Join Shogun Bros. Chameleon X-1 Gamepad/Mouse
I think the best gadgets are the ones that I wish I had thought up first. In this case, I wonder why most PC games don’t have more console-style controls. It was the same issue that I brought up with the 60beat iPad gaming accessory yesterday.
I’m not certain if the Chameleon X-1 mouse by Shogun Bros. is the first product of its type, but I don’t see why every mouse can’t have console-like controls on its underbelly. After all, who wouldn’t want to just flip their mouse over and then play their game? I personally can’t stand the W, A, S, D type movement.
It would appear that the gaming mouse is designed for Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and it has been decorated with leather mouse buttons.
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60beat GamePad developed for the iPad
I think we all know what is missing from iPad games, a button-munching controller. Yeah, how else can iPad gaming compete with the Xbox and Playstation if it can’t reproduce the experience that gamers are so used to?
I don’t know if you are like me, but I can’t stand to do controls on the touchscreen. I recently downloaded some nineties-era X-men game and found that moving around was difficult. Those control touchpads in the corner take a lot of getting used to.
Fortunately, there is the 60beat GamePad, which connects to iPads and iPhones via headphone jack. Somehow, signals are sent to through the 4-foot cable and the iPad user can play any games that are compatible. This makes iPad gaming a lot like console gaming.
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The Wii U could have an App store
Now that we are in 2012, I’m sure we are all wondering if that whole Mayan calendar thing is true. Hopefully, we won’t hit the end of the world before the release of the Wii U, due sometime before the holidays.
The Wii U is probably the most anticipated devices of this year, but we will see something very interesting on the Wii U. I’m not talking about how it can be used without a TV, and other features that we talked about at E3 last June.
This new video game console is going to have apps, that’s right, apps. I guess if this Wii U is going to look like a tablet, then it will have apps like it.
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Gigantic projected pinball machine for the Festival of Lights
There is nothing that I love more this time a year then giant, overly elaborate Christmas light displays. Someone at the Festival of Lights 2011 in Lyon has created a light display that can be used all years.
The reason why is because this display is a giant pinball machine, which will always be in season, even though the fad peaked at least thirty years ago.
There is a video after the jump if you want to see it in motion, but my source doesn’t tell me how it was all rigged up. The flippers look projected on there, and I would imagine that the rest of the lights were actually fixed up like neon.
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Ben Heck comes up with an accessible controller
I would say that many of us become jaded in life, taking things for granted instead with what we have, as we start to look around and complain about what we do not have. Some folks do not murmur or mutter, they just go ahead with life and make sure that they work hard and smart for what they eventually want to achieve. For folks who own at least one video game console, have you given a thought to how some other people want to play the games that you do, but simply cannot because of their physical limitations? A teacher from New Jersey sent in a request to modder extraordinary, Ben Heck, to develop an accessible controller for a student living with Pompe disease, which is a neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness.
This condition basically means 13-year-old Patrick Crowley is unable to play with the standard video game console controllers simply because he lacks the muscle power to do so, but thanks to the teacher’s request and Ben Heck’s amazing hardware wizardry, he managed to conjure up an accessible controller that enables Patrick to play video games which require complex button sequences, where among the titles would include X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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Game Strap makes a standing commute more fun
I don’t live in a situation where I take the morning train to work, but I am sure that if I did, I might have trouble finding a seat. Then I will discover the world of one arm on the handle.
I would imagine that travel this way could be quite tedious. Since one hand has to be holding the strap at all times, it makes activities rather limited. Sure, I could be doing apps on my smartphone, but only if they are one-handed.
This means that I can’t play games on portable gaming stations like Nintendo and the PSP, but I can play on the Game Strap. The Game Strap is essentially a gaming platform for these holding straps, and it looks like a great way to pass away boring time.
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SteelSeries Shift Gaming Keyboard
I will be honest with you when I say that we have reported on the SteelSeries Shift before. Since I have received the Siberia V2, the company was nice enough to send over the Shift.
I have reviewed a similar keyboard years ago with the Zboard, and the Shift has a removable keyboard that can be switched out for games like World of Warcraft or AION. These keyboards fold up when not in use, and are easily switchable.
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SteelSeries Siberia V2 Gaming Headset
We have reviewed a lot of quality gaming headsets here at coolest-gadgets, and Steel Series puts out quite a lot of quality gaming accessories. I got a chance to try out the Siberia, version 2, or Siberia V2.
The sound of the headphones are excellent, with 50mm drivers for some terrific tones and deep bass beats. This is because of the passive noise reduction with its leather padded cushions made for sound dampening. One of the best features of the Siberia V2 is the pull-out microphone, and it doesn’t just pull out like a radio antenna. No, this can pull out, and bend at angles. This might be worth buying just for that.
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