Our suspicion is that may be alleviated when full motion controls are baked in, but we certainly could have faired better with a traditional controller at the time.
This prompts some concern over how the controller is going to stack up in FPS-type games due to the inherently slower response time of a wireless versus a wired controller.
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Last time we saw the Gametel Bluetooth controller, it was an Android-only affair, but here at CES, the company informed us that it now works for iOS and PCs, too.
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Sony's taken a stab at it before -- but this time around, it's imagining a controller with ultrasonic location analysis and Wiimote-like IR tracking.
The device's novel tablet controller stayed judgment for a short time, but it didn't last long -- a weak launch lineup, a slow operating system and software delays soured an already judgmental community.
The product, Microsoft says, can read your body and render your motion with less time lag than the Wii, which requires a controller.
You don't often see a video game specifically designed for a 16-button bespoke controller and for a special one-time party, but that's exactly what Keita Takahashi has done with Tenya Wanya Teens.
We didn't get to spend much time here, but from what we could tell the controller simply allows you to control the on-screen cursor more precisely.
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For those of you interested in the motion-controller based swordfighting game, now would be a good time to kick in.
Consumer-grade MLC flash memory are used in the Skyhawk by creating controller technology that can increase the effective endurance life-time of the flash memory cells.
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Over time, though, Qualcomm also hopes the phone can become a controller for other objects, as their instruction and management can be projected onto a screen.
In addition, software titles that support "cross platform feature" such as LittleBigPlanet 2: Cross Controller Pack, PlayStation, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (Sony Computer Entertainment) are also expected to be released.
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There's an aspect of the controller that feels a little cheap, but at the same time we wouldn't call it fragile.
ZombiU continues to be well-received by audiences and features second-screen game play that uses the Wii U GamePad controller to manage items or scan for hidden secrets in real time.
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Hence, rather than asking a dwindling cadre of harried surgeons to perform operations sequentially, a single master surgeon will be able to operate on a dozen patients at a time from the comfort of his rec room using a specially modified Wii controller.
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The QCA1990 software stack complies with the NFC Forum Controller Interface (NCI) and is fully integrated to enable faster time-to-market for customers.
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You also can't miss if you time your swing well enough, so we can't say this really tests the controller.
However, the man who brought to life Nintendo legends like Mario, Link and Donkey Kong is preaching patience with the console, saying the Wii U, with its touchscreen controller that augments big-screen play, is so different that it will take time for people to understand its real value.
We had a go on "Colors": under a time limit, you have to run the robot over the necessary RFID discs as instructed by the controller's LEDs, and then get to the hexagonal plate -- the "SFX Hub" -- to "deposit" the flags.
In his dual role as one of the firm's senior executive vice-presidents, Mr Ros increasingly spends his time dealing with customers and suppliers, and has delegated more responsibility for finance to the firm's controller and treasurer.
With real time aiming, enhanced optics on the scope and having the controls at your fingertips "This wins against a reg controller, even with and Avenger adapter on it!"
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