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Atari’s Duo Powered iPad Joystick Takes On iCade

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11:00AM September 7, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Macrumors reports on Atari’s latest bit of hardware, which is set to take on the iCade in the iPad video game controller stakes. More »


Gaming

Mini Fling Joysticks Can Now Be Stuck To iPhones

2:35AM June 7, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Last seen on the iPad, Ten One Design’s shrunk the Fling joystick and made it iPhone-sized. It works with any iPhone game that requires dual-sticks, and they only cost $US25 for a pair. Out in July. [Fling Mini via TouchArcade]


Gaming

MvC 3 Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition Is Another KO

3:43AM March 10, 2011 | Mike Fahey

As sure as winter is followed by spring, the release of a new Capcom console fighting game is followed by a new Tournament Edition Arcade FightStick from Mad Catz. Let’s put the Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 model through its paces. More »


Gaming

I Just Used A $US400 Joystick

6:40AM February 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

For the price of a PlayStation 3, Saitek’s new X-65F Flight Control System for the PC had damn well better be the best video game peripheral ever made. More »


Computing

Put A Real Arcade Joystick On Your iPad

1:00PM January 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

Plastic nubs and stickers are tacky! If you want to add some real control to your iPad, do it right. And doing it right is attaching a real, arcade-style aluminium joystick to your iPad’s screen. More »


Gaming

Typewriter Outfitted With Joystick Is The Only PC Gaming Accessory You Need

8:36PM May 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

This typewriter will look familiar to many of you – in fact, your parents might still have one tucked away, like mine do. I’m willing to bet your ‘rents didn’t have a giant red joystick sticking out of theirs, though. More »


Cameras

Pew Pew A Canon DSLR With An Atari Joystick

6:00AM May 15, 2010 | Mark Wilson

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Need a remote shutter for your Canon dSLR? One modder hacked up a classic Atari 2600 joystick to focus and fire – making us question, where’s that matching laser reticle when you need it? More »


Gadgets

8 Things Made Out Of Carbon Fibre That Really Shouldn’t Be

12:00PM March 18, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Things made of carbon fibre tend to be appealing-looking, lightweight and durable. But sometimes we just plain wonder how on earth someone decided to choose the often pricey material for a particular piece of gear. More »


Gaming

Retro Thing’s Transparent USB Joystick Is Hackable And Cheap

3:01AM January 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

This isn’t just the Atari joystick equivalent of the transparent Gameboy, which had no added features except for special see-throughness. This joystick is actually hackable, and can connect up to eight other controllers through the labelled solder points. More »


Gaming

I Would Be Driven Mad By This Maze Game Candy Dispenser

8:48AM January 13, 2010 | Brian Lam

This motorised marble maze game replaces the usual steel ball with an M&M. It’s joystick controlled, and it reminds me of rats in mazes looking for cheese. But in reverse. More »