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Sony Ericsson phones may already be known as one of the top choices among mobile gamers, but that’s obviously not enough for both Swedish and Japanese shareholders, especially in a time when they’re facing the competition from Nokia’s NGage platform.
The handset maker has reportedly signed a deal with California-based GestureTek, which we already covered in the past and which uses the handset’s camera to sense movement. The idea is to bring the Wii-like gaming experience to camera-equipped Sony Ericsson phones, which don’t have an accelerometer built inside (like the K850i and W910i models, for instance); and to ultimately establish Sony Ericsson as a mobile gaming brand.
We’ll watch this closely, have no doubt. In the meantime, if you need a reason to rejoice, you should know that among the first titles that will use the faux-accelerometer are Crash Banicoot and Super Monkey Ball.
[Via: Pocket Lint]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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