If you are finding the thought of HTC’s G1 Android phone intriguing but have yet to be convinced by any of our coverage, T-Mobile have a Flash emulator of the G1 up for you to play around with.
Actually ‘emulator’ is a bit strong - it is just a Flash mock-up of the interface with some scripted events you can activate, like ‘incoming SMS’ (makes it look like you have a text message) and ‘incoming call’ (OMG! Emily Johnson is calling you!) etc.
This won’t tell you what it feels like in your hand, of course, so there is a helpful ‘3D rotation’ animated view of the phone, as well as detailed specs - all delivered in glorious, non-copy ‘n’ pasteable Flash.
Just weeks after Sony first hinted, then rubbished plans for a Playstation phone, programmer ZodTTD has unveiled his very own PS1 emulator for the iPhone.
Called psx4iphone, it’s currently at pre-beta stage, but is already looking promising. You can already get NES games for your iPhone but an original Playstation emulator could be huge considering how many of the little grey boxes were sold.
ZodTTD has some form in iPhone emulators, having already produced the GameBoy Advance emulator or iPhones and iPod Touches. He’s said it’ll have sound, memory card support and compatibility with around 75% of PS1 titles.
ZodTTD has said that if enough people donate via PayPal to him, he’s pretty much ready to release psx4iphone, so if you want it, get donating.
It sounds great, but the crucial differences between the iPhone’s
touchscreen controls and the PS1’s joypad might hamper enjoyment somewhat, even if he is offering onscreen controls.
You can find out more and (hopefully) download psx4iphone at ZodTTD’s site here.
You can go to a mobile store and ask to try out a new handset but it’s very problematic – the store staff are busy, there are too many customers, you don’t have the time to play around with the phone as you’d like…
What if you could try out all the phone’s features on your PC without leaving the house? How cool would that be?
Well, Tryphone’s launched a new website letting you test-drive a handset.
Unlike a lot of emulators and demo phones on websites, which are quite limited in terms of what you can try out, Typhone promises to let you do anything and everything on your desired handset.
It works a treat and is a great idea I’m sure will eventually be picked up by operators and retailers for their websites.
There is one catch though – it’s a US site and at the moment on the iPhone, Samsung Juke, LG Muziq and BlackBerry Pearl are online. However there is a ‘Suggestions’ link for you to ask very nicely for your desired handset to be uploaded.
You can check it out for yourself here.
Development has continued apace with the iPhone’s NES emulator, with ‘nervegas’ and ’stepwhite’ (the crew behind this nifty piece of work) having just released version 1.00.
Features in the latest release include automatic suspension of play if you get a call, plus improved support for dozens of classic titles released for Nintendo’s old system.
If you have an iPhone and are interested in checking this out, you’ll need to be happy to use one of the many file management pieces of software kicking around. To download NES.app direct, you can find it here, or read more about it here.
(Via iPhone World)
If you are finding the thought of HTC’s G1 Android phone intriguing but have yet to be convinced by any of our coverage, T-Mobile have a Flash emulator of the G1 up for you to play around with.
