Gaming on smartphones and tablets is increasingly popular, but the proliferation of stick-on joysticks would indicate that people miss the tactile feed back of a physical controller. The iControlPad goes beyond a simple stick-on joystick and adds a full controller to your smartphone. The controller has “dual analogue nubs, digital D-Pad, 6 face buttons and [...]
Instead of hiding your Nintendo gaming controller in your coffee table with your remotes, the Nintendo Controller Coffee Table from TheBohemianWorkbench Etsy shop is the controller. This table is made of maple, mahogany and walnut with dovetail joinery and mid century modern legs, and it functions as a Nintendo NES controller. A floating glass top [...]
ROCCAT says their Savu gaming mouse is “a competition device that ‘fusion welds’ an ideal blend of performance and customizable features into a robust, perfectly-balanced, medium-sized design.” The Savu optical mouse has a Pro Optic sensor that delivers up to 4000 dpi, and the “latest R3 sensor also delivers lag-free gaming without any interpolation and [...]
Julie asked the Gadgeteer Kid and me if we would like to do a joint review of the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming system. As many of you may know, the 3DS is Nintendo‘s latest and greatest handheld gaming device. Not being a video game player at all, I agreed with a bit of hesitation hoping [...]
At our house, a mission to complete Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars on the Wii has been undertaken by my son and me, with assistance from my daughter (Mom’s not so into it). As you might imagine, this tends to drain a lot of Wii controller batteries. Rather than waste a small fortune [...]
You’ve gotten your beautiful new Sony PS Vita, and now you need a way to keep it protected while it’s traveling in your bag. Check out these three new PS Vita Cases from WaterField Designs. On top is the PS Vita Gear Pouch Pro, which has dividers inside to protect your Vita from the cables [...]
A couple of days ago, we told you about the new Sony PlayStation Vita. Gaming gear can take a lot of abuse, and Decal Girl is ready with some skins to protect your Vita. Decal Girl skins are made of premium automotive-grade cast vinyl; the adhesive resists the formation of air bubbles during application and [...]
With the PlayStation Vita from Sony, you’ll be able to continue your PS3 play – uninterrupted – between your PS3 and the Vita with compatible titles. You can even store a game in the cloud for access from anywhere. The PlayStation Vita has an Arm Cortex A9 (4 core) chip, a 5″ 960 X 544 [...]
I remember the day I eagerly unpacked my first Nintendo DS. At the time it was revolutionary–a touch screen gaming platform. I inserted my first game (Nintendogs!) and picked up the stylus for the very first time. It was then that I noticed said stylus had apparently been sized for a toddler instead of an [...]
Plug the GamePad controller from 60beat into the audio jack on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, and you’ll be able to control your game play with a multitude of buttons, joysticks, and controllers. (There’s an audio splitter, so you’ll still be able to hear your game sounds.) The GamePad has 2 analog joysticks, a [...]
The JXD S7100 is a 7 inch Android 2.2 device with built in gaming controllers. Install Mame or another gaming emulator and this would make a great little gaming device. It’s available from isharegifts.com for $139.99. There’s a video on their site showing it in action and it does support English and other languages.
Can’t find a headset/mic combination you like? Do you have a favorite pair of headphones but no mic? Wouldn’t it be great to just add a microphone to your own headphones anytime you like? You may remember my own attempts at using a hot glue gun to attach a microphone to my own comfy headphones… [...]
This YINLIPS Android Game Console and WiFi Tablet from ishareGifts packs a lot of functionality in a small package. It emulates NES, SNES, GB/GBC/GBA, Mega Drive, MAME, N64, PSX, Flash 10.X games. It also functions as an Android 2.2 tablet with which you can surf, listen to music, watch videos, use apps, read ebooks, and [...]
If you find the battery on your Nintendo 3DS just isn’t powerful enough for your needs, get a PowerSkin Gaming Case for Nintendo 3DS. This PowerSkin case has a built-in, 2000mAh rechargeable battery that doubles your battery life and promises up to 12 hours 3D gaming and 18 hours 2D play. LED status lights can [...]
by Ken Schoenberg on November 4, 2011 · 14 comments
in Audio, Video, TV Gear, Bluetooth Gear, Gaming Gear, iPhone, iPad, iPod related, Reviews, Wireless
Logitech is one of the premier manufacturers of technology peripheral devices. They make some of the bestkeyboards, mice and their Harmony line of remote controls is fantastic. One of their newest products is the Logitech Wireless Headset. I’ve spent the last few days using the headset with a variety of devices and it has performed [...]
Nintendo will be adding a few new features to their 3DS eShop. This November update will include downloadable add-on updates to existing games, limited-play demos, sleep mode downloads and a web based eShop. I’m really excited about the web based eShop. It will be so much easier browsing the increasingly growing number of titles in [...]
The Dingoo A380 is a handheld gaming console that will let you relive your favorite games from years gone by. It has built in wifi that supports 2 player gaming and wireless controllers. It also has AV out so that you can play games on a big screen TV. The Mini Game King can play [...]
Nintendo announced another update for the 3DS. And it’s a pretty impressive update. 1) The 3DS will be able to capture 3D video. You can shoot up to 10 minutes of 3D video at a time. 2) You’ll be able to transfer batches of data from one 3DS to another. 3) Nintendo added stop motion [...]
It seems like upsizing is flavour of the day at the moment. First there was the 23″ Android Tablet and now there’s the giant Game and Watch hack. Seems appropriate since we did an article on the original Nintendo Game and Watch recently. The unit is capable of playing the games found at Pica Pic. I [...]
The Xbox 360 Avenger Controller is like no other controller that I’ve seen before. It looks more like a weird spider or something. In reality, it’s a special housing for your stock Xbox 360 controller. Just snap it in and you’ll now have a controller that has been designed so that you don’t have to [...]