| The next step in the Nintendo DS technological | | | | The entrance of the video iPod means yet |
| evolution will be handwriting recognition capability in | | | | another contender, hijacking a fraction of the |
| games. | | | | undecided who would have probably picked up a |
| Nintendo Co. Ltd. has just inked a licensing | | | | Pocket PC for its MPEG-4 capabilites instead. |
| agreement allowing it to harness this technology, | | | | Emerging hardware acceleration capabilities for |
| previously most prevalent amonst the PDA and | | | | Pocket PCs allows such PDA owners to harness |
| smartphone masses. | | | | power previously restricted to the dedicated |
| Full details in a Nintendo DS National Post article | | | | gaming Nintendo DS and Sony PSP handheld |
| were announced today. | | | | crowd. |
| Seasoned gamers are well used to split decision | | | | It appears that handheld devices are becoming |
| thinking, and now mastering quick cursive script is | | | | more uniform in development. |
| yet another bid for even more speed. | | | | WiFi access, MPEG-4 playback, handwriting |
| Ambiguous PDA shoppers may be lulled by the | | | | recognition ... it may all sound a little too familiar. |
| idea of Palm shorthand gaming on the Nintendo | | | | You can probably think of half a dozen devices |
| DS, thus hijacking a portion of the Palm and | | | | performing similar functions. |
| Pocket PC gaming market. | | | | My iPod upgrade trauma article speaks of the |
| There's a great deal of functional convergence | | | | blistering technology evolution unfolding with this |
| taking place in today's handheld technology wars. | | | | device. |
| My recent WiFi hotspots gaming article mentioned | | | | With concurrent upgrades taking place amongst |
| the recent McDonald's and Nintendo joint | | | | various platforms, only time will tell whether or |
| agreement to provide some wireless gaming | | | | not devices like Nintendo DS will be distinguishable |
| action to the former's high-calorie consumers. | | | | from any other. |