This Zelda Fan Controls His House With An Ocarina
Forget everything you knew about smart homes and the Legend of Zelda… One particular fan has managed to create a home automation system that is controlled by playing the Ocarina.
Microsoft Shows How The Xbox One Controller Has Changed
How is the Xbox One controller improved compared to the Xbox 360? This is a question that 105 Microsoft employees have spent 2 years answering. The team have tried a lot of things, including the ability to emit smells (seriously); but a video has been released explaining exactly what's been done.
Lego Master Builds Giant NES Controller That Actually Works
Ever wondered what to do with a few thousand leftover Lego bricks? New York-based multimedia artist "Baron" Julius von Brunk has made a giant, fully functioning NES controller that actually works with the games system.
Valve Brings Steam To The Living Room With 'Big Picture'
A lot of talk gets slung around about what’s better, PC gaming or console. It's a debate that continues to rear its ugly head whenever gamers of different backgrounds/tastes are in the same vicinity (that is, once we leave our bedrooms), but it's also one that so often is settled when everyone can come to agree it's not necessarily what's 'better' per se, but one that boils down to what each feels most comfortable with. Valve's very latest addition to Steam, however, has the potential to blur the lines between the two. It's called 'Big Picture' and it's everything you love about Steam, in your living room.
Microsoft Patents Yet Another Game-Changer: 'Wearable Controllers'
You'd better start believing Microsoft is planning something big in the years to come. Forget perfunctory add-on motion controls for a moment, because a patent filed by Microsoft has been uncovered alluding to technology that may just break new videogame ground in the Xbox 720.
Microsoft Patents Pressure-Sensitive Controller That Can Identify The User Holding It
Filed just yesterday and spotted by Engadget, Microsoft has filed for a patent that would imply the company behind the Xbox 360 is working on gaming controllers that could detect a users’ identity based on the pressure exerted by the grip on the pad.