Psyclone TouchCharge for the PS3 tested

by Alan Tsang on Dec 1st 2008 10:30AM

Not liking the clutter of USB cables used to charge your controllers in front of your PS3? Psyclone has a more elegant solution for you -- their TouchCharge kit allows you to charge two DualShock 3/SIXAXIS controllers on a contact-based charge pad via one AC adapter.

Unlike the version Psyclone offers for the Xbox 360 and the Wii, no third-party battery is required as the pad is able to charge the battery inside the official controllers. An added bonus is that at $49.99, the kit will cost $20 less than the 360 version. Gizmodo took the peripheral for a spin and gave it a thumbs-up.

Best Buy has the TouchCharge Kit for sale, but it is currently backordered.

[Via Engadget Simplified Chinese]

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Tags: charge, dualshock-3, psyclone, touchcharge

Reader Comments (22)

thats pretty cool. but im fine with my cheapo usb cables

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I already got the code from the US!

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I wonder if charging your controller this way causes any damage to the battery.......

No, as long as the voltage is the same - which assumably it would be - there is no chance of harm.
This is a pretty cool item though, I could keep this on the coffee table beside my chair of choice and charge my controller simply by putting it down between sessions. hmm..

That's pretty damn cool!

I have the Nyko charging base, which also doesn't use cables (just drop the charger in the slot). It's FAR cheaper. What's the advantage of this one? Anything?

Other then being lazy and just setting the controller on the pad is really it. What I wonder is if water hits the pad will I live to see tomorrow?? o_O?

I'll stick with the USB cord and spare myself the 3 different types of cancer you get from just being around that thing for prolonged periods of time.

yeah, these pads for recharging aren't tested for radiation and other types of unheallthy interferance. Heck, we still don't know how mobile phones, together with out micro-wave ovens and wireless networks affect our lives.