HP’s Rahul Sood sings the praises of webOS gaming [video] 30
What would you expect the founder of HP-acquired gaming computers building VoodooPC to talk about with regards to webOS? Gaming, of course. And Rahul Sood dug up a blast from the not-that-distant past: a video HP put together to show off their vision of the future of gaming - a mix of role-playing, augmented reality, and geocaching (video after the break).
Obviously the concept was ahead of its time then, and is still a bit out of reach today (at least in the remapping of cityscapes as the video envisions). But bringing it back to webOS, Sood couldn’t help but wax poetically about HP’s latest acquisition:
I'm glad we finally bought Palm and now the possibilities are truly great. If you have not tried webOS you truly owe it to yourself just to try it. It's so freaking awesome. The biggest complaint right now is people want to see more hardware choices - I think we all know that.
So game developers, this was HP's vision 3+ years ago. If you could think about using our hardware and future hardware -- think scalable resolution, multiple cameras, fast graphics, awesome screens, touch, accelerometers, GPS, Bluetooth, WIFI, always connected, etc.
Just put it all together and create something truly unique.
We are in great concurrence with everything Mr. Sood has to say here, and we can only hope that HP’s guidance and giant bags of money will make this kind of awesomeness possible.
Source: RahulSood.com; thanks to everybody that sent this in!
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he's awesome!
"think scalable resolution, multiple cameras, fast graphics, awesome screens, touch, accelerometers, GPS, Bluetooth, WIFI, always connected, etc. Just put it all together and create something truly unique."
This sounds like what Apple has already done and shipped a hundred million units of.
Except for the "always connected" part. The iPhone4 seems to lose that ability when you hold it the "wrong" way.
HA HA HA HAAA! Yeah. I pissed off an Apple Genius at the store the other day. Was playing with the iPhone 4 and she approached me and asked if I wanted to buy an iPhone 4. I said no I was just trying to make it drop signal by holding it "the wrong way". She told me that, that was a myth, so I did it in front of her and the signal dropped to nothing. It was quite amusing.
But seriously, I really look forward to the future of WebOS and Android both. I'm a Sprint Pre holder and will be for a while because I don't get an upgrade on our plan (the wife does as she's the primary lol). I'm not biased. I really do like Palm's implementation of their OS but when I am ready to upgrade it'll be to what's available. Hopefully a shiny new Pre 2, but I'm not a Droid hater either.
@CTTKDKing hey i wanna hear more what happen at the ATT store after you made the iphone lose receiption. What did the ATT person said that claimed it was an Myth?
Wrong. Apple designed a great piece of hardware with an OS that appealed to the lowest common denominator of user making it easily accessible to the masses. They have and continue to sell the sh1t out of the unit and concept through superior marketing.
Apple iOS does not approach the level of connectivity that webOS does or approach its potential.
Apple is good at selling devices and making lots of money. That's good for them and their stock holders. Again, they make great hardware and are driving the competition to innovate in many new ways.
I feel the true innovators are on the os side and those are Hpalm and Google.
Out,
Keg
Sorry, but you're out of your mind if you think that webOS is more powerful than iOS. Just the fact that webOS is interpreted versus iOS which is compiled should tell you all you need to know.
It's the designers of webOS who sought to appeal to the lowest common denominator of developers by having web-like development environment. Also, nothing makes hardware more easily accessible to the masses like giving it away for practically nothing.
It's interesting to see HP/Palm aspire to develop platform capabilities that are already shipping as we speak.
You can also avoid telling people anything about the existence of a PDK.
So is quite obvious that powerfull multimedia capabilities are going to be implemented by native development to the metal.
And btw to be exact the javascript engine that webOS uses is barely based on interpretation. Javascript is compiled up front to machine code with v8. But I get what you try to mislead people with.
Really, having to learn Objetive C with its late binding weirdness, and non-standard propietary APIs to do anything on the device is really hopeless for any dev. If they do is because there are lots of machines, just that.
What is true is that ipod touch is used as a very accesible dev machine by lots of people, but that doesnt validate your post at all.
@ Untidy Guy
It has more what you do with the programming than what language it is programmed it. And while Palm was partially using HTML CSS JavaScript to get to many developers, they also realize that the future is going to be centered around the "Cloud" and web based design. So they can develop with SDK and PDK and stay more connected and still develop powerful apps.
And just because apple has powerful apps, does not mean other companies should not come out and do the same and also come out with fresh idea and create competition.
I have used iphones, they are nice, but for true enjoyment of using a device I enjoy using WebOS MUCH more. Easier and more elegant to use. I am enjoying my Palm Pre A LOT and am patient for new hardware and new apps.
But, each to their own. If you like iOS by all means get a iPhone. But go support their forums and quit trolling ours.
History will tell Apple invented augmented reality too. So there is not a real need to let it know.
People orbiting Microsoft ecosystem were already able to check HP's MSCAPE SDK back in the day and there were games made with them already. Thats why I didnt get the whole "augmented reality" crazyness that Apple aficionados claimed to be invented.
Palm way of making things is good for HP in several ways, but one of the most important is Laser Focus. So in the medium term there are more chances of tacking any HP resource, integrate it and create a focused product.
Looks like a good way to get a bunch of kids run over by vehicles.
I was thinking the same thing.
This is an accident looking for a place to happen.
I might just have to switch my law practice to "Roku" personal injury claims! Course, it was great to see geeks actually running: good way to trick us into exercising, if a super hot fairy princess is gonna kiss us when we reach our goal!
Ha, I about to post exactly the same thing! Guess I see the world differently since I had a kid.
Not sure I wanna be that much into the game! Wouldn't mind laying ol' girl though.
listen since WebOS was released I haven't really cared much what Apple could do with the iphone... Because in all reality whatever iphone can do Palm Pre can also do... If it can't give it a short time and it does. These 2 devices are so similar in aspects that we are now seeing iphone apps porting over to WebOS apps almost identical on how they run on iphone.
funny how both OS's are different in the core of things seeing WebOS is based on Linux.... Yet the 2 devices don't act too much differently. Iphone is faster then Palm Pre yes but that's because it's not running multiple apps at the same time. Palm Pre has true multitasking where as iphone doesn't but the sacrifice we make for the abbility to run multiple apps is lag once in awhile.. Unless your overclocking then the lag goes down..alot..
but to say "this sounds like what apple has done and already shipped a hundred million units of" is funny because when iOS got multitasking someone could of turned around then and said "this sounds like what Palm has done already and shipped world wide"
so it is of no surprise that HP is talking of this stuff that Apple is already tinkering with. Because since the release of Palm Pre Apple and Palm have been going back and forth playing the one up game with eachother. A little friendly rivalry between Steve and Jon I would say. All the while Android would love to get into that school yard fun the only thing they can do is say "ya well we can run almost any Google app, and our specs are awesome...3D gaming.. Ya who wants that we have faster phones with bigger screens"
I'll give the Android OS credit where credit is due with some of their features. However the true innovator players in the smartphone area I would say is Apple and Palm..HP/Palm..
Once Google can grow a pair and put their foot down and tell manufactures heres the minimum requirements for all Android devices so they can all run the same version OS... And get rid of all those skins for the UI it's making the Android experience ununiformed and looking sloppy... Then they can play in the innovation side of things.. The companies that make Android devices like Motorola, HTC and Samsung are so concerned about their skins and hardware that it hurts the Android OS from being innovative because lets say they come up with a truly innovative add on to the Android OS they can't update it with the skins laid ontop of their OS that all the manufacturers are... If Google doesn't do something soon they might feel it because Windows Mobile7 might be able to play in the Apple and HP/Palm one up game in innovations because from what I have heard they will not allow skins on top of their OS either....which will alow them to update as easy as Apple and HP/Palm..
honestly I think the first OS to release gaming like Rahul is talking about will indeed be Apple.. However close on it's heels and probally very shortly after Apple does it HP/Palm will be doing it. Androids a ways off.. They still can't do decent 3D gaming yet..
so come on HPalm lets beat Apple to this kind of gaming.. (hard to do cause Apple has a head start) but I'm rooting for them anyways... Just my tarnished 2cents
2 cents? That was more like $1.50 worth of words! :-)
I almost skipped your comment because it was too long. I liked what I read though.
Just try to shorten it up and get straight to the main points. Remember, you're writing a comment, not an article. Save the longer commentary for the forums.
oops.. Sometimes I ramble.. But I didn't feel like going back and forth on here all afternoon so just get it all out in one word vomit.. Hope I didn't get any word vomit on your shoes.
yosh,
Only post from your Pre please. :)
you want to know what's funny PreDogs? I only post from my Palm Pre on here.. I haven't logged onto Precentral on my laptop or netbook in months. Lol
Man, you must have square muscles on some pretty ripped thumbs!
PalmOS Arcade reality. Look it up nothing new or invented by Apple.
Had it on my 700P. Fun game. Played it just yesterday on my wife's old Centro(she has Pixi now). How hard would it be to get on Web OS.
"The biggest complaint right now is people want to see more hardware choices - I think we all know that."
I don't think this bodes well for use waiting for "smartphone" hardware -- I think Mr. Sood is speaking of tablets, etc., not smartphones... :-(
They have stated already millions of times they are creating smartphones, so no need to repeat. He is talking about choices too...
thats right kids.. follow the pedo bear!
Enough with the freakin' "gaming"! Give us REAL PIM and productivity software - PLEASE
@CTTKDKing hey i wanna hear more what happen at the ATT store after you made the iphone lose receiption. What did the ATT person said that claimed it was an Myth?
All I can say to this article is; "AR Drone by Parrot". Currently only on the iPhone but it should be able to be PDK'd to WebOs relatively easily. If HP ever releases a phone with competitive hardware they'll probably port it. There's even an API to code to. Imagine the possibilities. And it goes on sale in September. This combined with HP's vision above could help alleviate kids getting hit by cars... ;^)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3KrFV0-WFw
OK I want a headset (glasses) to do this, a truly immersive experience :)
That way I can at least see the vehicle coming, and it will at look like a cool menacing dragon instead of a Truck, LOL