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Gris - Apr 18, 2007 2:39:16 pm PDT #1339 of 25496
Hey. New board.

If you're decent, it's basically impossible to lose to the AI, even on expert, which is my only quibble. But it's fun anyway, and includes a really good interface, not to mention the full scrabble dictionary with definitions! I actually use it almost as much as a dictionary as a game, though the scrabble dictionary is a little funny. (For example, if there's a noun meaning for a word, no matter how rare, it will give it instead of the adjective/adverb/whatever, so that you know it can be pluralized legally.)

I'm thinking about buying Trivial Pursuit next, but I want to read some reviews on their question database. And also find out if its extensible, like the real game, because that would be awesome.


Sean K - Apr 18, 2007 2:40:35 pm PDT #1340 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Plus, I'm not sure how many smartphones have full-fledged NES emulators for me to play FF1, FF2, FF3, and other classic NES RPGs on.

Now I want a Treo all over again.

Dammit.


Gris - Apr 18, 2007 2:56:07 pm PDT #1341 of 25496
Hey. New board.

The buttons and directional keys are a little too close together for comfortable action gaming, unfortunately, so Mario, Ninja Gaiden, Metroid, Punch Out, even Metroid don't work too well. But menu-based games like FF1-3 and Dragon Warrior 1-4 work perfectly, and that's a lot of fun gaming.


askye - Apr 18, 2007 4:38:56 pm PDT #1342 of 25496
Thrive to spite them

I'm getting a pay as you go phone and it looks like Virgin Mobile is everyone's choice.

Now I just need to figure out which phone to get.


tommyrot - Apr 18, 2007 4:46:34 pm PDT #1343 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

This is the one Brenda and I have: [link]


askye - Apr 18, 2007 6:08:22 pm PDT #1344 of 25496
Thrive to spite them

That's cool but it's more phone than I need.


meara - Apr 18, 2007 6:30:50 pm PDT #1345 of 25496

So, Sidekick (or possibly SidekickID(?) which is coming out soon and is just without camera and bluetooth, which I dont' need), or Blackberry Pearl?

Does the sidekick have calendar/notes kinda things? Does the Pearl surf the web OK? (Or at least, buffistas and LJ)?


Volans - Apr 18, 2007 8:00:44 pm PDT #1346 of 25496
move out and draw fire

What meara said/asked.

I need more of a PDA than a gameboy; being able to take notes on it during meetings would be a plus.

What I really need is a tablet PC that's smaller and much much cheaper.


esse - Apr 18, 2007 11:15:03 pm PDT #1347 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Sidekick does have calendar, notes, IM, etc.

Raq, if a UMPC is out of the running for you, I'd go with a Blackberry Pearl of meara's two choices.


Gris - Apr 19, 2007 2:11:14 am PDT #1348 of 25496
Hey. New board.

The blackberry pearl doesn't have a true qwerty keyboard, though, which makes it a little less convenient for taking notes. It has two letters per key, and uses predictive text to figure out which one you meant. I understand it works quite well, but isn't as good as a full-on QWERTY pad.

Actually, Raq, I'd recommend either one of the larger Blackberries with the big comfortable keyboard, a Treo, or one of the many Windows Mobile phones with a keyboard (like the Samsung Blackjack or the Motorola Q) if you really want something that's got "PDA" in mind. The Pearl and Sidekick are both communication devices first, PDAs a distant second.

The cheapest way to surf the web that i've found, by the way, is with an unlocked Treo and T-Mobile. It's possible to get full, fast, unlimited web access using their T-Zones service, which is only $6.95 a month. Blackberries and sidekicks have their own special plans that are a bit more expensive.