughContinue reading T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition impressionsT-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

Analysts Respond to 1QFY2010 for Apple / BroadpointAmTech Analyst Praises Apple for iPad / Morgan and Canaccord Analysts High on iPad Potential / Other Analysts Examine Apple in Wake of iPad Introduction / 3G or Not 3G / Defective by Design Protested at iPad Event Before Knowing What it Was / NYT Pogue Says Do not Knock or Praise the iPad Until You Try It / Apple Lifts VoIP Over 3G Restriction from iPhone SDK / Adobe Bashes Apple for Lack of Flash Support on iPad / Wired Says a Lack of Flash for iPad Does Not Matter / Prices Out for Apple iPad Accessories / NYT Weighs Cringe Factor Against Name iPad / Fujitsu Says It Still Wants iPad Name / Fine Print Says iPad Not Yet Approved by FCC / The iPhone and AT&T and the Holiday Quarter / IDC Says Symbian and Android to Top Mobile OS Space in 2013 / Apple Updates Aluminum Keyboard Firmware / US ITC Investigating Nokia Claims Against Apple / Flight Control for iPhone and iPod touch Passes 2 Million Sales / Game Maker Firemint Working on iPad-Specific Version of Flight Control

by Ken Ray
Go to Source

The work you do when you spread the word or run an ad or invent a policy is likely aimed at one of these four groups.

• Strangers are customers to be, but not yet
• Critics are those that would speak ill of you, or need to be converted
• Friends are those that might have given permission, or even buy now and then
• Fans are members of your tribe, supporters and insiders

You already know the truth: can’t please all these groups at once. And you also probably realize that each of us with an idea to spread has a knee jerk default, the one we lean to without thinking. Many marketers are evangelical, focused on strangers at all costs… they’d rather convert a new customer than revisit an old one. A cubicle worker, on the other hand, might focus on no one but the boss, at the expense of broadening her platform.Before you launch anything, run down the list. How can you optimize for the group you truly care about? How much is that optimization worth? (Hint: a new true fan is worth a thousand times as much as a slightly mollified critic).

by Seth Godin
Go to Source