iPhone App Review: Touch Hockey

October 24, 2008 · Filed Under Iphone, Reviews · Comment 

Most iPhone games are single player and don’t incorporate the social aspect of gaming, until now. Touch Hockey lets you and a partner play a virtual game of air hockey over your home or office’s WiFi network. The menu is a little cryptic, but with some trial you’ll find the WiFi multiplayer button (third from the left in the settings menu). Once you’ve both made this selection you’ll be engaged in an extreme game of puck sliding, finger numbing air hockey. Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but I was surprised how easy it was to start playing. I didn’t test it with a 3rd person in the room running the app, but it would be interesting to see how the game decides whose gonna play who. My assumption is that it’s done by assigning an IP address to the iPhone, but I don’t really know. Notably, there are a few flaws with the game. At times it will freeze up or go a little wacko on you, which is in fact the instant replay. The iPhone’s screen combined with the oils in your fingers make it challenging to smoothly slide, so you’ll constantly be experiencing the ice to concrete sensation similar to when you were a kid sliding around on your frozen tundra of a driveway. Also, when you lift your finger off the screen up rises the paddle. Although this enables you to ‘trap’ the puck it makes it very challenging to reposition your finger so you can jump back and guard the goal.

All said and done Touch Hockey is a fun game but wears thin after a few minutes. If they’ve fixed some of the above its longevity would surely be increased, but hey, it’s FREE.

Available here

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NeoCube Magnetic Puzzle Review

October 24, 2008 · Filed Under Reviews · Comment 

 


If you enjoy playing or manipulating puzzles, you’ll likely enjoy the NeoCube, a unique puzzle that consists of tiny magnetic spheres that allow you to twist, mold, and manipulate them to create interesting geometrical designs.

The amazing part about this puzzle is how simple it can be to play, yet how deceptively complex it can really be. Grab the magnetic spheres and lump them together. Rather than form a shapeless blob, the magnetic spheres tend to orient themselves into specific shapes such as cubes, rectangles, and even stars.

Pull a layer of spheres and the entire strip peels away like a sheet of paper. Twist this sheet of spheres in circles and they’ll naturally form complex designs such as triangles, stars, and circles.

You can manipulate these spheres to create two-dimensional designs or for greater complexity, wrap the spheres around themselves to create more fascinating three-dimensional designs. The spheres seem to naturally connect into geometrical patterns and with a little twisting and prodding, you can coax the spheres into forming more complicated designs.

 

Visit NeoCube’s web site and you can watch a video of someone effortlessly twisting and shaping the NeoCube into beautiful patterns. While this video makes it look easy, the surprise is that when you start playing with the NeoCube yourself, you’ll find it’s just as easy for you to do it too.

For $34.95, the NeoCube is a deceptively addictive game that can amuse you for long periods of time. While you can visit NeoCube’s web site to find additional ideas or tips for manipulating the puzzle, it would be nice to have a printed tutorial included. Another potential problem may be that the cost for a bunch of magnetic spheres might seem a bit high, but once you start playing with the NeoCube, you’ll find the price is worth it.

Pros:

  • Unique puzzle game that exercises your creativity
  • Easy and fun to play, addictive

Cons:

  • Seemingly high cost
  • Online tips and tutorials only, comes only with a single sheet of instructions and guidance

NeoCube is available here for $34.95

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Hyundai Genesis Apple Vehicle

October 24, 2008 · Filed Under Apple, Reviews · Comment 

Hyundai, a long time struggling car company, is finally starting to emerge from the subprime demographic. This year they introduced the Hyundai Genesis, a high end sedan equitable in comfort and luxury to a Lexus at a fraction of the price. Now they’ve teamed up with RIDES magazine and have done a blissful job of leveraging some of Apple’s uber cool factor by decking out the Genesis with all things Mac.

Stuffed into the sedan are 3 Computers (2 minis and a Macbook Air), an iPod Touch, iPhone and two wireless keyboards that slide out of the rear of the front seats, which are complimented by dueling 8.4-inch VGA headrest screens. The dead body carrier of the vehicle (mob talk for ‘trunk’) also contains a 20-inch Apple Cinema Display for all that tail gating you’re sure to pull off in a sedan.

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