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DArtagnan
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There's plenty. Lots of touch based devices from the likes of Sony and Samsung. The Sony ones in particular have great sound and better video playing abilities than the iDevices. They just lack in the interface and applications department both of which Apple seem to have got right.
Hmm, the interface is pretty vital - I must say. Still, I can't abide the Apple mindset in terms of locking their crap down.
Seriously, I was dead set on getting a netbook for browsing, communications, light gaming and to help out with D&D sessions and while weighing up the options I found the ipod touch did everything I wanted and was cheaper and had better battery life to boot. I hate the closed nature of the system, but I suppose if I was that bothered I could always buy the apple SDK for a year and write my own apps. As it is I've spent less than £10 on the apps and have a bunch of things to play (Osmos, Broken Sword Directors Cut, Secret of Monkey Island II SE, NetHack, Luxor, Galcon Labs, Pinball dreams etc) as well as other useful stuff like D&D tools/dice rollers, maps, airport stuff blah etc. Will get PvZ one day, and obviously, if The Shadow Sun is done well and a reasonable price then it'll get purchased as well
Yeah, it's sorta tempting - except I know I will never use it for anything serious.
I'm developing a game, and I use my m11x when I'm away from home. Not often enough to justify my purchase - really - but then, I use it for gaming LAN sessions as well.
I've bought a couple of Pocket PCs, based on a moronic notion that I'd be using them for reading PDF manuals and e-books, but they're just not suited for that.
Playing SCUMM adventures or Legacy (old-school Dungeon Master clone) has been ok fun, but nowhere near a real game.
Still, I guess one day I'll buy something crappy like this