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Team X-Tender Tilt Sensitive Xbox 360 Controller Kit

XCM BestTilt

Xbox modders Team X-tender have introduced a new kit that will let you easily add tilt control (ala Sony’s SIXAXIS) to your Xbox 360′s wireless controller.

The XCM BestTilt includes a complete replacement shell for the back of the 360′s controller. It requires just a small amount of soldering to…

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May 10th, 2007 by: Technabob

Like the NES Power Glove on Steroids

Immersion CyberGlove II Wireless Data Glove

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

Raving Rabbids to Get Motion Control on Xbox 360

Xbox Rayman Raving Rabbids

Rayman: Raving Rabbids has been one of the showcase titles for the Nintendo Wii’s motion sensing controller. Up until now, I had assumed that other platforms would be stuck with crummy joystick control for this game that screams out for something more.
IGN is now reporting that the Xbox 360…

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February 14th, 2007 by: Technabob

Sony Files Patent for Motion Sensing Controller

Sony Motion Sensor Patent Diagrams

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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