The internets are full of strangeness #1

Instead of ruminating on all the serious things that have happened in the technology world today, I thought I'd share the creative brilliance of a man who made a great big Yoshi character out of lego.

And yes, I know anybody who didn't grow up playing Nintendo games hasn't got the slightest idea what this is about...

Google's Nexus One opens the Flash door to free gaming

Hmm, not sure what to make of this story over at Pocketgamer.co.uk that Adobe has got Flash running so nicely on the N1 that you can play web-based games just as well as downloaded ones.

The threat of web gaming has been waved around for years now - it was going to be a big thing on Java handsets when Flash Lite was in the wings - and there will always be reasons why a gaming experience is more immersive, detailed and rich if you install a dedicated one rather than play in a browser.

But it's interesting to see another divergence in strategy between Apple and Google. For Apple to make good on its vision of turning the iPod Touch (and iPhone) to serious gaming devices, they don't need Adobe coming along and letting us play zillions of crappy and not-so-crappy Flash games for free.

The question is, what will consumers go for? My bet would be that the simplicity and convenience of a 59p or 99p play-antime-app beats a web-only experience. I guess we'll see....