Android Incoming

by Paul Byron on 1st Feb 2012

It's all change here at AppGamer.net.  After several years of serving iOS games news and reviews, we've decided that Android owners should really get a look in too. 

That doesn't mean we'll be forgetting our iOS roots, expect the same news, reviews and exclusives from our beloved Apple platform, but now with added Android love.

We'll be gearing up for Android based reviews over the coming weeks, alongside some Android-specific features, so tell all your friends that we're expanding and look out for these exciting changes.

iPhones for all?

by Paul Byron on 6th Aug 2010

Back in my day most girls wouldn't look twice at a console, let alone a handheld machine.  Now things are different.  I can attest to this from my experience with my own kids.

The eldest wanted a DS.  All her friends had a DS and so she wanted one.  A pink one at that. Well, the short of it was that she got one.  But then she started to take an interest in my iPhone.  Now I hadn't paid too much attention to the kids games and apps on the app store, but it made me think about how much wider the audience of iDevices is actually becoming.

There are tons of apps suitable for kids out there, from modern day characters like Oliva and Ben 10 to classics like the animated Dr Suess books.  It's surprising to see so many apps aimed at the 2-10 year old markets becuase when you think about iPhones and even iPod Touch you don't think about giving these sort of machines to a 5 or 6 year old, even to borrow.

But the apps are out there and with the older generation of iPod Touch getting price drops every time a new model comes out, they are now in the same price range as a DSi and far more flexible at that. Yes, the DSi has a camera and buttons but the iPod Touch is pretty user friendly.  My 5 year old (going on 6) is now able to navigate the menus (with parent hovering overhead) and knows how to access youtube.  With a bit of fiddling I'm sure the touch could be made kid-friendly (removing youtube would be a start!) and it also has the benefit of working as a pretty good movie player for those long car journeys, espcially considering all the Digital Copies that come with DVDs and Blu-rays these days.

So maybe, I'm thinking, I made the wrong decision in getting her a DSi?  Maybe I should have invested in an iPod touch?  Well, perhaps not just yet, but it's certainly something Apple should be looking at in the future to further diversify their audience.  Pink iPod Touch anyone?