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Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600: Check out the joystick ports, circuitry, and other parts that made the venerable game console tick.The Atari 2600 in all its cracked-open glory. I never owned one of these consoles--I was an Intellivision II man. (George Plimpton convinced me it was better.) Do you still play your Atari 2600?...; Tags: Joystick, Photograph, Atari Inc., CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-15
Sony MEX-BT5100 - radio / CD / MP3 player: Forget add-on modules and external hands-free calling speakerphones. The easiest and cleanest way to make calls in the car is routing them through a built-in Bluetooth phone system. If you're among the majority of drivers who doesn't have a factory-installed calling system, Sony's MEX-BT5100 is a useful all-in-one stereo and...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, CD, radio, MP3, MP3 player, Sony MEX-BT5100, phone, joystick, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2008-04-07
KMK joystick Control OCX Demo (zip): KMK Joystick Control OCX for Visual Basic allows you to add joystick functions on your own program with few lines of code. It has specially designed to simplify the writing of programs. This Joystick Control OCX reads 3 axis and 8 buttons status and allows to use up to 16...; Tags: Joystick; Software downloads 2008-02-07
LG CU720 Shine (AT&T): One of LG's star handsets this year was definitely the LG Shine, which debuted earlier in the year to quite a bit of fanfare. Back then, the only unit available was the LG Shine KE970, which was made primarily for the European and Asian market. You could get an unlocked...; Tags: Cellular phones, LG Shine CU720, LG Shine, LG Electronics Inc., KE970, joystick, Shine CU720, AT&T Corp.; Product reviews 2007-12-17
AutoHotkey (exe): This open-source utility can automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write macros by hand or use the macro recorder. You can also create hotkeys for keyboard, mouse, joystick, and handheld remote controls. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey. Similarly, you can...; Tags: Mouse, Joystick, Data Entry, Audio Card, Mice, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2007-12-12

Haptics for stroke victims: If you think of haptics at all, it's likely in terms of force-feedback joysticks. It's a game. But it's not a game for stroke victims. A Rice robotics team under Marcia O'Malley right is harnessing haptics to promote faster stroke recovery and more accurate measurements for therapists. The...; Tags: Therapist, Joystick, Marcia O'Malley, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-12-07
joystick Johnny (exe): Joystick Johnny is a marathon of 80's-style minigames set in an authentic arcade atmosphere. Racing against the clock, Johnny literally jumps into classic game parodies like Hogger, Pizzaroids, and Moonwalk Patrol to chase down the Video Virus, who transforms into a different character for each game it possesses. Three play...; Tags: Joystick, Joystick Johnny, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-10-17
Sony NSC-GC1 Net-sharing Cam: Every company wants to get a taste of YouTube's popularity, and Sony's no exception. In a jarring change from the company's Cyber-shot and Handycam lines of digital cameras and camcorders, Sony released the Net-sharing Cam NSC-GC1, a pocket camera/camcorder designed specifically for YouTube and its myriad web video analogs. At...; Tags: GC1, camera, joystick, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2007-09-21
WMouseXP (exe): With WMouseXP, you can use your phone's Joystick as your wireless mouse, use your phone's numpads as a media player remote control and a powerpoint presentation remote control - wirelessly via Bluetooth, on your mobile phone. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com. Mouse,XP,phone,Joystick,wireless,numpad; Tags: Media players, Telecom & Utilities, Digital music, Digital media, Wi-Fi, media player, joystick, phone, mobile phone, Bluetooth, mouse, mobile, wireless; Software downloads 2007-09-20
SideWinder Game Device Software for Windows 95 and 98 (exe): If you have one of the following SideWinder devices, make sure you have version 3.02 of the SideWinder software: FreeStyle Pro, Game Pad, Force Feedback Pro, Precision Pro, Standard, and Force Feedback Wheel. Using the SideWinder software, program the buttons and triggers to create your own custom profiles for your...; Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows 95, Joystick, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Games, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Management; Software downloads 2007-08-21
Interactive 3D-environments based on MPEG-4: Computer scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT have developed a media player for interactive 3D-environments. 'Our system allows us to actively involve the viewers -- they can walk through rooms and select objects, for instance,' says one researcher. This is possible because each element -- a...; Tags: Spectator, MPEG-4, Scene, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-08-11
Panasonic HDC-SD1: One advantage of using flash memory cards as a recording medium in camcorders is that they facilitate smaller designs. The body of Panasonic's 1.1-pound HDC-SD1, which records high-definition 1,440x1,080 AVCHD video to SD cards, is a mite smaller than camcorders which use other formats, but its tubular shape retains a...; Tags: Panasonic, SD1, camcorder; Product reviews 2007-07-26
KMK joystick Control OCX (zip): KMK Joystick Control OCX for Visual Basic allows you to add joystick functions on your own program with few lines of code. It has specially designed to simplify the writing of programs. This Joystick Control OCX reads 3 axis and 8 buttons status and allows to use more than one...; Tags: Joystick; Software downloads 2007-06-29
Nokia 5700 Xpress Music: Photo gallery:Nokia 5700 Xpress MusicIt's no secret that we're big fans of the Nokia 5300 Xpress Music. In fact, we loved it so much when we reviewed it last year that we gave it a CNET Editors' Choice award. So you can imagine we were a bit excited when the...; Tags: Media players, Nokia 5700 Xpress Music, Nokia 5700, Nokia Corp., camera; Product reviews 2007-06-12
JoyMacro (zip): In the JoyMacro window it says which button is being pressed on your Joystick, if you press down Joystick button one for example, the black box by Button 1 will turn red. Under the Press: section you can select up to 2 keys to be pressed once you hit button...; Tags: Joystick; Software downloads 2007-06-05
Game turns moviegoers into human joysticks: Game turns moviegoers into human joysticksPaul RubensWhen I think of a "human joystick" I don't connect the thought to a movie theater. Others might.sounds familiar...Sort of like a giant version of the Wii. Someone just said...hey, we have a big screen...let's make a big Wii but call it something...; Tags: human joystick, joystick, game; Discussion threads 2007-05-17
Mad Catz Arcade GameStick (Xbox 360): While it lacks the unique motion control of the Wii and the tilt sensitivity of the PlayStation 3, there's a lot to like about the Xbox 360 controller. It took the already solid Xbox Controller-S gamepad design and further refined it, adding a pair of shoulder buttons, wireless connectivity, and...; Tags: Game players, joystick, Mad Catz Arcade GameStick, Arcade GameStick, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360; Product reviews 2007-03-09
Atari Flashback 2: These days, retro gaming is all the rage. The Xbox Live Arcade's mixture of old arcade games and original casual gaming fare is a big hit on the Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3, and the PSP will all have similar classic downloadable offerings available soon....; Tags: Games, Game players, game, Flashback 2, Atari Inc.; Product reviews 2006-10-25
Sony MEX-BT5000: All the Bluetooth-enabled car stereos we have reviewed to date have relied on the use of an add-on module, which turned a regular stereo head unit into a hands-free phone interface and a wireless music receiver. Sony's MEX-BT5000 raises the stakes by incorporating built-in Bluetooth capabilities with increased phone functionality,...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Wi-Fi, Sony MEX-BT5000, joystick, Bluetooth, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2006-10-16
Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?: Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?All hardware from the major PC OEMs has ...... shipped with WHQL signed drivers for years. It is part of the logo program and they are rewarded for doing so. Please tell me which hardware vendor you are refering to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), ZERT, Microsoft Windows Vista, digital-rights management, Patch Tuesday, joystick, Microsoft Corp., hardware; Discussion threads 2006-10-10