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September is here, and to kick off the month we are giving away an iTech Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard (pictured to the right), along with a little cash.
How to Win:
- Receive 1 (one) point for each comment made on MobileMammoth.com during the month of September.
- Receive 5 (five) points for each blog post or article that links to MobileMammoth.com from another site. Be sure to let us know about your blog post in a comment to this post so you can get credit.
- The one with the most points by 11:59pm Eastern Time on September 30 wins the Laser Keyboard. Second place will take home $100 cash, paid via PayPal.
Rules: (very few)
- To gain the 5 points for a blog post, your post can be on virtually any website, though it must link to a MobileMammoth page.
- Maximum of 5 comments per day.
- We reserve the right to resolve any questions regarding total points and the winners.
We will be posting the standings each week. Have fun!!
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All prizes will be considered!
September 1st, 2008
Remember the early days of Windows apps when developers would hide small games or other programs within the applications? These quickly became known as ‘Easter Eggs’. It became cool to know how to find these hidden tricks.
Thankfully, those days are far from gone. One easter egg that is fairly well known among OpenOffice users but is still worth a mention is the retro Star Wars game found within the spreadsheet application called Calc.
Here’s the command:
Enter =GAME(”StarWars”) in a cell, and you are back in 1983 playing a Centipede-like version of Star Wars.
I do not use OpenOffice, but I’ll tell you where I found about this tip — it’s from a small new mobile website called HowToDude.mobi. Like it’s desktop cousin, this ‘How To’ site displays a tag cloud of topics to select from. Each How To is submitted from various users. I found several cocktail recipes, and even more techie tips, of course.
The site is very young and the content is still growing, but it’s worth keeping an eye on. If nothing more than to find a few more software easter eggs.
Mobile Website:
www.howtodude.mobi
(And here is their version of that Star Wars Calc trick for future reference:
www.howtodude.mobi/howto/view.article.php/443
August 11th, 2008
It’s Friday. Game time.
Play mobile games for free at Thumbgames.mobi. Enjoy!
Mobile Website:
www.thumbgames.mobi
May 30th, 2008
Buzzd is a location-based, social networking service that let’s users stay connected with the local entertainment scene. Using their mobile phone, users can post and view information about what’s happening at local clubs, bars, and other entertainment hot spots.
Buzzd just got funding too, so we can expect to see more features and more activity on this service in the not too distant future. Go check it out and get prepared for the weekend (or for tonight) using one of the links below.
Mobile Website:
http://m.buzzd.com
Register by Text Message:
Text ‘join’ to 96321
Buzzd Website:
http://www.buzzd.com
April 28th, 2008
Can’t get enough Guitar Hero? Hooked on Lost Odyssey? If gaming is your thing, then you may want to take a gander at Joystiq.
This site provides gaming reviews, news, and updates in games for all the popular gaming platforms. And Joystiq is an not associated with any game or game publisher, they don’t hype every new game that comes on the market.
Here’s a quick glance at today’s gaming headlines from Joystiq:
- Rumor: Guitar Hero IV adding vocals, drums, regular DLC
- Metal Gear Online beta ‘planned’ for April 25 … late night
- Silent Hill V now ‘Homecoming,’ dated for September
- Midnight Club: LA racing to Xbox 360, PS3, PSP on September 9
- Metal Gear Online beta delayed, more info tomorrow
Of course, you can now get all this information from your mobile browser. Give Joystiq’s mobile website a try, and be the first to know about the next release of Chaos Theory before your friends.
April 22nd, 2008
MobileMammoth.com has learned of an odd, but interesting new feature to be included in the upcoming Google mobile phone.
What is it?
In what some are calling a bold yet questionable effort to out-feature the iPhone, Google has partnered with a Minneapolis bio-engineering firm to incorporate a feature to tell if a person’s breasts are real or if they have been artificially augmented. This team of engineers has developed wireless technology to sense if silicone is present or “nearby in a body of matter”.
The technology is not fool-proof, however. The phone must be within 7.5 feet of the breasts in question, and the phone must be held at “chest-level”, according to the engineer’s statement. Based on tests conducted in closed-door labs over the past 4 months, the tests have been “over 87% accurate.”
When will it be available?
While most analysts predict a late-2008 arrival of the gPhone, this silicone detecting feature will only be available for testing purposes on handsets sold in parts of Los Angeles and Miami, before being made available nationwide 3 months later.
I am a firm believer in creating new and interesting applications for the mobile phone, but I must say this one never entered my mind.
What say you?
My question for you is, would this feature sway you to buy the gPhone? Or do you see it as a novelty feature that you could do without?
April 1st, 2008
If you are into mobile gaming and didn’t happen to catch the winners of the latest International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), they are certainly worth a look. The IMGA awards started back in 2004, and today we’ll highlight the 2007 overall winner, which comes from the ever popular Action Adventure category.
The overall winner of the 2007 IMGAs was Metal Gear Solid Mobile from game developer Konami.
Below is the excerpt on Metal Gear from the Konami website:
An all new version of the classic game that features original content that can only be found on the mobile platform.
METAL GEAR SOLID® MOBILE features never-before-seen dramatic 3D art displays and camera work that greatly surpasses the quality standard of today’s mobile games. Players will face the extreme tension of solitary infiltration in this version of the tactical espionage action game that has been previously released for the PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 platforms.
You can also find a solid review of Metal Gear Solid Mobile here.
Mobile Game:
Metal Gear Solid Mobile
Note: Game also available by texting MGSM to 566264*
March 28th, 2008
It’s Valentine’s Day. Today is the day you stand out from the crowd and score using one of the wildly popular mobile dating services. Here’s how to start getting loads of profiles sent to you in just a few minutes.
1. Let Them Know Where You Are
Most mobile dating services are location-based, and require the user to send in a zip code or street address so other singles in your area can be notified. Don’t forget to do this! In fact, some mobile dating sites “log you out” of that area after two hours, so be sure to keep an eye on your status.
2. Pick a Unique Profile Name
Again, real estate on a mobile device is slim, and often your user name is the very first thing others will see about you. Make it simple, memorable, and classy. If it’s real cheesy or even vulgar, then many users will skip right on by your profile.
3. It’s all About the Picture
While pictures are important for any online dating service, I’d argue they are even more important for mobile dating services. People do not like to read text on a mobile device, so they will lean on the picture even more. And make sure your profile picture has plenty of lighting, as the displays on the mobile device can be low quality. Plenty of light against a light background works best (and lose the light sabre Luke).
Girls should absolutely smile for their picture. Guys should smile too, but just enough so people know you it.
4. Be Different. Be You.
By filling out every field in your profile, you will absolutely stand out. Remember, some users will have more time to browse profiles than others. If you only fill out the required fields in your profile, people will assume you are not really trying to find someone. Besides, people will want to know more about you before they decide to initiate contact. So tell them!
5. Get Started
You can’t score if you don’t shoot! Here are a couple of the most popular mobile dating services out there. You know how to land a date quickly, so get out there and give it a try today!
>> MeetMoi has been featured on The Today Show, Fox News, and the Wall Street Journal.
>> Fast Flirting, from Jumbuck, has grown to over 4 million members, and recently won the Top App Award 2007.
February 14th, 2008
Following up on yesterday’s USA Today article we mentioned, we took a look at a mobile site that lets you connect with your friends with your camera phone.
As Radar’s home page explains, registered users take a picture with their mobile phone from wherever they are (from a concert, for example). They then send it to Radar as a picture message, and the user’s friends on Radar can then view and even comment on that picture. The service also allows for video uploads as well.
In addition to the mobile website itself, Radar has created a mobile application for various platforms, including for Java MIDP, RIM BlackBerry, Windows Mobile phones, the iPhone, and the iPod Touch.
This might be a fun service for people from birdwatchers to concert-goers to family members taking pictures of the kids. I’m sure there are several other applications of this that might be even more useful. Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think.
Mobile Website:
http://www.radar.net
November 15th, 2007
If you’re interested in what is up and coming on the mobile web, you need to read Dennis’ recap of MobileCamp San Francisco.
It’s a good summary of what a BarCamp is all about, and highlights a few of the interesting mobile games and services that are being developed as we speak. Great work once again Dennis.
November 8th, 2007
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