Together, the Arena app and Atlas controller turn a Kindle Fire HD into a gaming console so you can enjoy mobile games from the couch on a big screen TV without making an investment in new hardware.

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There are also nodes that turn the device into a flashlight and game controller -- modularity is the key here.

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By using a controller device called the WACI NX you could turn on the TV, turn on the XBOX, switch to the correct input on the TV, and send the PLAY command to XBMC all in 1 button press on your PSP.

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To turn around Britain, still in the red, trouble-shooter Oakes Ames, ex-Corning controller, among other things, is on the spot.

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