All the stories tagged with controller
Video game controllers grow up, arrive on battlefield
08/18/2011, Who says that video games are child’s play? Adults, too, enjoy their fair share of Mario. Well, boys in the military who grew up playing video games might have something else to cheer about when it comes to the latest [...]
Asus Xtion Pro Live brings more Kinect-like goodness to the world
07/18/2011, Asus did demonstrate their Xtion Pro and Wavi Xtion motion sensors back at CES earlier this year, and being the forward looking company that Asus is, they have already released an updated model of the Xtion Pro – calling it [...]
Iwata says 3DS can connect to the Wii U, plus other goodies
06/29/2011, Nintendo’s Wii U is a very different console. On the one hand it’s as beefy as a PS3 and Xbox 360 and capable of churning out HD graphics in full 1080p resolution. On the other hand, it’s got that 6-inch [...]
SoftStep KeyWorx lets you control your computer with your feet
06/21/2011, A Berkley-based company named Keith McMillen Instruments has come up with a way to let people control their computers using their feet. Called the SoftStep Foot Controller, this device resembles a large multi-effects pedal that guitarists sometimes use on stage [...]
Razer Onza Controller Review (Xbox 360)
05/13/2011, Evolving the controller has never been an easy task for any designer. Never mind that Nintendo has completely strayed from the traditional controller in favor of a waggling remote; how do you make the Xbox 360 controller – a gamepad [...]
The Ringbow gives you a d-pad for your tablet
05/06/2011, When touchscreen tablets were introduced to the world, people had to get used to a totally new method of computing, with the use of different multi-touch gestures to recreate certain functionalities that were normally done by a mouse and/or keyboard. [...]
SNES controller turns Android phone into a gaming machine
04/22/2011, If you want an Android phone with physical buttons for gaming, you can opt to purchase a phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard or a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. But if you like your current Android phone and you feel [...]
Wii 2 controller will have a 6.2 touchscreen and eight buttons
04/21/2011, The excitement surrounding the Wii 2′s controller is building up tremendously. Already rumored-to-death to sport a 6-inch touchscreen, Kotaku says it’s confirmed with several sources that the controller will have a 6.2-inch touchscreen and eight buttons. This resonates with IGN’s [...]
Sony PlayStation controller used in robbery attempt
04/19/2011, A man was recently arrested for trying to rob a convenience store with the use of a Sony PlayStation controller. He had kept it in his pocket, pretending that it was a gun while attempting to rob the store. Unfortunately [...]
Robots At Fukushima Nuclear Plant Controlled By Xbox 360 Controllers
04/01/2011, The ongoing cooling work over in Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plants is scaring the entire world a million times over, so what on Earth are these experts doing playing Xbox 360? They’re actually not playing Black Ops, while citizens of Japan [...]
RoboTouch: an NES controller used to play games on an iPad
03/15/2011, Ever seen a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) controller used to play games on an iPad? Probably not. Well the folks over at ProtoDojo have come up with one of the strangest iPad gaming controllers ever. Called the RoboTouch, it makes [...]
Veho Mimi: the keyboard/gamepad/mouse hybrid
03/07/2011, Veho has just released a new hybrid controller that will cause most people to drop their jaws to the floor the first time you show it to them. If you ever needed the definition of “all-in-one”, this “controller” would describe [...]
Kiss Controller controls bowling game via a kiss
03/03/2011, Just when you thought that gaming couldn’t get any more revolutionary than motion control detection, here is something else that might throw you off center – we’re talking about the Kiss Controller, where its interface comprises of two components – [...]
