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Stoked about the little SDK that was announced today? Apparently, so was Apple, as it’s already starting to announce the first games to go along with it. For starters, we’ve got Touch Fighter and Spore (!!!), the first of which was somehow thrown together in two weeks, the latter of which won’t be available until September. Also, users can expect Super Monkey Ball, which was hailed being a notch above your average “cellphone game.” For whatever it’s worth, EA also affirmed that more iPhone titles were in the pipeline, but none other than the aforementioned Spore were in early stages of development. Simmer on that for a second, we’ll keep updating as we get more in.

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Stoked about the little SDK that was announced today? Apparently, so was Apple, as it’s already starting to announce the first games to go along with it. For starters, we’ve got Touch Fighter and Spore (!!!), the first of which was somehow thrown together in two weeks, the latter of which won’t be available until September. Also, users can expect Super Monkey Ball, which was hailed being a notch above your average “cellphone game.” For whatever it’s worth, EA also affirmed that more iPhone titles were in the pipeline, but none other than the aforementioned Spore were in early stages of development. Simmer on that for a second, we’ll keep updating as we get more in.

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Call us crazy (or just packrats, whatever), but we can’t just toss a dead gadget in good conscience. Apparently, neither can Josh Burker, who decided to convert a busted Game Boy into a beautiful piece of vintage art. Similar to the playable Paper Mario game we spotted about this time last month, Mr. Burker used his papercraft skills to whip up a familiar scene of Super Mario Bros. and mount it within the space where the display used to reside. Gunpei Yokoi would be so proud.

[Via DSFanboy]

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Call us crazy (or just packrats, whatever), but we can’t just toss a dead gadget in good conscience. Apparently, neither can Josh Burker, who decided to convert a busted Game Boy into a beautiful piece of vintage art. Similar to the playable Paper Mario game we spotted about this time last month, Mr. Burker used his papercraft skills to whip up a familiar scene of Super Mario Bros. and mount it within the space where the display used to reside. Gunpei Yokoi would be so proud.

[Via DSFanboy]

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Quick note to the graphics enthusiasts in the house, HardOCP took a long look at CrossFireX using dual Radeon HD 3870 X2s. As you might expect, some games benefit from the raw power, some games require driver tweaks and knob-fiddling to get going right, and some games were just about the same without (read: your mileage my vary — for now). Check out their full review for the details.

[Thanks, Risk]

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We’ll be honest — we’ve seen more snake-like robots than we care to count, but a new creature slithering out of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology is noticeably different than most. As you can see above, there’s a distinct lack of treads, tracks or wheels on Aiko, as it actually pushes off foreign objects it encounters in order to creep forward. Additionally, researchers have created a “virtual double” of the critter in order to help guide the development of the actual robot, though we’ve yet to hear if it plans on joining Anna Konda in war on fire.

[Via NewScientist]

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Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen robotic falcons used to chase off actual birds, but rather than keeping pigeons at bay, the Falco Robot GBRS is reportedly able to keep pestering birds clear from airports and the like. Humorously hailed as a “Gregarious Bird Removal System,” the creature is reportedly a result of ten years of experimentation, and word on the street proclaims that the remote-controlled device was able to scare off a thousand seagulls at a Genoa airport. Mum and dad would be so ashamed.

[Via CNET]

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According to a recent report, human beings are becoming so incredibly stupid that they require cushioned lamppost bases so that when they run into them they don’t mess up their idiotic faces. Apparently, a study in the UK found that one in ten people actually managed to hurt themselves by walking into a post while peering down at their mobile phone screen. The mishaps — called “walking and texting” injuries — have spurred the charity Living Streets to launch the padded-post-pilot scheme in Brick Lane, London. It seems that if all goes well, there are plans to roll out the idiot-proof system in Birmingam, Manchester, and Stupidton.

Update: Thanks Mike, video now added after the break. Did he really say “higgily hoopily?”

[Image courtesy Yahoo! News]

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So it seems the X1 being shown off at CeBIT following its MWC debut last month is equipped with a particularly curious panel in its software load. Anyone care to take a guess? No cheating and looking at the one we’ve circled now. Yeah, okay, it’s that big AT&T logo front and center, which makes an appearance in several of PHONE Magazine’s shots of the interface. We’d like to believe that means that AT&T is a lock to pick up one of the hottest Windows Mobile devices ever manufactured, and indeed, it probably does — its 3G radio is certainly ripe for the job — but it’s entirely possible to think that Sony Ericsson is still in the process of selling carriers on the device, and is simply trying to get ‘em to crack a smile by loading their logo. Keep your fingers crossed, ladies and gentlemen.

[Thanks, Jake]

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Well, would you look at this? Not quite a year after we got some pretty strong whiffs of the SGH-F110 fitness phone, the rumor has at long last become a reality. Heck, even the model name stayed the same. Slated to launch in the UK next month, the Samsung / Adidas F110 (miCoach) is out to take on the mighty Nike+ training system, and besides the obligatory heartbeat monitor and step counter, the handset also boasts a built-in MP3 player / FM tuner, two-inch LCD and a two-megapixel camera. Additionally, the currently unpriced phone will chime in when you’re not running hard enough, but feel free to drown it out with jams packed on the 1GB of internal memory.

[Via Pocket-lint]

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