[読んだ] NASA application for iPhone and iPod touch available at Apple store

Reports indicate that a NASA application for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available free of charge at the App Store from Apple.

The NASA application will deliver a wealth of information, videos, images and news updates about NASA missions to people's fingertips.

流れ星で宇宙に興味を持った人にはタイムリーなリリースなんじゃないでしょうか。

[読んだ] iPhone 3GS, 3G iPod touch Could Make Apple a Major Mobile Gaming Player | Oh the Games You'll Play | The Mac Observer

However, he had some caveats: "The App Store currently has still some problems to be fully competitive to DS and PSP though. One problem is that the market is not very big - the iDevices are not only meant for gaming, they can also be used for Internet and as a music player. The number of games bought on the App Store is only a fraction of DS games sold, and the average price is much smaller. Big publishers will make more money by doing games for DS, where they have control over the distribution, higher prices and less competition.

どんなにiPhone/iPod touchが売れてるといってもゲーム機としてみた場合、結局はここに行きついちゃうんですよね。