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Humble Bundle Mojam happens this weekend: vote on a game, see it made in 60 hours for charity Feb 17th 2012, 09:30 The Humble Bundle organization has done a fairly impressive job of raising money for charities with its name-your-price game bundles (also benefiting game developers, of course), but it's doing something a little different this weekend. It's enlisted the help of Minecraft creator Mojang for the Humble Bundle Mojam, a 60-hour coding jam (streamed live) that will see a game made from scratch and eventually sold, with all of the proceeds going to charity. They're also opening up the type of game to a vote, with folks able to choose from a number of different themes and genres, but the real kicker is that they're going to take the highest and lowest votes -- meaning you could see Real Time Strategy Beat 'em Up with a Steampunk / Ancient Egypt theme if the current voting holds up. Hit the source link below if you'd like to try to sway that in a different direction. Humble Bundle Mojam happens this weekend: vote on a game, see it made in 60 hours for charity originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge  |  Mojang, Humble Bundle  | Email this | Comments Auraslate opens Android tablets up to developers, welcomes mischief Feb 17th 2012, 08:29 HTC aside, not every manufacturer is willing, ready and committed to opening up its device portfolio to the idle hands of hackers. Which is why Auraslate, a recently launched start-up, is stepping in to fill that void, instituting a sea change in how devs translate their unsanctioned software concepts into actual end user products. To do this, the humble outfit's offering up 7- and 10-inch Android tablets that range in price from $139 to $270 and come loaded up with an ARM Cortex A9 CPU, 4GB storage and a Gorilla Glass-coated capacitive touchscreen. Prospective haxxors can choose between two configurations available on the site: an Advance Development Kit which includes a source code disk and a cheaper Novice option. For the money, you'll get that aforementioned hardware, peripherals (usb plug, power adapter), as well as access to Aura's forums and ROM refreshes, although ICS is limited to its top shelf Lifepad 1026. So if you're tired of damning the Man with every OEM-issued, security-patching update and just want to be left to your coding best, it might be wise to bask in this company's glow. Auraslate opens Android tablets up to developers, welcomes mischief originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink TechCrunch  |  Auraslate  | Email this | Comments

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