Round Robin: Treo Jennifer Video Previews the iPhone 3G

[This is an official Smartphone Experts Round Robin post! Every day you reply here, you're automatically entered for a chance to win an iPhone 3G, Case-Mate Naked Case, and Motorola H9 Bluetooth Headset! Full contest rules here!]

TreoCentral’s Jennifer has our iPhone 3G this week. She gave away her original iPhone 2G to her mom and got herself an iPod Touch, but the lure of the 3G actually encouraged her to get herself a brand new iPhone this year. How does this year’s only full touch Round Robin smartphone stack up for the lady who’s used to touch and a front facing Qwerty?

Check out her video and be sure to leave a comment in her TreoCentral thread for a chance to win a Palm Treo Pro as well! You can also comment on this very post, and in Jennifer’s thread on the iPhone 3G in TiPb’s own forums, or on my thread over on CrackBerry.com for even more chances to win.

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Round Robin: Treo Jennifer Video Previews the iPhone 3G

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Filed under: Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, Beta Beat, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, First Look

If you're a male who grew up in the 60's or 70's, you probably remember slot cars! You had a plastic race track with electric "rails" running through it, and your car had a little pin on the bottom that rode in a slot on the track for control -- hence the name 'slot car.' I have fond memories of setting up my slot car set underneath the Christmas tree, and racing against my Dad.

Someone at Freeverse apparently has the same memories, since they'll soon be announcing a new racing game called SlotZ Racer. I was able to test a pre-release version of the game, and it's a ton of fun. You can race on pre-defined tracks ranging from a simple oval to a curvy Grand Prix course, and there's a track editor for creating your own race courses. There are settings for the number of lanes, the car scale (1:32 or HO), and whether or not cars can change lanes.

To accelerate your car, you just hold down on the lower left corner of the iPhone screen. Like real slot cars, if you go too fast your car will flip off the track. You can slow the car down by taking your finger or thumb off of the screen.

No price has been set, but expect to see SlotZ Racer officially launched at Macworld Expo. Check out the gallery for pics.

TUAW Preview: SlotZ Racer for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

TUAW Preview: SlotZ Racer for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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