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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    09:43 AM

    In reply to Wii BOSS Controller Case: Great In Theory, Poor In Execution
    Any controller named BOSS gets my stamp of approval.
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    Image of Strawman Strawman
    09:09 AM

    In reply to Wii BOSS Controller Case: Great In Theory, Poor In Execution
    Disagree! I love the boss. I've got long fingers and holding the wiimote sideways cramps me up. The battery door tab is in a great spot to imprint my finger.

    The boss isn't perfect, but it's easily better than the bare wiimote. I wish the buttons were positioned in the SNES style, which was really well suited to holding RUN and jumping.

    I did run in to some latency issues, but only occasionally. The comfort easily outweighs the minor control issues. It's also built surprisingly well for a third party product; it doesn't feel "clicky" or cheap, and it mates solidly with the wiimote. Bottom line, if you think you need it, you probably do.
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    Image of Digo Digo
    12/18/09

    In reply to The De-Evolution of Playstation Gaming Controllers
    I don't know about you guys, but I would love a controller that came back to me after I threw it.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    12/18/09

    @Digo: Yeah, would have prooved useful in the days of Street Fighter 2 or at least playing Ninja Gaiden.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/18/09

    In reply to The De-Evolution of Playstation Gaming Controllers
    I still maintain that the boomerang controller would probably be one of the most comfortable two-handed game controllers out there, if only all of you whingers out there hadn't gotten your panties in a twist over the _looks_ of the one part of a game system that's supposed to be outside of your field of view during gameplay. I mean, seriously, WTH were you people thinking?
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    Image of Jonathan Cheng Jonathan Cheng
    12/18/09

    @Purple Dave: Serious? The ergonomics on it are horrible. It strains your wrists.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/18/09

    @Jonathan Cheng:
    Have you ever used one, or are you just guessing at how it'd feel based on all the negative backlash against its _appearance_?

    The 360 controller is too small for me, the PSwhatever controllers are all bent into goofy shapes that feel uncomfortable to even hold, and I had to search for quite a while before I finally found some gamepads that were robust enough that I could use them to play games on my PC. And then Mediaplay went out of business, and they were the only store that sold two of the models that I liked. Right now, Saitek controllers are the only ones I can stand to use out of the unibody variety, but frankly the most comfortable design is the split-body design that Nintendo came up with for the Wii. As long as your hands are large enough to wrap around the two controller pieces, you are no longer restricted by a form that was designed for one extreme of the body size spectrum (and at 6' tall, I seem to be something of a giant in the gamer world, based on controller design).
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    Image of EGBTMagus EGBTMagus
    12/17/09

    In reply to The De-Evolution of Playstation Gaming Controllers
    Love the PS3 remote, It has a useable Dpad and the triggers feel nice. Oh and it actually works for fighting games and I don't have to pay extra for it to be rechargable.
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    Image of Ryanraven Ryanraven
    12/17/09

    In reply to The De-Evolution of Playstation Gaming Controllers
    I HATE the Playstation remote and nubs! Period.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    12/17/09

    @Ryanraven: Agreed. I love how the 360 controller just feels so natural in my hands, but hate how uncomfortable the Dual Shock 3 feels, which sucks because I love me some Uncharted 2. It's honestly the only thing I dislike about my Slim, and would change if given the chance.
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    Image of geiko geiko
    12/18/09

    @Cash907Censored: There's a dongle that lets the 360 controller work with PS3's. It's about $40-50. It was also featured on Giz a while back.
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    Image of Slinkytech Slinkytech
    12/17/09

    In reply to The De-Evolution of Playstation Gaming Controllers
    The dual-shock is one of the biggest reason I refuse to buy a PS3 and love my 360. If I'm gonna be holding something for hours on end, and isn't a boob, then it better be damned comfortable.
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    Image of Luizzle Luizzle
    12/18/09

    @Slinkytech: Are you saying boobs are uncomfortable?!?!

    YOU LIE!
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    Image of Slinkytech Slinkytech
    12/18/09

    @Luizzle: @funlamb: @h41fgod001: @Bress Tess Iz: What are you guys using boobs for? I mean pillows would be the only thing you could describe them as comfortable. Not saying they're not nice.
    Anyway, as many of you pointed out it was a grammatical error, in which I meant to make the comparison between boobs and the dual shock as being heaven and hell.
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    Image of jinushaun jinushaun
    12/17/09

    In reply to The De-Evolution of Playstation Gaming Controllers
    Sony needs to update their damn controller! The 360 controller is so much more comfortable! The PS3's is cramped and its trigger buttons are retarded.
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    Image of madog madog
    12/17/09

    In reply to The De-Evolution of Playstation Gaming Controllers
    Didn't the first (or current) PS3 pad not have vibrating love?

    At the very least I thought they considered it.
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    Edited by madog at 12/17/09 9:32 PM madog was starred madog was unstarred
    Image of Akmed Akmed
    12/17/09

    @madog: Yes, for the first PS3 systems had only Sixaxis controllers without rumble. a year later they came out with the Dualshock 3. DS3 says "Dualshock 3" and "Sixaxis"

    Sixaxis kinda sucked though. left stick kept getting jammed.
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    Image of Wilky_McBadass Wilky_McBadass
    12/17/09

    @madog: The controller that shipped with the original PS3 was a sixaxis and because of legal disputes, it did not have rumble. It has been resolved and now they have rumble
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    Image of TailsNZ TailsNZ
    12/17/09

    @madog: They were without vibration because they were sued by the company who patented the vibration system. Neither Sony nor Microsoft had been paying royaylies. but Microsoft paid up, but Sony held out longer and finally reached an agreement and then brought out the DualShock 3.
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    Image of madog madog
    12/17/09

    @TailsNZ: Wow. Thanks for all of the confirmation guys :) the deevolution was greater than expected. I didn't realize that it was such a big deal at first.

    Now they just need to evolve the PSP controls and gaming gods shall shine upon Sony once again!
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    Image of Kingbob387 Kingbob387
    12/18/09

    @madog: lol,PSP gamers won't be happy until they throw another anologe stick into the PSP.
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    Image of madog madog
    12/18/09

    @Kingbob387: Exactly what I mean. I don't have one myself, but it certainly does seem logical to even me that it would benefit from another.
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    Image of fUnKiE fUnKiE
    12/15/09

    In reply to The LaCie Rikiki Is the Tiniest 2.5-inch Portable Hard Drive On the Market
    110cm?

    That's 1 meter long.
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    Image of Nick Livingston Nick Livingston
    12/15/09

    @fUnKiE: I'm sure thats supposed to be 110 mm.
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    ninjagin promoted this comment Nick Livingston was starred Nick Livingston was unstarred
    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    12/15/09

    @Nick Livingston: And given the units came from the blockquoted press release, I wouldn't expect a correction from anyone but LaCie.
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    Image of Nick Livingston Nick Livingston
    12/15/09

    @ninjagin: And realizing that the correction would have to come from Lacie, I wouldn't expect to be getting that correction at all.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    12/15/09

    In reply to The LaCie Rikiki Is the Tiniest 2.5-inch Portable Hard Drive On the Market
    It looks Thinkpad-esque.
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    Image of Nick Livingston Nick Livingston
    12/15/09

    In reply to The LaCie Rikiki Is the Tiniest 2.5-inch Portable Hard Drive On the Market
    Does the name of this product remind anyone else of riki tiki tavi?
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    lankysob promoted this comment Nick Livingston was starred Nick Livingston was unstarred
    Image of lankysob lankysob
    12/15/09

    @Nick Livingston: Only when you add the "Ti" and the "Tavi" Otherwise, it reminds me of Rikiki Lake.
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    Image of Grive Grive
    12/15/09

    @Nick Livingston: It didn't... until you mentioned the awesomest mongoose in history.

    Now I can't shake Rikki-Tikki-Tavi whenever I see the title here.

    Heart click for making the memories of one of my two favorite childhood tales rush back.
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    Edited by Grive at 12/15/09 5:31 PM Grive was starred Grive was unstarred
    Image of LolpantsofArabia LolpantsofArabia
    12/15/09

    @Grive: The HDD that can take down a mongoose. Yeah, you heard it right, motherfuckers.
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    Grive promoted this comment Edited by LolpantsofArabia at 12/15/09 5:53 PM LolpantsofArabia was starred LolpantsofArabia was unstarred
    Image of Grive Grive
    12/15/09

    @LolpantsofArabia: Wait, shouldn't this HDD be able to take down a cobra and/or Krait?
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    Image of LolpantsofArabia LolpantsofArabia
    12/15/09

    @Grive: Oh, yes. Oops. It's been a while.

    The HDD that can take down a cobra. Yeah, you heard it right if you didn't listen too carefully first time, motherfuckers.
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    Edited by LolpantsofArabia at 12/15/09 6:22 PM LolpantsofArabia was starred LolpantsofArabia was unstarred
    Image of Michael A. B. Michael A. B.
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Letters R, A, N, S, O and M are Going To Be Worn Out On This Keyboard
    I believe that the Disney "D" might be copyright or trademark property. It is what is used as the favicon on their website, if nothing else. Correct me if I am wrong about that.

    They are no Monster Cables when it comes to trademark lawsuits, but they may jump on this.
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    VenomIreland promoted this comment Michael A. B. was starred Michael A. B. was unstarred
    Image of deciBels deciBels
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Letters R, A, N, S, O and M are Going To Be Worn Out On This Keyboard
    Isn't it supposed to be R, S, T, L, N, and E?
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    Image of fuzzymuffins fuzzymuffins
    12/09/09

    In reply to The Letters R, A, N, S, O and M are Going To Be Worn Out On This Keyboard
    never mind the bollocks, here's your keyboard
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