DIY web site Instructables steps through how to build your own scroll wheel—like the $45 Griffin PowerMate—with an old mouse, remote control car wheel (or similarly sized wheel that fits your hand), ...

Another recent patent filed by Nintendo has been discovered, and much like the previous one for a console with no disc drive, it offer hints about the game company's upcoming "NX" system. Originally ...

Nintendo has reportedly patented a new controller design that features scroll wheels where the shoulder buttons would traditionally be. The patent, which was registered with the United States Patent ...

The creator and current director of the Super Smash Bros. series, Masahiro Sakurai, has revealed a Nintendo GameCube controller secret 22 years after the console’s release in 2001. As you may know, ...

It may just be a concept, but Dell’s Concept Nyx controller does make us realize how much better gaming controllers could be. At CES 2023, Dell revealed its latest addition to its Concept Nyx line ...

Don’t let the screen fool you, the real action is over at the sides. Yet another Nintendo patent has come to light, and this one is already having loyal fans scratching their heads, when they’re not ...

When Apple TV 4K launched last year, it had fans salivating. But not for the sharper picture or faster processor. It was the new Siri Remote that caught everyone’s eye. Had Cupertino finally made a TV ...

Knob controllers can control volume settings, scroll through web pages, and help edit movies among other uses. You can buy a commercial one from Griffin Technology for $45 or build one yourself with ...

Thanks to our buddy Bill Rabel in Seattle for the impetus to write this article. After Mark Anbinder wrote in “Call Me ‘Two Finger’ Mark” (2007-05-21) about how he was surprised to find himself ...

Positioned as the lowest-cost capacitive slider and scroll wheel controller available, Azoteq's IQS263 offers multi-functionality in a small, low-cost MSOP10 package With three input channels, the ...