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media players | mobile tech | video games

Chinavasion Media Player Game Console Book Reader

Here’s another cheapie media player that manages to cram everything but the kitchen sink into a single device.

Chinavasion’s latest media player not only handles your music and videos with aplomb, it can also emulate a variety of classic gaming consoles. There’s emulation support for the NES, Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Sega Genesis so you can play your favorites from the past…

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August 19th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

nes controller mouse mod

hacks-mods | retro | video games

NES Gamepad Mouse

It seems like just about once a week, I come across somebody who’s comes up with a clever new use for a classic Nintendo Entertainment System gamepad.

This time, an industrious hacker has taken the guts of an optical mouse and slapped them inside the NES controller…

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July 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

saitek cyborg fps gamepad offers custom left controls

video games

Saitek PP26 Rumble Gamepad

Here’s an interesting new gaming controller design from Saitek. The new Cyborg PP26 Rumble Gamepad controller lets you swap the positions of the left analog sitck and digital joypad.

This seems like a great idea, since it seems the position of those controls is a highly individual preference…

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July 18th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

classic nintendo controllers for your pc or mac

retro | video games

Nintendo USB Controllers by Phreque

Do you long for the days of the simple, elegantly designed gamepad controllers from Nintendo’s classic gaming systems?

Perfect for playing emulated games the way they were meant to be played, you can buy custom-modded versions of the 8-bit NES and 16-bit SNES joypads, ready to use with your PC or Macintosh…

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July 7th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

pocket gamepad folds and fits in your pocket

gadgets | video games

Folding USB Pocket Gamepad

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 depth when folded up. Imported from Japan by GeekStuff4U, it’ll set you back about $31 USD.

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January 26th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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