HP unveiled a new (and currently unnamed) handheld gaming device yesterday. It uses their Mscape gaming software which takes in information about the world from mobile devices and transforms it into game data. The trailer promo (after the jump) implies that it is some sort of lens through which the real world is rendered just like a videogame, although there is no way such a device could achieve this in real time. More likely is that it cues up the appropriate graphics when prompted by sensors on the device.

Even if this prototype gets off the ground, I cant see it sustaining anything more substantial than its initial novelty appeal. But then again, the creative game design it could potentially inspire may prove me wrong.

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This entry was posted by Justin Arulnathan on Saturday, September 29th, 2007 at 8:43 am and is filed under Video. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.