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| Coco Controller |
With the rise of mobile games using the smartphone, there have been
attempts to incorporate tactile buttons for a more precise gaming such
as adding transparent stickers
on the screen. A Kickstarter project plans to give any
smartphone–whether it is the Samsung Galaxy S3, the iPhone, or any other
Android handset–the look and feel of playing with a handheld gaming
device.
A creation by Harvard drop-outs Connor Zwick and Colton Gyulay, the
Coco Controller has already received backing from seed accelerator Y
Combinator to the tune of $150,000 worth of convertible bonds. The
Kickstarter project, meanwhile, is hoping to raise $175,000 to
manufacture and distribute the controllers. They have raised about
$18,200 as of this posting with 27 days to go. A black or white Coco
will cost $42, while a color Coco will cost $50.
Coco feature all the physical buttons seen in handheld gaming
devices, including an analog stick and a directional pad. It can be
played on any mobile game that would require a joystick, not just arcade
games. The analog stick is low-profile yet comfortable to use, while
the directional pad is capable of eight directions.
Source: Kickstarter, via TechCrunch
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