The front of controller features bass, treble and volume knobs, a power toggle, LED indicator and a 3.5mm auxiliary jack, while the back features a secondary 3.5mm jack, a powered USB port (allowing for the hookup of Bluetooth-enabling dongles, for example) and a toaster slot for the current and previous generation of AirPort Express routers.

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So when I faced the TV and held the controller directly in front me, the controller screen displayed the same straight-ahead point of view as the TV.

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We think we prefer headphone volume and cue mix knobs on the top of the controller, not the front, but we grew used to it pretty quickly.

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The controller, held directly in front of me, displayed the same straight-ahead point of view.

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The app works as a game hub too, allowing the user to enter, exit and play games by navigating exclusively with the Atlas controller -- a console front-end, if you will.

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Now VGRevolution is reporting that the PS4 controller may abandon thumbsticks altogether in favor of those rumored front-facing touch pads, if their source (apparently an ad PR agency) is accurate.

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However, when the Kinect controller failed to read my actions properly, no amount of flailing in front of my screen would alleviate my frustration.

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The 9-foot-long cord from the controller to the machine itself also means the adult player doesn't have to sit directly in front of the television like a kid.

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