Posted by Matt Burris

I don’t like poker. I don’t like dice games. Yeah, I thought the same thing, but fortunately this game got so much attention and praise, I finally gave it a try. I suggest you do the same, even if you do not like poker or dice. MotionX Poker isn’t poker in the normal sense, but a simplified version, called dice poker. My first experience with the game is in a mini-game for the critically acclaimed RPG, The Witcher. Anyone can play it instantly, because it’s easy to get. Just to be sure, MotionX Poker even comes with detailed instructions, even giving you statistics on each hand you can win with.

You start out only being able to play on one table, but you unlock the rest by earning coins. Once you’ve earned enough coins, you can unlock another table.

This is the most polished, fun, and complete game I’ve played so far on the iPhone. fullpower uses their own physics and motion engine to simulate the rolling of the dice, and does it to superb effect. Not only does it look great, and realistic, but it sounds great and realistic. As the dice roll around on screen, the iPhone vibrates in tune with the rolling and rattling around of the dice. Each table, there are 5, each have their own particular surface, therefore sound different, depending on the material of the dice. Plastic dice on a wooden table, titanium dice on a felt table, wood dice on a metal table, and any combination thereof. They all have their own unique, realistic sounds.

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I’ve spent part of the weekend downloading and trying out dozens of the more than 800 new third-party iPhone applications that launched with the debut of Apple’s (AAPL) “App store.” The store is part of the new iPhone 2.0 operating system, which not only comes with the new iPhone 3G, but is also a free upgrade on older iPhones and a $10 upgrade on the iPod Touch.

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This Dice game is by far the coolest game I’ve seen, and it’s got amazing tech inside which takes advantage of the iPhone’s sensors like no other app. Here’s how it works: You shake the iPhone and it rolls the dice inside, which you use to play poker. But instead of using some dumb random number generator, it captures your hand’s motion and rolls simulated collisions between the virtual dice. This game is great but its just a sampling of the tech from Fullpower, the company Philippe Kahn, creator of the camera phone in 1997, has been developing in stealth for 5 years until today. Yes, this is the tip of a giant iceberg full of gadgets exactly aware of what we’re doing with them at all times.

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