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Peripheral Vision: Wii Pro Pack Mini and PS3 Pro Elite Wireless

Justin McElroy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST

Peripheral Vision is the name of our ongoing sporadic journey into the wonderful, oft-terrifying world of third-party peripherals. Today we've got two new, surprisingly great controllers from Power A, the Pro Elite Wireless for PS3 and the Pro Pack Mini for Wii. Enjoy.

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Peripheral Vision: X Scorch 360 split mouse controller

Justin McElroy — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST

Peripheral Vision is the name of our ongoing sporadic journey into the wonderful, oft-terrifying world of third-party peripherals. Think of it as neither preview or review but rather a ... meditation on the curious object in question. Enjoy.

After a lifetime of being disappointed by third-party peripherals, I've not come to expect much. Let's just say I've been hurt so many times that I'm thrilled when a controller doesn't feel like it was made out of old cardboard or has all the right buttons.

That is, I can imagine just how to write the perfect intro to a review about a great third-party controller, but I don't want to mislead: The video above isn't an endorsement. The frustrating thing about the X Scorch from Bannco is how close the odd split-controller and mouse combo comes to being really great. As you'll see in the video, though, the controller, compatible with Xbox 360 and PC, is all but impossible to recommend at $79.99.

Update: A Bannco representative sent along some follow-up information. Lest you think I ignored it completely, I should mention that there's no real manual included with the product, so I had no idea about the customization options. Hopefully, this would make for a better experience: "There is a button config software available that allows the user to remap the controller, set rapid fire rates and adjust button sensitivity. If you did want to use this program you would have to install the driver first.

"Also, to speed the mouse up or slow it down: press and hold the mouse F button and while holding the F button, roll the mouse wheel forward to speed the mouse up and back to slow it down. While adjusting the mouse you will notice the game start to roll to the right. If you adjust the mouse so the game just stops to roll -- that is what the gamers call F0. Rolling the wheel forward by 2 wheel clicks is F2 and will be the most smooth for the game. Each game may vary. On the PC you can also increase the CPI with the F and wheel as well."

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Peripheral Vision: The RealView V-Screen for PSP

Justin McElroy — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EST

Though it was only released a few weeks ago, we've been skeptical about RealView's "depth enhancing" V-Screen for PSP since we first heard about it last summer. But now that I've had some time with it, well ... I still don't get it.

Watch the video for my first impressions, but here's the general takeaway: $50 is a hefty price tag for a cheap-feeling case and an unimpressive 3D-like screen effect.

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Perihperal Vision: Nyko Charge Base IC Hands-on/Butter Cookie Tutorial

Justin McElroy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:45:00 EST

When the holidays roll around, the gamers who buy everything they want throughout the year might find themselves stymied asked for a wish list. Today, we put the Nyko Charge Base IC through its paces, and it looks like a great way to pad your list to Santa. The Wiimote charger uses induction, which not only alleviates the need to plug everything in, but -- as you'll see in the above video -- also looks really slick.

Also, to help justify this video's existence, we teach you how to make butter cookies.

Perihperal Vision: Nyko Charge Base IC Hands-on/Butter Cookie Tutorial originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Peripheral Vision: Rocketfish Rapid Fire PS3 Controller

Justin McElroy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:27:00 EST

We don't do a lot of critiquing of controllers, we know, but as stacks of them continue to pile up at HQ, it occurred to us that you might be as daunted in the store aisle as we are staring at this pile of plastic. So, in the spirit of making you a more informed consumer, here's a look at the Rocketfish Rapid Fire PS3 controller.

If you're interested in more snappy peripheral analysis from the experts at Joystiq, let us know in the comments section below.

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