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Cronus adapter lets you play Xbox 360 with a PS3 controller and vice versa (video)
There’s nothing quite so enlightening as a solution to a problem you didn’t realize you had. RaptorFire’s booth, tucked away in the back corner of the LA Convention Center’s South Hall was offering up just that, in form of Cronus, a little USB stick that the company promises will “change how you look at gaming.” While the little USB adapter’s functionality isn’t quite so grandiose (same goes for the company’s assertion that it’s “the greatest invention in gaming since the controller”), the peripheral offers up an interesting proposition — being able to control your Xbox 360 with a PlayStation 3 controller — and the other way around. Oh, and Wiimotes are in the mix, as well.
The Cronus is a black USB dongle with a small single digit display on the top and a USB input on the rear. Plug it into the console of your choice, sync it up and you should be good to go. We played a round of Battlefield 3, using an Xbox 360 controller on a PS 3 — and things went smoothly. We didn’t get a chance to actually try out the syncing process, but the device’s manufacturer assured us that it’s quite smooth, for what that’s worth.
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Experimental controller has ‘thumbstick within thumbstick’ for blistering sensations (video)
Just when you thought slingshots were the future, here comes a whole new way to enjoy baddie deletion in Uncharted 7. Each thumbstick on the prototype controller above has a secondary force feedback-enabled nub at its center, which moves independently and creates different sensations by stretching the skin on the pad of your opposable digit. In the video after the break, the designers at the University of Utah show how they’ve created effects for crawling, collisions, explosions and even fishing. They’re apparently hoping to push their technology into next-gen games consoles, but they’ll have to join the queue.
Experimental controller has ‘thumbstick within thumbstick’ for blistering sensations (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Leave a commentNES controller lets you stomp Koopas, save Princess Peach in capacitive fashion (video)
Is your NES controller in another castle? Maybe you’re just pining for your smartphone’s capacitive game controls for some reason. Regardless, here’s a little piece of tech that just might put the fire in your flower: the capacitive touch NES controller. This sucker is milled from a copper board using a device called the MezzoMill, which — besides making turtle-stomping peripherals — also can be used to produce guitar effect pads, virtual keyboards, bicycle rim lights and all sorts of circuits that might tickle your fancy. Unfortunately, the creator isn’t as well-funded as this inkjet-based control circuit project so he’s trying to raise money through Kickstarter to make the mill in a large enough run to lower costs. Given how Kickstarter generated nearly $100 million in funding last year, maybe he’s got a fighting chance. See the buttonless controller work its capacitive magic after the break.
NES controller lets you stomp Koopas, save Princess Peach in capacitive fashion (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Leave a commentLogitech’s Squeezebox Controller app makes the transition from Android to iOS
After launching the Squeezebox Controller app on Android last month, what could Logitech do next other than release a version for your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. The features and interface appear to be identical, letting users control any or all Squeezeboxes on the WiFi network complete with metadata and album art. iOS equipped owners of the ‘boxes can get their AirPlay-free distributed audio lifestyle going by clicking the link below to download the free app (and see how it compares to the existing $9.99 third party iPeng remote app) from iTunes.
Logitech’s Squeezebox Controller app makes the transition from Android to iOS originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Leave a commentHomeSeer HomeTroller-Mini home automation controller gets you one step closer to the bachelor pad of the future
The folks over at HomeSeer, maker of home automation devices, are set to debut the super small, super powerful HomeTroller-Mini at CES this week. The mini controller apparently fits in the palm of your hand, and is compatible with Apple and Android smart phones and tablets, allowing you to switch off the lights or set an alarm via text, e-mail, or text-to-speech. The SheevaPlug-alike sports a 1.0 GHz Linux platform, retails under $300, and can be linked to a number of other products to control your thermostat, appliances, lights, window shades — you get the picture. All of this sounds great, but we’re still waiting to see if it can get our circular bed spinning.
HomeSeer HomeTroller-Mini home automation controller gets you one step closer to the bachelor pad of the future originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Leave a commentTired, thirsty man murders Mii with PlayStation Move controller
You can’t find Sony’s name anywhere on this bit of video; it’s a “viral” from Wolfbreeder, an LA ad firm that Sony can no-doubt distance itself from if it gets in trouble. But we won’t tattle: the video above, which has been described for you succinctly in the headline above, the video which you’ve no doubt already watched and forwarded to that one friend of yours who still plays Wii regularly, is frankly badass.
[Thanks, Bilbo]
Tired, thirsty man murders Mii with PlayStation Move controller originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Xbox 360 to get fresh controller, better D-pad in time for the holidays?
Microsoft seems to have caught the hardware tinkering bug. Having overhauled its Xbox 360 design, the software giant is now said to be keeping busy in the lab working on the console’s controller. Such is the word coming from our buddies over at Joystiq, whose reliable source indicates that Redmond will soon produce a new 360 controller with a redesigned D-pad. As the story goes, when you rotate the directional pad ninety degrees, it’ll rise up by about a quarter of an inch, making it more accessible for those that still care to use it (e.g. fighting game fans). No details on what sort of bundled or standalone retail fate this little guy may have, but the holidays are its unsurprising destination. We just hope the Bond-esque mechanism comes with an appropriately futuristic swooshing sound.
Xbox 360 to get fresh controller, better D-pad in time for the holidays? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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