As the article says, the controllers are NOT USB, which is a really bad thing.
I wonder how long would it take for fellow electrical geeks to hack up an XBOX2USB adapter...
But to the point, I find the standard controller to be not big at all, if you forget how ugly it is (I know, I have BIG hands =) )
The Thrustmaster, OTOH, is maybe a little bit small, but it's ergonomically (and aesthetically) much nicer!
I think I'll have to wait for the ultimate controller to be released (the Coleco dual controllers ([pic here] ruled, you could put your hand INTO the controller and use all your fingers and your palms too... but those were the days).
I know this have been talked a lot (here), but I really don't see Bluetooth as feasible.
I know all the big companies are planning or building bluetooth-enabled devices (from notebooks to PDAs to cell phones) but you really can't just beat 802.11b, for a myriad of reasons, mostly open standards. 802.11b is here, now, ready, reliable, open and spreading everywhere.
I just couldn't help myself. =)
I don't know you guys, but my all-time favorite benchmark tool is Seti@Home. =)
The distro which spits out more work units, that's what I'll take.
And my linux box does 5 times as fast as my w32, mind you. But you already knew that, did you? =)
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As the article says, the controllers are NOT USB, which is a really bad thing.
I wonder how long would it take for fellow electrical geeks to hack up an XBOX2USB adapter...
But to the point, I find the standard controller to be not big at all, if you forget how ugly it is (I know, I have BIG hands =) )
The Thrustmaster, OTOH, is maybe a little bit small, but it's ergonomically (and aesthetically) much nicer!
I think I'll have to wait for the ultimate controller to be released (the Coleco dual controllers ([pic here] ruled, you could put your hand INTO the controller and use all your fingers and your palms too... but those were the days).
I know this have been talked a lot (here), but I really don't see Bluetooth as feasible. I know all the big companies are planning or building bluetooth-enabled devices (from notebooks to PDAs to cell phones) but you really can't just beat 802.11b, for a myriad of reasons, mostly open standards. 802.11b is here, now, ready, reliable, open and spreading everywhere. I just couldn't help myself. =)
I don't know you guys, but my all-time favorite benchmark tool is Seti@Home. =) The distro which spits out more work units, that's what I'll take. And my linux box does 5 times as fast as my w32, mind you. But you already knew that, did you? =)