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Brass Monkey Wants To Transform Your Smartphone Into A Motion Controller Using Web Based Games
Jan 19th
Casual games are all the rage these days thanks to the huge success that is the Nintendo Wii as well as mobile devices like the iPhone. One such company, Brass Monkey, wants to take advantage of this trend by transforming your smartphone into a veritable Wii controller. Recently gaining $750,000 in funding, Brass Monkey uses “patented technology” that allows for anyone with an iOS (or soon, Android) powered smartphone to use the built in gyroscope and touch screen display to control a variety of web based single or multiplayer games.
Brass Monkey’s software offers support for Flash, Unity3D as well as desktop games and apps but more recently, the company wanted to move into the browser gaming using HTML5 creating 7 games that run through the browser and connect to your mobile device using the Brass Monkey app. Essentially, this turns any screen with a web browser into a gaming console.
To help kick off game development, Brass Monkey offers SDK’s for developers to create games with console-like features using familiar tools for web games like the previously mentioned Unity, Flash or HTML5.
You can check out Brass Monkey in action via the YouTube video below (sadly, completely devoid of the Beastie Boys smash hit). The app should be hitting the Android Market sometime in March and we’ll keep you posted.
[Via TechCrunch]
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NES Controller Hacked to Work With the iPad
Jan 18th
In what is perhaps the coolest controller concept seen for the iPad to date, blogger and hardware modder Paul Richards has hacked an original NES controller to work with the iPad . The controller hooks up to the iPad using Apple’s camera connection kit, and works with any iCade compatible game on the App Store.
This may not be the most sophisticated NES controller concept for iOS devices (we reported on a pretty awesome one just a few days ago), it does make excellent use of old NES controllers, and is still extremely cool.
Curiously, Richards claims that the hack was actually developed by accident in the process of modifying an old Commodore 64 keyboard to work with the iPad, accidentally struck a key while playing with the iMAME emulator on his device, and thereby discovered that the iPad would accept game controls through USB.
He then quickly patched together another USB keyboard using Arduino, and subbed his NES gamepad in place of an actually keyboard matrix. He then concealed the wires with a custom LEGO case, and presto! NES controller for the iPad!
The controller should be able to control any iCade-compatible title, including Atari’s Greatest Hits app, Pac Man and PacMan for iPad, Temple Run, Super Mega Worm, and other games. A full list of compatible titles can be found here.
Seriously cool stuff. Excellent work, Paul!
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SteelSeries Announces Ion, A Bluetooth Gaming Controller You Can Easily Put In Your Pocket
Jan 16th
As popular as Android gaming has become, it’s no shock that the company SteelSeries wanted to make a gaming controller that you can comfortably put in your pocket. The new SteelSeries Ion gaming controller is just that. It works off of Bluetooth technology and is no larger than a deck of playing cards (18mm), yet maintains all the functions you would find on a PS3 controller. Sounds pretty cool for the more serious gamers out there, or those who simply don’t like playing with touchscreen controls.
As you can see from the pictures, the Ion comes complete with all the necessary gaming controls; a D-Pad, two joysticks, A B X Y buttons, and two shoulder buttons. One neat feature about the Ion is that you can program the controls to your liking, and can be used with a PC as well as your Android device. Charging is done through a micro USB port but no word yet on battery life as well as pricing and availability. According to SteelSeries, we should see the Ion sometime in Q2 or early Q3. Who else is stoked besides be?
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Awesome New Concept Product Turns Your iPhone Into an NES Controller
Jan 13th
iOS gamers, this one’s for you: Macgasm reports that U.K. designer Fabio Basile has created a cool new gamepad design for your iPhone which, besides bringing physical controls to your favorite games, also takes on the appearance of an NES controller!
Basile couldn’t stand the virtual joypads found in most iOS games, and took on the task of designing the very best game controller he could to get around them. Basile’s design comes in two parts: one which connects to the 30-pin dock connector, and another which secured into your headphone jack.
Don’t get too excited, however – this is just a concept, and Basile is still working hard to get enough funding to make his system a reality. I wonder if it will be as good as Ion Audio’s upcoming iCade Mobile?
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Collector’s Edition TRON Siren Wireless Controller For PS3
Dec 20th
Fans of TRON will be glad to know that PDP has launched the Collector’s Edition TRON Siren Wireless Controller for the Sony PlayStation 3 gaming console. This wireless gaming controller comes with a pearl color finish, precision controller parts, a vibration support, rubber-grips with a soft-touch finish, perforated details and crystal white light-up accents. If you are interested, you can buy the Collector’s Edition TRON Siren Wireless Controller for $49.99 each. [PDP]
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