"Unfortunately, the Sporepedia option isn’t possible yet. iPod “Spore” points users to EA’s mobile website, which still features a “coming soon” tag. The idea is you’ll register with EA and gain the ability to download user-made creatures to your own iPod. Their unique, customized characteristics are deduced with a “DNA Code.”

I’d previously been told such a feature would not be possible with the iPhone version. Strange, considering the old iPod product line has no Internet connection. Once..."

"Our experience with the editor is that it sort of feels like you're manipulating a virtual lump of clay on the screen. Many aspects of creature creation involve pulling and stretching various parts to achieve a shape that you like, and then mashing on parts wherever you'd like. Do you want a bipedal creature? Then shorten the length of the spine and slap a couple of legs near the bottom of the torso. But if you want a four-legged creature, pull the spine out and grab two pairs of legs and put..."