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Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« on: Friday, November 05, 2010, 10:08:22 AM »
I thought this was pretty awesome!



It's pretty cool in itself but the implication on the possibilities for other devices are great.
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Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #1 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 06:10:56 AM »
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #2 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 08:59:26 AM »
Thats a weird button layout.
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #3 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 09:20:19 AM »
Quote from: idolminds on Monday, September 24, 2012, 08:59:26 AM
Thats a weird button layout.
Yeah, it's the NES controller plus two extra face buttons (and two shoulder buttons).
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #4 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 09:48:40 AM »
Yeah I get that, just strange they didn't go for the diamond formation that has been standard since the SNES. But who knows, maybe it works fine like that as well.
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #5 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 11:25:32 AM »
Dunno, maybe patents?
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #6 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 11:54:22 AM »
Thats retarded enough to probably be true.
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #7 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 01:42:05 PM »
Not sure if ThinkGeek are concerned about patents, afterall they brought us this little USB wonder:

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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #8 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 03:12:21 PM »
I bet patents are behind those Start and Select buttons being slanted...
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #9 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 09:50:25 PM »
Quote from: Cools! on Monday, September 24, 2012, 03:12:21 PM
I bet patents are behind those Start and Select buttons being slanted...
Well, they were slanted on the original SNES controller.



I won't discount the possibility that the buttons on the original SNES controller are slanted due to patents :P
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #10 on: Monday, September 24, 2012, 09:57:48 PM »
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Re: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 05:32:58 AM »
Wasn't sure if I should put this in the Kickstarter thread but, well, choice made I'll have to live with it :P

iMpulse is the world’s smallest Bluetooth gaming controller



Interesting if potentially uncomfortably small, still a valid alternative to touchscreen soft controllers.

Kickstarter link
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