iPhone and its others.

As I was interested in the video shown in the previous lecture on the release of the iPhone, led to the thought about the iPhone's applications and how it has substantially developed in not only as a communication device but also thegaming world within a short period of time. First of all being touch sensitive the iPhone has no physical buttons in comparison to other gaming consoles such as the PSP or Nintendo DS. This has become a threat to Sony and Nintendo in the gaming market for portable consoles as these simple games and applications on the iPhone have gained more interest in consumers.Traditionally when a gaming console is bought people tend to buy new games every so often if something hot has come out. With the iPhone there are over 1500 applications that can be downloaded for free (majority as some are purchased) with the ease of just storing it in your phone. There are many offerings and have varieties in which you can choose from.The iPhone gaming experience is unlike traditional devices where the game revolves around smashing buttons and other keypads but is centered on a wide touchscreen which has a buit in accelerometer. This allows the people to tilt the phone for different circumstances in game play i.e fishing games where you would flick the phone forward in motion to a fishing rod. Although there are advantages with other consoles i.e graphics, gameplay etc such as the PSP and Nintendo DS, it comes to mind thinking what single device functions as an iPod, Phone, Computer and a gaming machine that brings joy and entertainment without the hassle of carrying something else around?..

Michael