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Throwable Game Controllers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the klonk-owww dept.

dptalia writes "In trolling recent patents, Barry Fox found one for a throwable game controller. This controller would be shaped like a football or a frisbee and be connected wirelessly to a console. The user could then play digital games like catch, or have a distance throwing competition. The controllers have embedded GPS, an altimeter, and an accelerometer to be able to determine the accuracy of the throws."

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  1. Or you could... by jfclavette · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Go outside and play football for real instead ? FP

  2. Oh... by bssteph · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought this was going to be a controller to survive gamer rage, which would be far more marketable.

    Or maybe that's the idea. Get pissed off at your favorite ridiculously demanding platformer, and get in shape while doing it!

  3. chair by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    The chair version of this controller will be an xBox 360 exclusive.

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    This guy's the limit!
  4. Laser tag Frisbee by Animats · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Back in the late 1980s, one of the design students at Stanford came up with a Frisbee you could shoot down with a Laser Tag gun. The Frisbee had a detector for the light pattern from the gun. When triggered, it released a spring-loaded flap which made the Frisbee aerodynamically unstable, so the Frisbee would crash.

    Very cute, but the laser tag fad died before this went anywhere.

  5. Misleading Subject by Tickenest · · Score: 3, Funny

    Every controller is throwable. Believe me, I've, uh, "conducted extensive research".

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    This is the NFL, which stands for "Not For Long" if you keep making those bulls*** calls.