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Cool Video on the Evolution of the Mobile Phone

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Very cool video posted to youtube by TechEvolution (no idea what the origin of the video is or who made it), but the original N-Gage shows up, as does the N81 and the N95 gets some major props as well.

Control your N95 with your Wiimote

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It seems that some smarty pants at the University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg, Austria have created some software to allow S60 devices, like the N95 with the Nintendo controler, the Wiimote. The software Wiiconnect uses the bluetooth driver of the device and “enables you to play party games directly on / through your mobile phone,” it even takes advantage of the accelerometer and rumble functionality of the Wiimote. The team even crafted WiiRider, a motorcycle simulation that utilizes the Wiimote’s features. The best news is it’s being provided as freeware in the read link below. Be interested to hear any comments from folks that get this working.

Symbian Resources - Wii Rider

Via Mobile Closeup via Engadget

Fond Memories From Mental Floss

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Well there have been a lot of stories floating around the internets about the Next Generation of N-Gage recently, and of course we are all waiting with baited breath to see what’s around the corner. But the magazine Mental Floss decided today to take a fond look back and did a little feature about “side talking”. They recommend in particular “side talking with animals

side talking with animals

And todays word of the day: triskaidekaphobia \tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\, noun: A morbid fear of the number 13 or the date Friday the 13th :-)

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