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Hi All,
Today Sony S has been released in some parts of the world and by 17th Sep it will be available in UK, US & Japan.
Those who owns this tablet now, please share your views, pros & cons.
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Note: We are waiting for Sony Tablet S thread, requested XDA as well, but donno when it will be added, so I have created one here.
xperiax10.awesome said:
Note: We are waiting for Sony Tablet S thread, requested XDA as well, but donno when it will be added, so I have created one here.
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It's a forum it needs not a thread, or now multiple threads in a different section. I don't get why it takes so long to create new forums for new devices.
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I don't get why it takes so long to create new forums for new devices.
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Still Charging
UPS just dropped my off from Amazon. It is charging up now and I will try to post a review soon.
I received mine yesterday, and played around with it a little bit. It's my first Android device, so I don't have much to compare it to, or have any experience with what apps to try out.
Quick impressions of the unique features of the tablet:
Crash Bandicoot works well (I was under the impression that the control were bad since all of the videos I have seen online, the person playing always drops down the first hole, or gets hit by the first crab). But, the game seems to always stay in the background after minimizing it; quick to restart, but a bit annoying. I'm hoping for more PS games soon.
Pinball Heroes also works well, and can be played both in portrait and landscape. It is also touched enabled instead of using PSP controls. I believe there were around 7 tables, which is nice.
I set up the IR Remote Control feature on the Samsung TV quite easily, and it worked without a problem. The performance is pretty good as well; I will have to try registering more devices around the house.
The Video and Music Unlimited services were not up yet, so I couldn't try it.
I have the Canadian version, and it looks like it does not come with the Chumby app; too bad.
For battery life, I have been using it for ~2hours and idle for ~8hours (according to the Android stats), and it is at ~60%. So, not great; but I'll wait for a few more charges to see how the battery life is.
Did not try out the DLNA feature, or the Sony Reader store yet.
I tried putting an SD card from my Sony Camera into the Tablet, and it was able to read it fine. Using the file transfer app, I can open pictures on the SD card without transferring it over to the tablet first (not sure about Videos though). So, a good feature for photographers that want to preview their photos with a bigger display on the go.
I'm not a fan of the wedge design. I still think the tablet is kinda heavy no matter how I hold it, so the wedge design does nothing for me except increase it's size. Most reviews/previews do say it is a good design, so I might be in the minority on this.
Ok, that's it for now. I might return with new impressions in a few, or I might just lurk around and see what others think of it. Hopefully, we get our own forum soon!!
Design
Initially I was a bit concerned that Sony had made their tablet a different shape just for the sake of being different, but having had a good play with it, it has become apparent that it was designed with both form and function in mind.
The curved 'folded magazine' design feels right when reading content in portrait view which is great for reading books and using Apps like Pulse. The textured back also enables you to grip the device easier without fear of letting it slip from your hand.
Some reviews have said it feels a bit cheap, I wouldn't use the word cheap, they have obviously tried to use lightweight materials (plastic) to keep it easy to handle for long periods. Despite this it still feels like a solid piece of kit.
Sony Software
I am a bit of an Android purist, I usually don't like it when companies put a load of crap of their own on. Luckily the user interface is largely untouched, only a few minor additions that some people will probably find useful. They have done a good job with extending the default media apps though.
The music app is really sexy, I love a good interface that utilises the album art. This is probably one of the best examples. The only issue I had was once I got an error message after dropping some music files on to the device saying "Unable to update database" or something, but a reboot sorted that.
The reader app is great, I have a load of epub files in my Dropbox, I just downloaded them and they appeared straight away in the library.
Video looks great, but as with a lot of these kind of devices codec support is a bit limited out the box. I was able to play pretty much every media file type I wanted (smoothly) once I installed RockPlayer and played them through that, worth doing if you can't be bothered re-encoding.
The social feed app is a good idea, but ultimately flawed (e.g. not being able to view comments on a facebook post). I prefer to look at Facebook, Twitter, Google+ in their respective apps. I guess for a quick overview of what is happening it might be adequate.
The standout inclusion is definitely the remote control app. I set up my Sky box, my Sony AV receiver, and my Samsung TV within about 5 minutes and now all are available from one place. Skipping between channels on sky by swiping the screen feels very natural, the novelty might wear off eventually, but not having to fumble for 3 separate remotes in the dark to switch on all 3 devices will be awesome
Apps Compatibility / Performance
A lot has been said in the past about the lack of apps for Honeycomb, to be honest I don't know what people are on about, every app I have tried seems to OK. Some you can tell aren't yet optimised for tablets (e.g. Facebook) but they still look pretty nice.
Most games I tried (Cut The Rope, Riptide HD, Samurai II) all look great on the big screen, and run smoothly. I haven't tried any games with a controller yet, but the size of the tablet is better for most of these games than on a phone.
I was concerned that games not designed for screen this size might be a bit crap or not run at all, but Kairosoft games (e.g. Game Dev Story, Grand Prix Story) actually benefit from the big screen (on my Galaxy S2 sometimes my fat fingers click the wrong things ).
My favorite Apps for this so far (only about 9 hours of time with it ) are Pulse and Youtube, both use the screen really well, I will be spending hours on those two in the coming weeks and months.
Generally the performance has been slick, not noticed any lag until I went on a site with quite a lot of flash on, then it did slow a bit. By default Flash is always on, but if you go to browser settings->Advanced->Enable Plugins you can set it to on-demand, which I think might allow you to say when an element should load.
Closing Comments
I was torn between this and the Samsung 10.1, but I think I have definitely made the right choice.
Wishlist
So far so good, but hopefully Sony will keep improving the device with software updates (like they do with the PS3 ). I would like to see..
Direct playback from SD card (currently you have to copy files to the build it storage using an app on the device).
Tighter PS3 integration, it would be great to use it as a remote play screen for the PS3. Also it would be cool to use the PS3 as a device to 'throw' content to (I will have to test again that this is not already there).
Oh and I hope that where possible PS1 games I buy on PSN will be usable on this device if they are released as PS Suite games (I hate having to buy the same games over and over *yes I am looking at you Nintendo*).
Update
Got it up and the first thing it wanted to do was download a system update of 183 mb. Anyone do this? I am trying it now.
And now after that it brings me to a page that says i can up to 3.2?? Anyone?
Get some pictures up too.
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Get some pictures up too.
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A few quick pics of your post, home screen, riptide hd and game dev story
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A few quick pics of your post, home screen, riptide hd and game dev story
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Nice one.
great reviews..anyone tried different launchers?
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dougb444 said:
Got it up and the first thing it wanted to do was download a system update of 183 mb. Anyone do this? I am trying it now.
And now after that it brings me to a page that says i can up to 3.2?? Anyone?
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u mean version 3.2???
can you share your screenshot..
Can anyone also confirm about using the tablet while charging, does charger comes out because its awkward position???
Great thread, love reading the impressions. Mine should arrive tomorrow or on Monday. Can't wait to use it! The reviews sound good so far. It will be nice when this tablet gets its own forum.
Tablet (and Forum) Newbie
I picked up the Sony Tablet S tonight. (Be gentle, this is my first post here and my first moments on the forum.)
Overall, I like it. Here are some thoughts:
Design:
The screen is beautiful. The colors are incredibly rich, there's no lag whatsoever, it's not choppy. It's like holding a miniature Sony television, and I love it. Easily on par with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (imvho.)
I actually really enjoy the folded design. Quite a few reviews have blasted Sony for going cheap on this, but like a previous poster said, it doesn't feel cheap - just lightweight, and I'm *very* okay with that. The design feels really nice to hold in portrait and landscape mode. It feels incredibly light, and I was packing it around like I would pack a folder. It feels very natural. It looks fine sitting on a coffee table too - the incline is just right.
Android:
I've had an HTC Evo 4G and currently have a Nexus S; Honeycomb feels very similar. I'm still trying to figure out how to add my widgets (doh!) but I'm sure it'll come soon. I've only been playing for about an hour at this point. It seems that Sony didn't screw with the UI - good on them.
I do miss the Android Market on my Nexus S - I just like the layout. It would look really slick on a tablet.
Sony Apps:
This ... blergh. I'm unhappy. Sony sucks ass for not having their Video and Music Unlimited apps/sites ready for this baby's launch. It's unacceptable to get something brand new, see their preloaded apps on the homescreen, clicking on the apps, and seeing, "Thank you for Choosing Music/Video Unlimited. Service for the Sony Tablet will be arriving soon. Keep checking back for more details." It looks very half baked, and was a terrible, terrible idea to include this prominently but not in an operable format.
On a positive note, Crash Bandicoot and the Pinball game are fun and fantastic. Yeah, iTards, enjoy "Hanging with Friends." I'll be playing Crash Bandicoot. It's a little pixelated, but overall, very cool. The controllers are considerably better than I thought they would be.
Battery life:
Haven't had it long enough to offer a real determination - it did get to 100% within about 1.5 hours, and it was at 20% out of the box. I knew this before I bought it, so it's not a judgement - but the proprietary charger is just lame. It's two separate pieces that have to be put together to charge the device. It's just silly and completely overkill.
Other:
SUPER sad that I can't seem to get Netflix on this baby. It would be pretty close to perfect if I could. However, I'm a fraidey cat and won't root this (It's my first tablet, and I'm not a techie by any means.)
Same with Skype video chat. It's cool that Google Talk comes with video support right out of the box, but I'd really love to be able to use something more universal. Fortunately, it sounds like Facebook may ultimately be the real universal vid chat provider in the near future, so hopefully won't have to wait long.
Still ... Netflix ... sadface.
Overall, I love this. I'm glad I purchased it over the other Android tablets I was considering, but I'm a bit nervous about how supportive Sony will be of this tablet in the long run; if they can't support it on it's first day out, who's to say they will be doing so in 5 or 6 months?
Not a bad tablet. Playing around with it I found how to get into android recovery. Power it down. Hold the power and volume up and down buttons until the Sony logo comes up. At that point keep holding down the volume buttons and let go of the power button. Keep holding the volume buttons until the recovery screen opens up. Its not much but just something I found. Now its time to figure out how to flash a custom recovery.
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great reviews..anyone tried different launchers?
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u mean version 3.2???
can you share your screenshot..
Can anyone also confirm about using the tablet while charging, does charger comes out because its awkward position???
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If u look st the pics I posted u can see the chsrger lead doesnt really stick out too much, the fact that u can rotate the tablet any way means that if it is in your way you can just flip it and it wont be, although if u keep doing that u might twist ur wire
I am typing this with it plugged in and cant really notice it.
Hi Guys,
I have read this about Sony S:
- Wouldn’t let me load Divx-encoded AVI files.
- SD card slot can’t be used to expand the tablet’s built-in memory.
CAN ANYONE CONFIRM??
xperiax10.awesome said:
Hi Guys,
I have read this about Sony S:
- Wouldn’t let me load Divx-encoded AVI files.
- SD card slot can’t be used to expand the tablet’s built-in memory.
CAN ANYONE CONFIRM??
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I am not sure about the Divx files. I will have to check into that. You may have to use a 3rd party app to play them.
I can confirm the sd card issue. I am thinking of taking mine back and getting a Xoom just for that reason. If you put your sd card in and want to access those files you have to use Sony's app to transfer them over to the "S" so you can use them. There is a work around, but it sucks. You can use a file explorer and navigate to sd card 2 (I think is what it is called) and play them that way.
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I am not sure about the Divx files. I will have to check into that. You may have to use a 3rd party app to play them.
I can confirm the sd card issue. I am thinking of taking mine back and getting a Xoom just for that reason. If you put your sd card in and want to access those files you have to use Sony's app to transfer them over to the "S" so you can use them. There is a work around, but it sucks. You can use a file explorer and navigate to sd card 2 (I think is what it is called) and play them that way.
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As far as divx, I also need to confirm.
For the SD card problem. I can open the file right away using the file transfer app, without transferring it to the tablet.
xperiax10.awesome said:
Hi Guys,
I have read this about Sony S:
- Wouldn’t let me load Divx-encoded AVI files.
- SD card slot can’t be used to expand the tablet’s built-in memory.
CAN ANYONE CONFIRM??
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No native playback of divx, but they work great if u download an app called Rockplayer
Files on SD currently have to be transferred before u can playbsck, but sony have indicated that this might change with a future software update (sure someone here will beat them to it tho)
Hey there, just got lucky and got a TP in time for xmas.
Now I do have a few questions;
Is there a way to hide folders in the Asus Myzine gallery? I've created .nomedia files with no success. I still get the cover of Alice in Wonderland in the gallery...
Does anyone know if there are differences between a game on the Market and in the Tegra Zone? I got shine runner last week at the 10c sale, but Tegra Zone doesn't see it's installed. So I'm wondering whether to just shell out 10c more to check for differences...
I have to say I'm a bit shocked that there's almost no Android Market games marked compatible. That is a big bummer.
So far I have to say my Galaxy S2 is waaay snappier than this thing. Still, nice and after all it's"only" honeycomb...
the few games i clicked on in tegrazone just linked me to the market, so i'm going to guess that most of them are the same, it's just another portal to find them...
there's a bunch of games that work with it, i have about 15 on my prime right now...it's probably just a matter of the devs marking them as compatible, which they will (hopefully) get to after the holidays.
Theres a bunch of games thats compatible with the prime. check out my thread in this section called Prime/tegra3 Gamers Thread. Theres an ongoing list of games that are working on this device. Tegrazone games are optimized ones. as far as shine runner goes, if it has the water effects where water splashes on the screen then you have the right one. Alloy of tones the optimized apps will say Thd behind them or say Tegra2/tegra3 optimized in the description.
Hey xda-ers
I've been on the cm9 beta for a little while now and it seems like there are a lot of games that work quite well in the alpha and some that are a screen-tearing, frame-dropping mess. So I have the idea to start up this thread, a thread primarily dedicated to sharing which games work really well on cm9. I personally will be posting review sort of things on here that go quite in-depth but you guys can post in however much detail you want. You can post about the hardest of hardcore games to the easiest of casual games but as long as its relevant it will hopefully be appreciated. I do want to have a couple of rules for this thread and they're as follows:
*No bashing other peoples reviews or opinions- everyone is entitled to their own opinion and while I'm ok with a respectful discussion I don't want flame wars in here.
*Please keep it relevant to cm9- this thread is about _cm9_ gaming, I don't care if you go and make a gaming thread for a different rom but I don't want posts about cm7 or MIUI in here.
*have fun- don't feel obligated to post something if you don't want to. Try to have fun in here and I'll try to too.
Well thanks guys I hope we can all help each other find some good games to play, please follow the rules and hopefully this will be a nice thread to be in.
Help make this community a little nicer guys!
Thanks
-Silente
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Well I'll be kicking things off!
My first recommendation/review:
Dungeon Defenders: Second wave
Overview-
Dungeon defenders is a mix between a tower defense fantasy game and a traditional 3d RPG. The main premise is that the kingdoms heroes have gone off to defeat some great evil and have left their kids to guard the castle. In each area/map there is an eternia crystal that you have to set up towers and traps and such to defend from the waves of monsters.
Gameplay-
Gameplay is mainly governed by one of four classes each with their own play styles and pros/cons.
The apprentice-
The long ranged, magic user who places down towers that shoot long range projectiles.
The apprentice is the easiest class to use and is by far the best for beginners as his towers are the easiest to start off with and his skills are easy to understand and use.
The huntress-
The long ranged, assassin class.
The huntress wields either a crossbow or gun that deals long ranged damage and places down traps that activate when stepped on by monsters. The huntress can be somewhat hard to use due to her slightly less straightforward traps.
The squire-
The close ranged tank.
The squire combines melee attacks with brutal close ranged towers to destroy enemies quickly up close.
The Knight has some of the best starter towers in the game but he is at somewhat of a disadvantage without teammates to back him up due to his only close range play style.
The monk-
The all around skillful class.
The monk combines the first three classes in a Jack of all trades sort of play style. He has a melee attack as well as a long ranged magic attack with towers that deal different affects when stepped on by enemies. He is definately the hardest class to play due to his lack of a prominent skill and towers that need some getting used to and upgrades to really learn how to use effectively.
So once you've chosen a class its time to jump into the game.
There's a helpful tutorial that you can jump into but its not a super complicated game at first. Each map is made up of different rounds. At the end of each round chests will appear with Mana in them, the currency you use to build towers and buy or upgrade things after the round has ended. You also get mana from killing the various mobs that spawn throughout the wave. You also earn xp that goes towards level ups that let you carry more mana and unlocks new towers for you to build. Also when you level up you can attribute skill points to different skills such as player or tower damage, health, speed etc etc. Monsters also drop random items which you can equip or sell in between rounds.
After the round is over you can buy and sell weapons and armor, and upgrade you currently have equipped. The sheer number of weapons and upgrades you can apply to them makes it easy to make sure no two are the same.
Multiplayer-
The multiplayer element of this game is WHERE ITS AT! This game really shines through and its super easy to jump into a match and start playing as long as you have a good internet connection (which at time of writing I didn't). All you need to do is sign up for a game spy account which while can sometimes be a hassle keeps the hackers and cheaters out and keeps the fun consistent. Once you've made that account you can quick join a game or open up a server browser to pick between maps, difficulties and game modes. Once you join its smooth sailing and the different classes are very well designed to overlap and coordinate together in the multi player game modes. If you can get several friends to get this you will have a great time indeed.
Controls-
There aren't too many options for the controls but overall they're not too bad. The way to move your character is to rotate the wheel-ish joystick in the left portion of the screen. That controls both movement and direction mind you so it might take a little bit to get used to but once you do its just fine. Its hard to describe exactly how to use it because I've never seen another control scheme like it. The buttons around the other edges of the screen control other movement controls such as jumping or attacking, as well as selecting what towers to build (actual placement is done through touch input) or what abilities to activate or spells to cast. The game defaults to having the actual movement touchpad being invisible but that seems really stupid so I recommend turning that off in the settings. So while not completely perfect the controls are definately usable and should be relatively easy to learn for most users.
Graphics/Performance on cm9-
The game has a graphics slider that allows you to go from HD crisp graphics to blurry pixelated retro goodness. On the highest graphics setting the screen tearing really sets in but on lower resolution on the slider you can get very good performance on cm9. Overall it performs quite well with no hw accel and it will only get better once we get full acceleration.
Verdict-
Overall this game offers up some great RPG game play mixed in with some tower defense elements and kick ass multi player. The controls are manageable and if you want to have some long term fun, (as you can go quite in depth) this is a great choice and for a free game it couldn't be a better deal. I'd recommend it to any Android gamer and its a great game.
Price: Free
Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trendy.ddapp&hl=en
Don't feel like you have to write this much, this is simply one of my passions. Feel free to write as much or as little as you want.
If any of you wanna play multi player of this game with me, just pm me or contact me on twitter @MykeBatez
HAVE FUN
-Silente
PS: oh and there's screenshots too! Enjoy !!
EDIT: dang, my wifi is too slow here to upload photos (I'm away from home for break), expect them up in a few days.
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Love the idea of this thread
I'd love to contribute but I've found that with cm9 I haven't been able to find most of my favorite games on the market
Yeah, that's a problem, although most of them would run. Try using Apk leecher on your PC and then side loading them. Might work, but I'm not sure if you can download paid apps even if you've bought them.
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Osmos works great.
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Osmos works great.
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Oh! I bought that awhile back, I'll have to re-DL it and try it out on cm9!
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Oh! I bought that awhile back, I'll have to re-DL it and try it out on cm9!
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One thing that doesn't work is using three fingers to access the menu. I get around this by opening up the recent apps thing and closing it, which then pauses the game, opening the menu.
Also, swiping to slow down/speed up the game does not seem to work as well.
Draw Something, Angry bird's, Sonic CD and Plants vs Zombies work great
Unfortunately my favorites don't show up and I'd love to test them
Shadowgun, FIFA 12, Modern Combat 3, Asphalt 6, Riptide GP, and NOVA 2
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Draw Something, Angry bird's, Sonic CD and Plants vs Zombies work great
Unfortunately my favorites don't show up and I'd love to test them
Shadowgun, FIFA 12, Modern Combat 3, Asphalt 6, Riptide GP, and NOVA 2
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Yeah, I've been considering getting sonic CD, are the controls any good? As that's kind of important in a sonic game.
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I loved it beat it in one night lol
I find all games I've played so far worked well especially Cut the Rope experiments. My only complaint was that play store didn't work for me I don't know if that's a known problem but felt it should be mentioned. Though back on topic the games I've tried so far play smooth.
Can some one confirm list of Gameloft working on CM9?
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Can some one confirm list of Gameloft working on CM9?
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With the default cm9 build.prop the gameloft games dont work. I'll try modifying mine to look like a Droid 3 (which worked fine for cm7) and get back to you on that. I'll also mention their performance too. If I get the chance to DL the big-ass game data.
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Side loaded some of my games I was unable to download on Play Store
Fifa12 - "device not compatible "
Modern combat 3 - "device not compatible "
Riptide G P - works fine
Temple Run - you can play but controls are very unresponsive
Shadowgun - you can play but controls are almost completely unresponsive
Nova 2 - "device not compatible "
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Side loaded some of my games I was unable to download on Play Store
Fifa12 - "device not compatible "
Modern combat 3 - "device not compatible "
Riptide G P - works fine
Temple Run - you can play but controls are very unresponsive
Shadowgun - you can play but controls are almost completely unresponsive
Nova 2 - "device not compatible "
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For the device not conptable message, you can edit the build.prop, I w able to get it to work on cm7 by spoofing a droid3. Dunno about cm9 though.
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Haven't changed my build.prop because no one has said it is OK to do so as of yet nor what i would change. I like the play store recognizing the nook as a tablet as well
You know... it's funny. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, mupen64plus emulator, ran with amazing speed in CM7. However the video and colors were kinda bad. Like buttons just looked weird, and sometimes there would be random squares.
HOWEVER. On CM9, the video and graphics are superlative. However, it lags obviously. Not TOO much... I mean it's definitely playable, but if you are fighting Gannondorf it's kind of annoying. Hopefully rebellos will get this kind of thing working for us.
Football Manager is finally making it's way from iOS to Android! It'll be out on Wednesday and needs support and feedback to get a skin to fit our tablets! If your a fan of the old Championship Manager series it's a lot like the versions from 2001 in terms of complexity. I played the original iOS release and thought it was superb.
To clarify - the game will be released on wednesday and will work fine on any device with Android 2.2 (or above) and a resolution of 480x320 (or above).
However on certain devices it won't be wholly full-screen, that is it'll centralize the largest skin available within the devices screen (it can't stretch the user interface as it makes the text rendering look horribly blurry).
Post release we'll be listening to feedback from users and will create additional skins based upon the most popular requests from our user-base.
Hope this helps,
Marc Vaughan - Sports Interactive Ltd
Marc.
The game basically stays in the middle of the screen leaving large black border around all sides.
Deffo could use a skin to expand out onto the screen.
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Marc Vaughan said:
To clarify - the game will be released on wednesday and will work fine on any device with Android 2.2 (or above) and a resolution of 480x320 (or above).
However on certain devices it won't be wholly full-screen, that is it'll centralize the largest skin available within the devices screen (it can't stretch the user interface as it makes the text rendering look horribly blurry).
Post release we'll be listening to feedback from users and will create additional skins based upon the most popular requests from our user-base.
Hope this helps,
Marc Vaughan - Sports Interactive Ltd
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This game is awesome !
I did the first 3 challenges (save the club from relegation, finish the season with most of the player being hurt, and finish the season with many player unhappy) Great great game !
I hope that further updates will includes some new scenarii... i've to admit those first 3 were pretty easy using Man City due to the amount of International player they have.
I'll give it another try with another club to make it more difficult.
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The game basically stays in the middle of the screen leaving large black border around all sides.
Deffo could use a skin to expand out onto the screen.
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Just to let you know there will be a skin for HD Tablets (and all being well larger phone resolutions) available in the first update for the game.
I haven't set a firm release date for the update yet - but I've started a thread showing whats in it and some rough plans about it on the sigames.com forums if anyone wants more information about it.
Hope this helps,
Marc Vaughan - Sports Interactive Ltd
sounds great. I just downloaded it on Saturday and already have over a day and a half of gameplay. very addictive.
There's another lovely HD skin!
We're pleased to announce that the second update for Android (3.5) has been released!
The update includes 2 new purchasable scenarios, for more information check out the Store in-game.
See below for the changelist.
#3.5a - Second Android Update
Fix rare crash on starting with specific devices due to language setting
Allow warning if game started on non-supported resolution devices
Fix poor layout of physio reports when players are injured
Added no interest news when offering players to club
Improve movement of withdrawn strikers
Tweak defensive positioning against narrow formations
Exit button restored to start page
Additional Purchasable Scenarios Added
Stop players moaning for a new contract if they've only just joined club
Various match improvements based on community feedback
Tune contract requests at clubs with a sugar daddy
Tune effect of loans on players involved
Tune manager movement slightly
this game may be first game I will buy.
Hi everyone Noob here,
Just wondering if anyone has tried the now famous Visible body app on Android that was just released in the Amazon market place a few weeks ago.
I'm thinking of getting it, but I've been so disappointed with medical/anatomy applications on android platforms that I'm skeptical. I've tried others: Blausen 3d, anartica, etc.....non have reached there potential. Visible body is ranked the best app for ipad etc....
My device: samsung galaxy tablet 10.1 rooted
By the way if you're a medical profession/student with an android tablet a must have is touchscreentune app with a Adonit Jot Pro Stylus. It truley makes your tablet useful in the hospital
jzachari12 said:
Hi everyone Noob here,
Just wondering if anyone has tried the now famous Visible body app on Android that was just released in the Amazon market place a few weeks ago.
I'm thinking of getting it, but I've been so disappointed with medical/anatomy applications on android platforms that I'm skeptical. I've tried others: Blausen 3d, anartica, etc.....non have reached there potential. Visible body is ranked the best app for ipad etc....
My device: samsung galaxy tablet 10.1 rooted
By the way if you're a medical profession/student with an android tablet a must have is touchscreentune app with a Adonit Jot Pro Stylus. It truley makes your tablet useful in the hospital
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It looks just like Google Body, which is free. Have you tried it out?
Visible Body, Zygote Body, Biodigital Human
Looks like zygote body (formerly google body) but there are alot of differences.. I went ahead and got Visible body from the amazon marketplace for my galaxy tablet 10.1. At first I was hesitant because I assumed it would probably be optimized more for the Kindle Fire than a larger tablet, but the app still works great. I really don't get why they don't include the app in google play... perhaps they will soon.. The app runs smoothly throughout. The app is simply classified according to organ system and location with the use of thumbnails to search. One can also simply click on a specific body part and choose othere areas to make transparant or hide all together. The layout is the best I've seen of all the human body apps i've tried thus far. Although there was some lag when bringing up some body sections, the lag tendency seemed to increase only in body sections that included more than 2 organ systems in a given thumbnail.. For example if I choose a coronal slice of the abdomen that includes elements of the digestive tract (stomach, intestine, pancreas), skeletal vertebrae, nervous system and parts of the blood vasculature, the app seems to have more trouble loading the various systems together and slows down when you try to zoom, rotate or select certain body parts. However this is only a small quibble as the app seems to work faster the longer I'm analyzing particular section (perhaps this is only a loading issue).
As far as human anatomy/physiology apps in general go, visible body is the most well rounded out of the 3 I consider legitimate....the other two being zygote body (google) and biodigital human (both which are free and webbased). The biggest advantage of visible body is speed. Since it is a fully downloaded app, all the information is in the system so no need for internet connection/browser issues. The rendering and layering effects are best this way and most areas of the body are included. Zygote body is very slow to load even in a webgl/html5 supported browser like google chrome. Biodigital human was moderately faster but still lagged in speed in comparison to visible body. I want to include that I was able to find a very early version of google body on some obscure website which included the entire application. It worked great, fast and very accurate. Unfortunately it only included the female anatomy with barely any labels.
One issue I have with all 3 apps are detalied information. Granted, me being a medical student, I'm more detail oriented than some who want to use the app just as a reference.
Google/zygote body is the worst in this aspect. If you visit their website, type in a search for the human eye and you will know what I mean. It will lead you to the general area of the eye and bring up "eye lashes" You would think that with an organ as profound as the eye there would at least be a label for. One benefit of google's system is the search function, but with few body parts labeled and no reference information included, the app seems more like an unfinished digital version of a cadaver in anatomy class that I have to pin myself.
Biodigital human is probably the most complete our of the three in terms of level of detail and references (Using the eye example again ) I was excited to see that when I search the human eye, the app was so detailed as to include the different areas of the eye including the lens, vitreous, iris, and each selection brought up a list of related disease specific to that area, as well as a link to some internet rescourse (mostly wikipedia). It's graphical detail was also the most complete. For example, a search of the human retina showed details of even the central retinal veins and arteries drawn in on the retina within the graphics of the retina itself. This is something that zygote body, and even visible body are no where close to. I was actually looking forward to using this app above all, but sadly it only works only on desktop (the version I tried) or on a tablet with an advanced browser like google chrome beta (haven't tried myself) on Ice Cream Sandwich. The app requires web gl/html5 and advanced graphics to work and no current android browser on honeycomb tablet supports it's advanced graphics (I tried Opera....no luck)
So for now Visible Body it is and I'm not disappointed, Biodigital Human, when it becomes available on android as a regular app is my next must have. sorry for being so long, but nobody seems to go into detail about medical apps on the internet (besides imedical apps....which they focus too much on ipad related applications)