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Hidden feature turns iPhone into TV gaming device
AppleInsider —
By Katie Marsal Published: 03:00 PM EST With a little work and the help of an undocumented feature in Apple's iPhone Software Developers Kit, one iPhone developer was able to turn its game into a version suited for playback on big-screen TVs. After discovering the hidden MPTVOutWindow class in the iPhone SDK last month, ArsTechnica's Erica Sadun got in touch with Freeverse, makers of Moto Chaser, and encouraged them to experiment with the APIs. A few hours later, the TV version of the iPhone game was born (video below). Though largely demonstrative, the game uses the iPhone's accelerometer for input and steering while routing the ...
iPhone’s Secret Video-Out Feature Works
Mobilewhack.com —
The video-out feature of iPhone 2.2 isn’t that secret anymore and it looks like it’s working. Sure you’d have to break some of Apple’s rules and iPhone SDK to uncover its mysteries but that’s just one of those sacrifices you’ll have to make. The Moto Chaser game in the video here is being displayed on a TV thanks to Ars Technica’s and Freeverse’s efforts to make that video-out feature work. It seems that the whole thing works in landscape mode only for now and it slows down all processors besides the faster one on the iPod touch second generation. So who knows what an iPhone will be able to do once Apple further exploits the video-out thing. Imagine adding a ...
iPhone as gaming console - Playing iPhone games on TV
IntoMobile —
The iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch have proven themselves as capable mobile gaming platforms. With the widespread availability of intuitive motion-controlled games through the iPhone App Store, it’s no wonder that iPhone games are encroaching on gaming console territory.
Freeverse, maker of the iPhone game Moto Chaser, has developed a proof-of-concept demonstration that allows the iPhone to be used as a gaming console of sorts. Using the hidden MPTVOutWindow class that was discovered in the iPhone SDK by Erica Sadun, Freeverse managed to create a version of their Moto Chaser game that can be played on the TV.
The game ...
MPTVOutWindow - make the iPhone talk to your TV
MAKE Magazine: hacks —
Using the undocumented MPTVOutWindow class and iPod A/V cables, it's possible to program an iPhone to have television output. What's cool about this is that since the iPhone be both the game platform and a controller, since it contains Wiimote-like accelerometer features. Using the MPTVOutWindow class, the makers of Moto Chaser were able to tweak a bit of their code and hack together a demonstration of the iPhone's video-out capabilities in only an afternoon. iPhone hacker Erica Sadun has a writeup of the whole process, including some of the development challenges, over at Ars ...
MPTVOutWindow - make the iPhone talk to your TV
MAKE Magazine —
Using the undocumented MPTVOutWindow class and iPod A/V cables, it's possible to program an iPhone to have television output. What's cool about this is that since the iPhone be both the game platform and a controller, since it contains Wiimote-like accelerometer features. Using the MPTVOutWindow class, the makers of Moto Chaser were able to tweak a bit of their code and hack together a demonstration of the iPhone's video-out capabilities in only an afternoon. iPhone hacker Erica Sadun has a writeup of the whole process, including some of the development challenges, over at Ars ...
iPhoneItalia,prima applicazione per iPhone visualizzata sulla TV
P@ssioneMobile —
….l’ultima versione dell’SDK contiene delle API che consentono di collegare l’iPhone alla TV per utilizzare le applicazioni che implementato tale codice. La prima prova è stata fatta dagli sviluppatori del gioco Moto Chaser
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Hidden iPhone feature turns into TV Gaming Device
D' Technology Weblog —
With a little work and the help of an undocumented feature “MPTVOutWindow class” in Apple’s iPhone Software Developers Kit, one iPhone developer was able to turn its game into a version suited for playback on big-screen TVs. Moto Chaser, the TV version of the iPhone game was born (video below). The game uses the iPhone’s accelerometer for input and steering while routing the game’s video through a video-out cable to the TV. Freeverse noted that the program ran best on the second-generation iPod touch, which includes a 532MHz processor compared to the iPhone and iPhone 3G’s 412MHz ...
