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too cheap to buy a ps3 dualshock controller?

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

PS3 Vibration Feedback Attachment

This strange appendage snaps on to the bottom of your standard PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS joystick, turning it into a poor-man’s DualShock controller.

PEGA’s oddly-named “Vibrating Bag” adds rumble capability to your stock PS3 controller…

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January 26th, 2008 6 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

substage 200 subwoofer a literal rumpshaker

filed under: audio | home entertainment

Soundmatters SUBstage200 Subwoofer

There’s nothing like that deep, low frequency rumble when watching a movie on the big screen. Now you can really shake your moneymaker with this new subwoofer from Soundmatters.

The SUBstage200 Stealth Subwoofer fits neatly underneath most couches thanks to its 4-inch height profile…

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May 11th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sony and immersion settle, sixaxis rumble now possible

filed under: video games

PlayStation 3 Sixaxis Controller

A couple of years back, Immersion sued Sony for $91 million for infringing on their patents when they made their Dual Shock controllers for the PlayStation 2. The company claimed that Sony was using patented force-feedback technologies without paying royalties. After a long, drawn out battle, the two companies have finally reached a settlement…

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March 1st, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ps3 sixaxis rumble solution possible

filed under: video games

PS3 SIXAXIS Rumble

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 a legal dispute between Sony and Immersion kept the controllers rumble-free…

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January 30th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

supercard lite adds rumble and memory to ds lite

filed under: mobile tech | video games

SuperCard Lite Rumble for DS Lite

This new accessory for the Nintendo DS Lite lets you add both rumble features and additional storage in a single device.

The SuperCard Lite RUMBLE is a 3rd-party module that adds rumble to games that support the feature as well as providing a MicroSD memory card slot for storage of movies, music, game saves and e-books…

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December 10th, 2006 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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