Tag: Gadgets

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Amazon’s Prime Day begins tomorrow, but here is a preview of some of the deals today

The big day is almost upon us and even though it is the middle of the Summer, it almost really does feel like Black Friday in a lot of ways. The anticipation of possibly scoring a couple of awesome deals tomorrow, but having to wait a whole day to really check out everything, is a lot like Black Friday. However, when Amazon’s Prime Day starts tomorrow, Amazon will be pumping out more deals than we would see on the actual Black Friday.

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The MOGA mobile gaming controller gets some big retail backing, pre-orders now open

There are a couple of new mobile gaming controllers gearing up to hit store shelves real soon that we are eager to get our grubby little hands on to try out and play games with. There is the SteelSeries Free wireless game controller, previously known as the SteelSeries ION, which is now available as of October 2nd, 2012 and then there is the rather interesting MOGA controller. Slated to ht store shelves this month, PowerA have announced today that the MOGA controller has some serious retail backing and will be available in some rather big name stores.

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The tiny iMpulse Game Controller keyring hits Kickstarter for funding

As with all things technology based, we tend to see sizes get smaller and smaller as technology advances. This holds true for cellphones that, at one point, were bigger than a brick but are now nice little smartphones that fit in our pocket. Even the upcoming Android powered OUYA game console is the size of a Rubik’s Cube. Now game controllers are going that way as well, at least when it comes to mobile gaming. Let’s meet the iMpulse Controller, a game controller that is the size of a keyring.

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Zeemote JS1 Game Controller now available on Amazon UK, get 50% off with our promo code

One of the first game controllers geared towards mobile gaming is the Zeemote JS1 game controller, a compact little controller you can use with one hand. Since it has been around for so long, a lot of games support the Zeemote across pretty much every genre of games. UK Residents can now purchase the Zeemote through Amazon UK and if you use our exclusive promo code, you’ll get it for 50% off.

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DIY project lets you fling Angry Birds using a USB slingshot

We can’t say we are surprised someone has developed this little gadget. In fact we are surprised it hasn’t been done sooner than now. Simon Ford, who happens to be the Director of Tools from ARM, has created a USD slingshot to use when playing Angry Birds to get that a little closer to feeling yourself truly flinging a bird and stone block and wood planks.

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PayPal, Visa and Mastercard go offline, paid apps go with them

Hackers with political motivation, being called hactivists by the media are using a tool known as Low Orbit Ion Cannon (found on the internet with a simple search) to attack PayPal, MasterCard, and Visa. Credit processors stopped donations to WikiLeaks, a Whistle-Blowing website out of fear of legal recourse. It disrupted the ability to make purchases in the Android Market for several hours as a result.