GamersCrib
08-06-2008, 09:25 PM
According to Shacknews (http://www.shacknews.com), Taiwan-based computer hardware maker Asus (http://www.asus.com) has released a new Wii-like controller called the Eee Stick. Lets check it out:
http://gamerscrib.net/pics/Eee_stick.jpg
The Eee Stick promises to bring motion controls to PC gaming.
Going by information reported by Register Hardware, the controller includes an "Activation stick" with seven buttons, paired with a "Navigation stick" equipped with an analog stick. Both components appear to incorporate additional buttons on the front ends of the units, much like the Z and C buttons on the Wii Nunchuck controller.
The device is said to support 3D motion, pointing and tilt sensing. Both components of the Eee Stick broadcast a 2.4GHz RF signal to a USB dongle connected to a PC, and do not required to be tethered to one another. The peripheral is powered by a total of four AA batteries, two in each stick.
The Eee Stick is slated to arrive alongside future iterations of Asus' Eee PC and Eee Box computer hardware, packed with a series of titles designed to make use of the controller. No release date was immediately available.
If you wish to read into this over at shacknews, visit here (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54070).
http://gamerscrib.net/pics/Eee_stick.jpg
The Eee Stick promises to bring motion controls to PC gaming.
Going by information reported by Register Hardware, the controller includes an "Activation stick" with seven buttons, paired with a "Navigation stick" equipped with an analog stick. Both components appear to incorporate additional buttons on the front ends of the units, much like the Z and C buttons on the Wii Nunchuck controller.
The device is said to support 3D motion, pointing and tilt sensing. Both components of the Eee Stick broadcast a 2.4GHz RF signal to a USB dongle connected to a PC, and do not required to be tethered to one another. The peripheral is powered by a total of four AA batteries, two in each stick.
The Eee Stick is slated to arrive alongside future iterations of Asus' Eee PC and Eee Box computer hardware, packed with a series of titles designed to make use of the controller. No release date was immediately available.
If you wish to read into this over at shacknews, visit here (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54070).