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Console modder extraordinaire Ben Heck is at it again. This time, he’s carefully taken the guts of the Playstation 3′s SIXAXIS controller and sandwiched them inside of an Xbox 360′s wireless controller.
There’s something that’s oh-so-wrong but oh-so-right about the strange bedfellows coming together to form a single mutant controller.…
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April 14th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Earlier today, Gamespot made mention of an upcoming QWERTY keyboard add-on for the Xbox 360 controller. Since that time, the post was yanked, but Engadget posted some rather slick looking images of what the controller could will look like.
There were rumors as far back as 2005 that Microsoft would…
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April 8th, 2007 by: Technabob
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There’s a rumor floating around today that Nintendo is going to release a series of new controllers for the Wii in at least three new colors. Both the Wii-mote and Nunchuk controller are expected to be released in silver, blue and pearlescent pink sometime later this Spring.
These details were…
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April 5th, 2007 by: Technabob
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The SEGA Virtua Stick High Grade Controller is a must buy if you’re serious about your fighting games. Originally available only in Japan, the controller is available worldwide from importer Play-Asia, so you can play with the big boys now.
The $79 controller features a serious arcade-quality (analog) joystick and…
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March 16th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Way back in 1989, long before today’s Wii-mote and the SIXAXIS motion sensing controllers, Mattel launched their rather silly looking, but ahead-of-its-time Power Glove controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Now, Immersion Corporation is offering a modern update to the concept with their CyberGlove II Wireless Data Glove.
Immersion’s new…
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March 2nd, 2007 by: Technabob
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Don’t care for the clean design of the PS3′s SIXAXIS controller? Why not make it super fugly with these analog joystick covers from Japan.
These oddly textured silicon caps attach to the top of the PlayStation 3′s analog sticks, supposedly protecting the thumbsticks and providing grip, all while making your…
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February 20th, 2007 by: Technabob
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One thing sorely lacking from Sony’s SIXAXIS controller for the PS3 is the rumble sensation that’s present in pretty much all of the other major gaming systems out there. Sony claimed they left it out due because it interfered with the systems motion sensors, but conventional wisdom tells us that…
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January 30th, 2007 by: Technabob
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This little USB controller has a fun little trick up its sleeve. The Pocket Gamepad is hinged in the middle, folds in half and flips shut for maximum portability.
The compact game controller measures just 3.93″ x 1.81″ x 0.47″ when opened and about half that width and twice that…
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January 26th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Back in May 2006, Sony filed a patent application, titled “Detectable and Trackable Handheld Controller,” which approaches motion sensing control in a totally different way than the Nintendo Wii does it.
Unlike the Wii’s internal accelerometer and gyroscopic sensors, Sony’s patent uses a series of four LEDs on the front…
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January 15th, 2007 by: Technabob
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I recently reported on Joytech’s rechargeable controller dock for the Wii. Now, Nyko is getting into the game with charging cradles for both the Wii and the Playstation 3′s SIXAXIS controllers.
Filling a void in both Nintendo’s and Sony’s product lines, the docks allow you to neatly recharge your controllers…
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January 10th, 2007 by: Technabob