LG to reveal 3D Game Conversion Engine at IFA

LG has a very good news for the Game Developers and Mobile Game Players, If you’ve always wanted to develop 3D games for devices such as the LG Optimus 3D and the HTC EVO 3D, at IFA 2011 which will be happening in Berlin come 2nd of September until the 7th of September, LG will be unveiling what they’re claiming to be the “world’s first” 3D game conversion engine for smartphones. Making 3D games sounds pretty good and especially if 3D does not turn out to be a fad and becomes widely adopted.


3D games will definitely help set games apart from their 2D competitors although gameplay and other factors are taken into account. Unfortunately not all developers are blessed with the tools, resources or the know-how to go about creating 3D games, which is why LG’s 3D game conversion engine seems like there may be a sudden flood of 3D games in the Android Market. The convertor is expected to be released in the first Maintenance Release for the Optimus 3D, which is scheduled for October. Unfortunately as to when exactly, that all depends on the carriers. How this works on the user’s end is that they have to enable the convertor, which will then scan the game to see if it has been optimized for 3D. If it has then the user should be able to play 2D games in 3D, if not the settings will have to be adjusted manually.

Unfortunately as we do not have any developer experience or knowledge, we can’t speak on what needs to be done on the developer’s end of things, and we’re not sure if this will be able to work on the EVO 3D, although by right it should. Either way for those who enjoy 3D games should be able to look out for about 50 optimized 2D games come October.

Now Monitor your Home with your iOS Device [iPhone, iPad] - Get iZON

If you are worried about what goes on in your house in your absence and if you are the owner of an iOS Device then here comes the good news for you, now you can monitor what’s going on at home using your iOS device when you’re out of the house. Yes previously solutions for home security are either use your laptop’s or computer’s webcam to stream video footage online but leaving your computer in plain sight is sometimes begging for it to be stolen, not to mention there are not of places which you can hide them due to their sizes. Stem Innovation has come up with a solution to the problem.

Called the iZON, this network camera is a wireless, app-app controlled device that can stream audio and video to your iOS device no matter where you are – as long as it’s connected to the internet. Besides streaming, the iZON can be used to even record videos and upload them to a private YouTube account – automatically. Perfect for those times when you don’t have internet access at all times. The iZON can also be configured to automatically record when there’s noise or motion, so you don’t watch uninteresting video footage when nothing happens.

The iZON is completely controlled and set up via the iOS app compatible with your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, so you don’t even need a computer for it to work. It is available now and set you back $129.95.

Do you hate it when you are Headed towards Traffic Lights - Now study the Traffic Lights with your iPhone Camera

Everyone hates to face the traffic lights, me personally really hate this when headed owards a traffic light, brake, only to have the lights turn green 2 seconds later. As we all know that unnecessary and excessive braking will result in car wasting energy and fuel due to the amount of fuel required to get your car moving again. The good news is that a group of researchers from MIT and Princeton University are currently researching when is the best time to stop and restart your cars when at a traffic light.

This is accomplished with an iPhone mounted on the dashboard of the car, and through the use of the iPhone’s camera and a GPS system called SignalGuru, it will be able to tell the driver when is the best time to slow the car down in order to help save fuel. In the US it appears that the system works just fine, and when they tested it out in Cambridge, MA, it was reported that fuel consumption was cut down by 20%. However in other countries such as Singapore, it did not work as well as the researchers hope as the length of traffic lights in Singapore are determined by the amount of traffic in that particular area. Given that fuel efficiency is the current buzzword, let’s hope that this system becomes more widespread and find its way to standalone devices or other smartphone platforms.

HTC Sense 3.5 Review [Video]

A treat to some screenshots of HTC’s latest overlay for Android – Sense 3.5 was given last week. And now today we have leaked screenshots and some video footage done by the same folk. While it’s not very clear, it is detailed enough to see how Sense 3.5 looks like, and some of the fancy new features it brings.


The video shows Sense 3.5 demonstrated on the female-targeted HTC Bliss, and while the specs of the phone aren’t very impressive, HTC Sense runs pretty smooth on the device which hopefully means we’ll be seeing it released for older HTC phones as well. Check out the video demonstration and see for yourself. What do you think of the new HTC Sense, or does it not matter to you at all.

An Algerian Auction Website displays HTC Omega

This is quiet amazing that just after a first few renders of the upcoming HTC Omega was leaked out, the handset has already appeared in the wild, and of all places, on an Algerian auction site, According to French blog Mon Windows Phone, the HTC Omega is a rumored Mango device that might just feature run along to a Snapdragon MSM8255 1.5GHz processor, not to mention receiving the good company of 512MB worth of RAM and a 3.8″ LCD display. Blurry images that are seen on the auction site fail to deliver further information the device, but we do know that there is an 8-megapixel camera located at the back, while a front-facing video camera is perfect for video calls.


You can stash away up to 8GB of information inside, and whispers have it that the HTC Omega that comes in a white-and-gray configuration will make its long awaited debut at an HTC event in London this week. No idea on pricing and availability as at press time, but currently, the highest online bid stands at around $540.

iPhone Cases - 80's Cell Phone Case for iPhone

The picture we have here is a casing for your iPhone by Urban Outfitters named as the 80s Cell Phone Case and well, based on the name you can guess which era this was from. For those who are too young to know, that was how huge and chunky mobile phones were back then. Not to mention that they were incredibly heavy and were incredibly expensive, and unlike today where owning a phone is more or less common sight, back then owning one of these bad boys pretty much meant you were very well off. Anyway, the casing measures 2.5” deep and 7.5” high and will cost you $20. It is compatible with the iPhone 3G, 3GS and the iPhone 4, but just don’t expect to be able to slip it into your pocket or purse any time soon!


For those looking for a throwback into the 80’s, perhaps this case might do the trick and fool your friends. If you’re interested in getting your hands on the 80s Cell Phone Case, just head on down to Urban Outfitter’s website.

HTC Holiday comes to AT&T this Fall

This coming Fall, AT&T will be delivering the HTC Holiday and we aren’t talking about just the HSPA+ models only, as it does seem as though the HTC Holiday will also be one of the “pioneers” of smartphones to roll out while playing nice with AT&T’s LTE markets. What will your eyes be able to experience with this particular model? How about a really, really generous 4.5″ qHD touchscreen display to deliver interesting visuals to keep a 1.2GHz dual-core processor company in addition to 1GB RAM.


It packs an 8-megapixel camera at the back with flash, a 1.3-megapixel front facing camera that ought to do its video calls just nice, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity alongside a quartet of capacitive touch buttons located right under the display. Expect Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread to come with the handset right out of the box, not to mention HTC Sense 3.0. The thing is, we do not have any idea on how much it will cost when it arrives, but this fall should be a rather interesting one.