Darts from the iPhone to the iPad
This is probably the coolest bit of iOS connectivity I've seen so far. KL Dartboard is an iPad app (for US$3.99) that serves as a virtual board for darts thrown by an app called KL Darts ... for the iPhone. So, the idea is that you buy the iPad app and set it up on the wall, and then you download the free iPhone app and connect the two using Bluetooth. Once the setup is complete, the position that you hold and shake the iPhone in determines where the darts land on the iPad's board.
What a weird concept. Unfortunately, it's probably a better idea than it actually is a game; the iPhone app requires OS 4, you've got to have both devices, and the reviews on the iPad app say it doesn't really work that well. It's impossible for the iPad to know "where" the iPhone is, so you don't even need to face the screen to throw the darts correctly.
Still, I think we'll see more cross-device interaction like this; Chopper 2 is a game that is due out soon, and it allows you to use your iPhone as a controller for the iPad version. I think there are plenty of possibilities like that for developers to play around with.
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Apple iPad $499.00
iPod Touch $199.00
KL Dartboard App $3.99
KL Darts App $0
$50.00 Electronic Dart Board to actually play darts, priceless....
Great technology! I don't see the difference between this and a Wii. Throwing something at a $3k tv is much worse than an $500 ipad. Just get a grip! I agree, this is what the technology in the iPhone is meant for. Great innovation. This is how the scrabble game and the rack works too! I would get that if it wasn't too expensive!
July 07 2010 at 7:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyUsing an iPhone as a controller for a racing game would be awesome.
July 07 2010 at 11:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGalley, see PadRacer:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/padracer/id369603739?mt=8
It's exactly what you describe! Innovative use of multiple iPhones as controllers and multiple iPads as a gaming environment.
yes. they call it pad racer.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/padracer/id369603739?mt=8
An iPhone 4 w/gyroscope, and a little calibrating, and the app 'could' conceivably know where the target was.
It takes apps such as this - even if it's a "proof of concept" - to get people thinking about the possibilities. Kudos to the developer(s). I might have to give it a try.
how so? how do you tell the phone where the board is?
GPS? what are you calibrating in 3d space?
they need to know where they are relative to each other.
gyro will only tell you the orientation of the x,y, and z axes.
@milkmage - I'm sure they could have something as simple as "hold the iPhone vertically, facing the iPad (or target, whatever)".
I'm not sure where GPS came into my comment, unless you're suggesting they'd possibly use it for something. Anyway, again, 'proof of concept' and all that.
Pretend throw a hard glass covered object at a glass screen. Yeah, that sounds like a great game.
How did this pass App Store review?
Google "Wii Remote TV Damage". Items tend to fly at other (breakable) items all the time. ;)
July 07 2010 at 11:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"This just in: Idiot throws new $300 iPhone 4 at a $500 iPad... film at 11."
July 07 2010 at 10:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis game may well be horrible (I haven't played it), but it sounds like the post was written without actually playing the game. Seems a bit lazy.
July 07 2010 at 10:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythis is what's wrong. what an utterly stupid, pointless waste of everybodys time this app is. man i cant believe people waste their time programming and buying this toss. this defines loser
July 07 2010 at 10:08 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJust what the doctor ordered. People accidentally throwing their iPhones at their iPads. An App that encourages the purchase of two new devices.
July 07 2010 at 10:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply2 words: Nintendo Wii.
July 07 2010 at 11:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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