"Camodelkin: PDAs in the road - what could be easier!

"Camodelkin: PDAs in the road - what could be easier!
In today's diy "We welcome Victor Moszkowski. This remarkable man presents to the public for their pet - travel suitcase with a set of gentlemen, which, contrary to traditional ideas;) included: the legendary Pocket PC HP iPAQ h2210, GPS-receiver, a mini-keyboard, a portable HDD, card reader, all sorts of peripherals, as well as a clutch of batteries and solar panel to power a mobile farm:) Quite often I have come on the road: go hiking, or just go where a normal PC or laptop is unlikely to take because of the size and high power consumption. So the idea to solve the problem of buying a PDA and necessary peripherals came at me almost as soon as I learned of the existence of handhelds. The idea of ​​a suitcase for transporting kit was born after the next campaign, when I had to take a lot of valuable equipment - Pocket PC HP iPAQ h2210, mobile Siemens s55 (to connect to the internet), GPS-receiver for navigation HAICOM HI-303S on the CF- card and battery. All prichindaly very erratically moving in the depths of my backpack and brought every time a lot of trouble with finding and connecting to each other. In addition, the haunted the idea: in fact while a PDA is recharged, he could rest quietly in a backpack, and I, meanwhile, would continue the campaign. Yes, and place a whole set of convenient way to recharge every time somewhere on-site parking would not have to. So in the mind arose bright image of the miracle briefcase that holds all that is needed and, moreover, protects against the harmful effects of external factors:) Back home, I built such and now nothing does not deny. The final weight of the PDA-case amounted to about 600
"Camodelkin: PDAs in the road - what could be easier!
Basically a set is used for navigation, Internet communications, music and reading books in the campaigns. Work on it quite convenient, though, the buttons on the keyboard "Ray-805" a few small, but nevertheless, compared with a stylus - it is the lesser evil.
"Camodelkin: PDAs in the road - what could be easier!
    As for my gentleman's suitcase set involved a case for carrying a CD with lessons envelopes, which are mounted:
  • four boxes for the batteries for 4 * AA (for charging PDAs)
  • Keyboard "Ray-805" without the lid (the sensor passed back to top)
  • tester to control the charging and PDAs by the solar panels and other sources
  • spare stylus
  • cases for storage of memory cards
  • The set of switches for switching batteries
  • cvetodiody bright glow to work in the dark
  • the solar battery (connected via an optional connector)
  • portable hard drive ASUS WL-HDD 2,5, storage and backup media that connects to the PDA through the CF-LAN card or a Wi-Fi
  • a card reader to record the various flash memory cards on the screw.
"Camodelkin: PDAs in the road - what could be easier!
Optionally, you can also connect a USB flash.Once assembled, turned water resistant and quite shock resistant device.
"Camodelkin: PDAs in the road - what could be easier!
On average - a standalone runtime suitcase PDAs - 30 hours without charge from solar panels. The price comfortable solving the issue of road - about $ 250 (without PDA and HDD). Here's a funny contraption turned out. In the future creative plans - empowering the CPC-case by adding columns, full-size keyboard, etc., as well as a substantial restyling - improved appearance. In this regard, I promise to keep readers HPCru (especially those who appreciated;) in the course of events. PS From the Editor. C the onset of spring - the pores of hope, change, bursts of creative enthusiasm - HPCru is a new section - diy. Under her banner we offer to meet anyone who does not stop at buying a handheld communicator, a smartphone or any other mobile device of their dreams and continues to independently develop the purchased product in search of the ideal. Accepted for consideration by the stories with photos of the original solutions, including hardware changes, as well as software products of its own production is called "the soul" (not for money!) Who made ​​your life better with a PDA and more fun. In return promise to publish a story on HPCru, and, therefore, known in some circles:) Please send your letters to editor@hpc.ru. The authors, translation:

In the new era with the HandEra

In the new era with the HandEra

Screen

Reviews Handera 330 on foreign Web sites begin with a story about the screen. Everyone decides for itself whether it is a major advantage, but one thing is certain: the screen is really wonderful. 16 shades of gray, QVGA resolution of 240x320, non-inverted type of lighting standard Casio Illuminator - those dry characteristics do not pass that enthusiasm, which he calls those who saw him in action. Just press the power button and run any program (preferably one of the built-in, to feel the difference) - and a clean, sharp image leaves no doubt. The first word that they can say afterwards: "I want!". Of course, his role and well-chosen fonts (there are 8 pieces for all tastes), and "virtual" graffiti area, but all the same screen, excuse the pun, striking first. Perhaps the black-and-white screen is not the best solution for gaming enthusiasts, but the text and fine graphic details look great, even slanted lines at HandEra "obtained" no effect "ladder".

Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!

Today on the eve of weekends HPCru - the prime minister. We are pleased to introduce you to the section "Playing the soft parade" from our new author - Gotan'a. This will be a weekly review of the most interesting game-new products for PDAs that run Palm OS and Pocket PC, our little gift for fans of mobile entertainment. Thus, the venue - Friday, the day section "Articles, reviews." Meet! They have nowhere to play. So they climb, which is not needed. (Cartoon "Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena")
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
In one of the articles devoted to games, I read an interesting idea that games are a form of alternative communication. It's a language understood by all, regardless of country, religion and cultural traditions. Form of transfer of ideas, images and emotions, the possibility of implementing the most fantastic worlds and showcase their skills. In an effort to communicate humanity conquers all new and new frontiers. Playing with stones, wooden game boards, game on paper, privnosyaschie share of adventure in a continuous series of school everyday. Then there are computers and the impact of language games on the mass consciousness impresses with its wonderful possibilities - are becoming commonplace zasteklenevshie eyes aimed at a monitor, a complete lack of response to external stimuli in the form of friends and members of the household, as well as the rate of finger movement, which denies all theses physiologists to speed nerve impulses. Then came on the market consoles and console - a gaming platform. Finally, the game gained our freedom. This is not necessarily receive their portion of emotions, ideas and images at the stretched cord. You can play anywhere, in anything - the game appear on mobile devices - smartphones and PDAs. This means the color, impressive sound effects and ease of operation - the joystick and stylus. More and more large companies producing games are turning their attention to mobile platforms - with each passing day it becomes richer and more diverse language games for the lucky owners of PDAs and smartphones. Here and magic, and role-playing games, shooters and rpg, as well as multi-level gaming systems, requiring a preliminary study of instruction to them. So, moving the glasses on his nose, let's colleagues, what is new is happening in the world of language games. All of the following titles you can download our "Programs".

Pocket PC

Tower of Souls (The Haunted Castle)

Despite a rather confused plot with lots of trendy items a-la «Lord of the Rings, the game is quite interesting to do and is the most likely candidate for most popular game of this genre for the Pocket PC. Similar to interface with the acclaimed Diablo, Tower of Souls is equipped with everything that needed a good RPG game: a set of secret rooms, treasures and items that have magical powers. Your goal - to find the 3 magic crystal "Naydus and destroy the stronghold of the evil forces of the castle - the demon Balhatroka. On this thorny path you will meet fellow skeletons, goblins, dragons and other members of a host of spirits. In addition, you will avoid the collapsing walls, miniature tornadoes and pits.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
Game designed to trifles - so that the lock in the game, you will need to pick up one of many tools and insert it into the keyhole, also need considerable skill and dexterity in order to produce the desired alchemical mix of possible components. Details so many that need to read the manual - in the game you will not find tips. Despite the eternal night in the castle, all the elements are easily legible and easily visible. The interface itself is quite convenient, all the animations in the game - smooth. Nice thought and sounds vividly reflecting the atmosphere of secrecy, reigning in the castle.Although navigation has some limitations (for example, to select an item must hover over it with stylus and press a button), the game as a whole exciting and lovers of the genre roleplaying games.

Pocket Battlefield (Pocket fights)

Developer Pocket Battlefield Kitcom Entertainment Company presented its plan to combat terrorism with the help of a helicopter. Choose your own way by which you will contribute to the eradication of evil, set up the difficulty level, game speed, and - go ahead! More than 15 jobs you have to do before the world cleansed of terrorists. I was not clear what relationship the destruction of tanks and antiaircraft guns on the different landscapes is to eradicate terrorism in the society, well let's leave it on the conscience of manufacturers.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
All navigation in the game by a stylus. Them you set the direction of the helicopter and destroy tanks and artillery. During the game will need to simultaneously collect the missile, money, medicine chest and the heart (glasses, probably added for the transportation of organs for transplant - as without potboiler:).

Universe Mortal Tournament (Deadly battles of the Universe)

The representative of the kind of "pugnacious" in our review. You will have to compete with the envoys of different civilizations from all over the universe. Fights are not for life and death at 3 levels of difficulty. On the seriousness of this game is over.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
The first look at the schedule adjusts to the unique style: an icon in the form of the head of Loch Ness on a platter, and the peculiar combination of characters of The Lord of the Rings "and" X-men "in the menu window is extremely funny. There are no levels, no champions - in every battle you simply choose a rival of the 4 possible. Using the buttons you hit the foot, hand, protect, move and jumps performed at the joystick. In the demo version for PocketPC 2003 and 2002, I ran into problems in the administration - the buttons are, unfortunately, did not respond adequately to my actions and I punctually watched himself in a reclining position. Despite all its shortcomings, Universe Mortal Tournament is one of the first specimens of the genre Games Fighting and worthy of review.

Pocket Conquest (Conquest)

Pocket Conquest - a prototype of the board game Risk - is a fine example strategichskoy game. Before proceeding to the test, I looked through the screenshots and comments about the game in the forum. Players spoke of a "week of fun games and on neostyvayuschem interest. It was hard to believe it, looking at the unpretentious schedule. The night of that day, I forgot about everything spent on the game, waking up only when he realized that the room was dawn.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
In each game, you have seven rivals differ on strategy and tactics. Begin by placing its troops in several stages, each stage of rivals in turn distributes its armed forces. The next stage - attacks and dislocations. You can attack only adjacent to your land - just drag the icon from your troops to the neighboring zamli. Exodus is solved by throwing dice game - if you have more points, you win. Depending on the balance of forces might have to roll the dice a few times. And in the course of attacks - the loss among men, lost ground ... Have to concentrate to win. If everything has already been won, upload a new level and continue his march.More than 100 maps were created fans of the game and is available for free download from the developer. A brilliant example of good ideas - when the simple graphics and lack of variety of sound effects do not affect the excitement.

GameBox Asia

Another thing worthy of an entire collection of masterpieces from the developer PDAMill. At this time - a series of well-known eastern games included - "Mahjong," "Shisey-sho" and "Uplands." The word "mahjong" in Chinese means "the twittering of sparrows" - sound like the clicking of mahjong dice. Goal of the game - to remove all the dice are lined with a pyramid of finding two with the same pattern.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
"Shisey-sho" is a variation of "Mahjong". Just as in the previous game, here it is necessary to remove the bones in pairs, but in "Shisey-sho" these bones should be placed so that they could tie an imaginary line or three lines articulated lines do not intersect with other bones. And finally, the "Uplands" - a game to train memory and attention, or "Mahjong vice versa." Bone demonstrated a few seconds, then turn face up. Must disclose the bones in pairs with the same pattern. Can you remember the location of 64 units? It turns out that quite a little workout ... The game is made well. Fully customizable - you can change the layout of the dice, take part in multi-level competition with increasing levels of difficulty, play with a friend. Excellent graphics and great sound effects.

Palm OS

Ara-Que Assault (Invasion of Arak)

Reading the story of games at times resembles a short video content, published on cassettes - many of the "key" words, the almost complete mismatch between actual content and presentation of confusion. So in the case of Ara-Que Assault. President of the Earth receives information that a certain planet Arak found dangerous weapon aimed into space. He responds immediately - you among other brave souls are sent to the planet Arak (Ara-Que) with orders to destroy everything that walks, flies, and (Warning) looks dangerous. A feast of spirit! Fantasy flexing its muscles and the Hollywood smile looks a monochrome display.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
Nevertheless, the game itself was good. Its style resembles Space Invaders: coasting around the neighborhood of the planet, you move your ship left and right and shoot at anyone approaching, on a course paid for the destruction. Money can then spend on ship equipment, because to put them like this is disappointing, nowhere else. From destruction araktsev fingers get tired after 10 minutes - you have to press the buttons around the device (click Address book and To Do - to move the ship left and right button, Calendar - for the shots). The game has no menus. All the main settings - the state of the vessel, the rate of fire and the possibility of purchases - provided the user with only the beginning New game.

Amazing World (Wonderful World)

Beautiful and practically the only of its kind - Amazing World. This toy is a set of puzzles to solve that need to be creative. All the puzzles are based on real-world objects - buckets, blocks, liquids. Here you will find and skillfully composed problems for children, and examples of more complicated for adults.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
Each puzzle provides a number of objects that, when properly combined with each other, will solve the problem.Thus, from the candle, magnifier and flashlight to build a detonator and attach it to the explosives.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
For every problem there is more than one solution.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
The game contains over 70 puzzles and 50 objects. You can add to your list of tasks and objects, by downloading them from the site developer. Using various objects, you can also start to create their own problems. Convenient menus and tips to help you not to get lost while playing, navigation and mastered fairly quickly. Good graphics, programmers have worked well over the fact that the game respected the laws of physics - you will not be stunned impossible to solve. Maybe all that really remains just figured out ...

Crazy Athletics (Athletics)

From now on you can run, jump, hammer throw and spear not shift from their seats. So, the winner of Palm Magazine Pilot Player, multiple world champion in Athletics (every day, so the champion - not a day without a champion!) - Crazy Athletics!
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
Hundred meters. Watch for breathing, lay out the full program - you have to win the champion - the leader in points on your PDA. With each victory you raise the bar of Olympic records. Long jump. Run as fast as possible, jump, not stepping over the line. Classic 2 attempts. Steeplechase. See section one hundred meters. Do not forget to jump. Javelin throw and the hammer. Since childhood, watching with interest in these activities in anticipation of the error. Everything was interesting, throw them in the audience? In my memory Nobody has ever accomplished. Perhaps you will become the first in the history of sports ?..:) And finally, the World Cup, not available in demo version. Opening, followed by a funny animations, contests and closure, in which the contents of the animation depends on your results. Whew ... Not a bad workout ... Run on!

Plant Tycoon (Tycoon-grower)

Winner of numerous awards and excellent reviews from the players, Plant Tycoon - one of the finest copies of the simulations. You start your business with a couple of dollars and a handful of seeds. We'll have a lot of work, caring for their plants, making sure that they do not dry and not infected by conducting mating and getting new varieties. Sell ​​their green pets, and some money to buy new seeds, grow new generation. Your task - to get 4 magic plants by crossing different species - they will bring you good fortune and fame.
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
Despite the modest graphics, the game really drags. Eventually you discover that every free minute camest to his cactus to look "like they are there" - while you are busy with their chores and do not look at your PDA, they continue to grow, dry, aging and ill. As is the case with Lemonade Tycoon, here you feel incredible surge of strength and belief in themselves as in excellent entrepreneurs. Importantly, however, in time to "feel the difference."

AgentZ (Agent Z)

"... Tssss ... Just about anyone! Evil agents have already got ... To you all our hope ... I'll give you a pistol. Did you install them cameras and microphones. Here you travel. That's building plans.If necessary, take whatever you want in the rooms. Can ride the elevator, the charter is not precluded. You see the enemy - the open fire. They are not born yesterday, so will have to dodge enemy bullets. Try also not to fall down the stairs, this has a negative impact on your health. What is your complexion? Here you have an orange. Give a receipt that they received. Subscribe here and here. Do not eat now, there cyanide!
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
So, what's more ... Yes! Guide also provides you with bonuses for each neutralized the bomb. Them in our office - even a dime a dozen - the enemies have tried. Well, go! We hope for you! "
Game soft parade: Do you want merrymaking? They have me!
In AgentZ more than 20 game levels. You have to manage their "funny little man," ran through the enemy headquarters and install the camera and microphones. Easy navigation and fairly intuitive interface. Collect points and upload their results to the Internet - you may be the best of our agent to you today? .. Today - everything. Other than your weekend and see you to the following:) The authors, translation:

Subjective notes on the screen, Palm m505

Thus, the screen m505 ... Screen, which was a lot of debate before the official release of Palm m505, and which argue more now that the new machine went on sale (in US).
Subjective notes on the screen, Palm m505
Immediately make a reservation. If anyone expected, picking up a m505, it sees Casio E-125 in a miniature version and a Palm OS - let these dreams to better times. M505 screen differs from the screen E-125 as well as oil painting on canvas, is different from a color photo. Now, let's see if it is good or bad. When you first turn machines screen seemed somewhat dull, if not gloomy. Such an "image in pastel colors (not to be confused with" sex ";). Only later I realized what was going on. Background! That's what makes the m505 screen is absolutely different from the screens of other color PDAs. Background screen m505 is not white, but rather looks like a light gray metallic. Accordingly, the color will look like, pastel. After an hour of work with m505 screen no longer seemed bleak. On the contrary, he is pleased me more and more. All colors on the m505 clear and well distinguishable. Light gray background gives some sense of "depth of color." And, most importantly, from a color screen is absolutely not tired eyes (for example, after an hour of working with E-125's eyes are quite tired of the excessive brightness of the screen, especially if the room was poorly lit). The next moment was a nice "behavior" m505 on the street in bright sunshine. The screen reads everything! Absolutely everything! I do not know how to behave in such circumstances, the new color Sony Clie, but the available color devaysov, m505, perhaps, has the "read" the screen in bright sunlight.

Game soft parade, or driving a new bat O

Week was spotted. First, there was a long sensational Baseball Today. Event. New unorthodox approach, which still causes many disputes about the convenience and affordability - the game is placed in the main screen of your Pocket PC - Today Screen. From now on, baseball will be with you always. Maybe someone is inconvenient, however, is an attempt to explore, to make something new, and it is already high rate, the more that the game was done really well. Secondly, Casino4Wireless. On the one hand, this is a good way to kill time for fans of this entertainment. On the other, stunningly flawed approach to money. Despite statements by developers that play in their casinos virtulanom possible and real money guarantee of safety of your money no one provides as well for the winnings are asked to provide addresses and e-mail. More and more games take on a dual-platform. Sooner or later, this trend will play its role as software companies begin to translate their games to a multiplayer platform. In this issue you will find two games, gained their lives on the second axis. In general, the growth of creativity in the gaming industry, I talked about in the last issue, not reduced. And it pleases. Standard games are retreating. Original - attacked, and as soon realize cycling even baseball bats.

Coming Soon: Plant Tycoon for Pocket PC!

In one of the first edition of our game soft parade, we talked about playing Plant Tycoon. While this game was available only to users of Palm OS, so that the owners of Pocket PC have been deprived of the joys of digital plant breeding. And now, the situation seems on the mend. Site development company LDW Software announced that soon, the owners of expensive Pocket PC, and your displays will be a variety of cactus blossom. Unfortunately, no precise information on the term structure of Plant Tycoon unavailable. According to the statement, the game will be released this summer, other sources have also reported fairly imminent beta.

Baseball Today

Pocket Linux

Pocket Linux
In the hands of one of the most curious authors hPCru caught new handheld Agenda VR3, the so-called developer version. This remarkable machine that is one of the first real handheld devices based on the Linux operating system, and possibly marks the emergence of a new class of device. Our author, as a big fan of the aforementioned OS requests in advance to make allowances for some subjectivity of his notes, however, do not hesitate to criticize some drawbacks, with the hope of looking to the future Agenda VR3.

Given:

Completion

Pocket Linux
- Agenda VR3

Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August

Hit Parade: 1 st week of August

We present a brief hit parade of games released in the first week of August and described in the previous issue of our review. Hit parade based on the number of downloads of software users of the site HPC.ru. Thus,
  1. Street Duel for Pocket PC. Nesomenny and fully expected the leader of our hit parade.
  2. Poker Guide for Pocket PC.
  3. Thirst for knowledge took her.
  4. Revolution Air Hockey for Pocket PC.
  5. Well, I did not expect to see this game in third place.
  6. BS Hacker for Pocket PC.
  7. Hacking is in fourth place? Nostalgia, I guess.
  8. Plant Tycoon for Pocket PC.
  9. Seen yunnatstvo nonche not in vogue. Incidentally, the version for Pocket PC last week won a third of the number of downloads for Plant Tycoon for Palm OS, posted in our catalog in April. Pull, gentlemen, tightens.
  10. Snabbo for Pocket PC.
  11. Football Director for Pocket PC.
  12. Frankly, I expected that the Football Director enters the top three. Do not guess.
  13. Greed for Pocket PC.
  14. Greed was unseemly for gamers.
  15. Spheroids for Pocket PC.
  16. Spheroids with all clear. They - the weakest link. Did not survive the competition. Although ... May be the whole picture is changed with time? We'll see.

New

Tradewinds: A novel about the life of adventure

Version of Tradewinds for Pocket PC version of Tradewinds for Palm OS once was an interesting time. People were allowed into the sea for discovery, for research, and incidentally for profit. There were those who did it for the glory of the crown, but there were others - people are adventurous, hunters, adventure, the masters of their destiny. The main characters Tradewinds - just like that. As his character, I chose Douglas MakGouena, at one time a successful merchant who climbed the corporate ladder from a simple clerk to the owner of a trading company, is going through hard times. I shot at, robbed, robbed of my stores, I had to borrow money at interest from the Chinese money-lenders and even smuggling. Share experiences.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August
Tradewinds: Port, the view from the sea. Route, the view from space.
Getting the game in Port turmoil. All the running, rushing, shouting. Almost in every port - its market. Shop around and be guided quickly - the prices change almost every month. Purchase and Sale - is your main way of earning money. You can also earn, drowning pirates. In this case, you get what was on their ships, as well as compensation from the authorities, if you managed to defeat the raging robber, suggestive of fear in the captains. At each port there is also a bank, where you can save money, officials from whom you get remuneration for sunken pirate (Collect bounty), a pub, where you can learn a lot of useful information, buying booze sailors (Buy round), as well as lenders and shipyard. In shipbuilders you can repair a battered sea battle ship, buy more guns, as well as new ships. Your goal - a billion dollars. And the thorny path to them, but not uniform. This - the life adventurers.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August
Tradewinds: Market Information and skirmish with pirates
Tips. Among the items you will find the "Powder Dreams» (Dream dust). He brings the most revenue with the right approach, but be careful when entering certain ports authorities are conducting a search. You will be fined a large amount is locked away in the transportation of drugs. Further, the more guns on the ship, the less room for cargo, respectively, the lower the income from the expeditions. Leave the money in the pot. This will help you, if pirates overwhelm one of your ships. Pluses. Fascinating scenario. Good performance.Ever-changing situations that keep the tension and make return to play again and again. Perfectly designed components are harmonically related to each other - sea battles, trade routes - all of them - part of a single race for a Billion. Cons. Several are difficult to save games. Also, complete lack of control over the course of the battle with the pirates. In fact, the outcome decided only by chance.

GameBox Gems: Gems on the palm

Version GameBox Gems for Pocket PC Version GameBox Gems for Palm OS Games PDAMill knowingly popular. They are always beautiful, accurate, exciting. Last week, one of their gems (literally), was released for Palm OS. Wonderful wonderful music, excellent content-employed, many variants of the game with clearly defined goals and objectives. Thus, an anthology of gnomes! Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask! Excursion to the underground work for the extraction of precious stones! As many as 8 games. 8 different jobs in the mines. The main goal of the game is to destroy the field of precious stones. In order to remove from the field one or a gem, you want to group it with two or more identical gems. All other conditions vary depending on the selected game. Thus, in the Jewel Master we get into the mine, where the extraction of precious wood, simply mark the blocks surrounding the same-colored with two or more stones, without, however, we can not allow the wall was not extracted at least one gem. In Raising Diamonds - sorting - all on the same principle with the only difference is that here in the screening (the destruction of the field) have the same colored stones, adds another number. At the same time to avoid contact with the upper limit of gems field.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August
GameBox Gems: Main Menu, Rising Diamonds
At each level, you meet a dwarf-guide, which details the activities of his, shall we say, a department that makes it easy for you to orient in the game. By the way, depending on the scored points in the mines, you move up the career ladder. In the short time I got to junior miners. Pluses. Excellent graphics! Good sounds and music. A remarkable animation. Well-designed content of the game, its text content, well-seasoned style. Variety of games does not seem chaotic, they are all fit into a single scenario, they can easily understand, thanks to a well-written instructions. Very good idea - the voice instructions play: someone baritone encourages you in case of failures and rejoices in the case of a good move. Cons. The original approach to the interface and the absence of the usual main menu, while interesting, however, leads to a slight inconvenience. For example, at the time of writing I have not found how to get points earned on the server.

Brief updates on other

PAjDAX

PAjDAX version for Pocket PC Version PAjDAX for Palm OS Czech puzzle. Version for Palm OS was released by Czech designer Juraj Cibula, known as PajDA, back in May and enjoyed success on the portal PalmGear (800 downloads in 2 months). And now - the version for Pocket PC is also ready. Your task - to move all the items on the field so that the same were next to each other, thus they are eliminated, and you get points. Note - items can also be combined, placing them in the form of letters, more than 150 levels in full version and 12 in the demo.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August

Allure Reversi

Printable Allure Reversi for Pocket PC Version Allure Reversi for Palm OS Intorine Company introduced its version of the very popular board game Reversi. To win, you need to take most of the playing field for its chips.With each move horizontally, vertically and diagonally disguise all the chips of the enemy, which are located between the set pieces and your other chips on the field. Try to take the extreme series - it will help you win. At your disposal:
  • Two Varant initial layout of chips
  • Well done AI-engine, high-third level of complexity must be very carefully considered the moves.
  • Reversi for two players on one device
  • Available moves tips
  • Undo last move.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August

Clot

Clot version for Pocket PC Coming Soon: version for Symbian Series 60 phone and N-Gage in a certain kingdom, in some states were released a number of jet particles. And if they no longer collect and send in the right direction, the temperature in the storage tank will rise, and the radiation level is raised to mark the catastrophic and tragic consequences are not inevitable. So, pressing the stylus to create the reservoir flows by directing particles of different colors in the corresponding pipe. I remember in my childhood were distributed similar toys - only there in liquid glycerol had to impose a ring on rods. Perhaps the game will be interesting to children, but hardly anything to teach, but certain patterns of movement.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August

Japanese Crossword

Version Japanese Crossword for Pocket PC turns in Japan, held contests for the best picture. And not just an image, a figure made up on a skyscraper of dark and lighted windows. In 1987, the prize for such an image has received a Japanese designer, Non Ishida. Soon after she published her first tasks, in which zakrashivaya cells in the field, it was necessary to get a certain figure. Puzzles and tasks that are on the author's name were called Nonogrammami appeared first in Japanese magazines, and then in the extremely popular English edition of The Telegraph, where they began their march around the world. Principles are simple - paint the cells in the field, based on numbers, located on the axes. The figures indicate the number of cells in the row or column. If the specified number of digits, they show a few blocks from a given number of colored cells, between which there is at least one empty square. All cells in the field have three positions: shaded (black), blank (white), questionable (cream color). The final figure all the cells must be either white or black. With the right decision before you appear interesting picture. To practice really helps to see several purposes, at the same time enjoy the interesting Nonogrammami.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August

Updates

Foo Fighter 1.1

Version of the Foo Fighter for Pocket PC version of Foo Fighter for Smartphones OS Space "band shooter." You fly over an infinite galactic corridor, destroying the path of all foreigners and their facilities. The old idea, quite popular even in the era of game-rides. Companies Elements interactive, put a lot of effort to diversify it and bring something new. So, in a game you can choose you like the spaceship, as well as any trip to the five planets. Beautiful graphics, good music and sound effects and the ability to reconfigure the buttons, as well as surprises that are only available when passing a certain level. As always - "the boss" at the end of each level, try to defeat these giants.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August
In the new version - a slight improvement. The most significant - while using the demo version has been significantly increased.

Space Treker 3.0

Version Space Treker for Pocket PC released the third version of the game, in which virtually remade all the graphics and refined some of the elements. Now you terhmernye animation flight and space battles, new orbital station, the colorful interface of trade, the refined elements. In Space Treker 3.0 is used the most powerful of the currently available 3D-engine for the Pocket PC - PocketGL 3D.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August
"The totality of all our material needs are many times greater than the productive capacity of our limited resources, and it is - an indisputable fact", - reads the books of the economy. Someday, our resources will run out. And then in the quest for material things we'll have to wander to different galaxies, to establish trade contacts with persons of alien nationality, as well as a variety of laser otbrykivatsya means of cosmic enemies, robbers and other persons employed in the galactic wanted. That is the distant future and you find yourself in a Space Treker. The flight duration is sufficient to pass the "Course for Young Amateurs" and be ready for anything. More than 400 sectors, you will have to explore in search of "wealth". It all depends on your ability to intergalactic commerce. Necessary to strictly control the level of fuel, planning to trade. If in the course of commercial activities, you suddenly discover that the fuel is at zero, consider the game is lost. A number of clues, not mentioned in the media about the game (Game manual), which, however, may prove useful:
  • orbital station, where you can purchase fuel, repair the damaged ship in the battles and gain a powerful weapon marked on the map sectors icon resembling a bathyscaphe
  • to be able to trade with a planet, it is necessary to enter its orbit. For this otpilotiruyte his ship into the dock lines - three rings located at the planet. All indicators on the right should be nulled to entry into orbit was considered a success
  • when piloting the ship, you can move it in a vertical plane. Next to the buttons on the control panel there are two stripes. After clicking on the top, middle button (or pressing the joystick) to move the vehicle up, when you click on the bottom, the center button will take you down.

Crazy Athletics II

Version Crazy Athletics II for Palm OS Coming Soon: Version Crazy Athletics II for Symbian Series 60 At the threshold of the Olympic Games, the company CrazySoft has released a new version of its Crazy Athletics, on which we are told in one of the first issues of our review. In the second version before the many innovations that the company sees it as a separate version and does not offer it as a free update for its customers, will have to fork out.
Games for handhelds and smartphones, 2 nd week of August
So, in the second version:
  • new design
  • to existing competition (one hundred meters, steeplechase, hammer throw and the nucleus, long jump), added a swim in the 100 meters
  • opportunity to train your athlete (Train your athlete)
  • Upgrade your athlete, unfortunately, was not available in the demo, I think that here you can get your champion a variety of sporting equipment, earning him at various events (Events)
  • 24 kinds of competitions in 18 leagues.
By the way, in a window of training I was finally able to get acquainted with their athlete. And he okazyvetsya, mustachioed! Not every day you meet a mustache champion, especially in swimming. Aerodynamics, you know, is deteriorating. Interestingly, the next version it will be possible to shave?