Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

Let’s be honest here — you skimped by snagging the 40GB PlayStation 3 back in the day, and now you’re in need of a few extra USB ports and a multicard reader. Thankfully, your fortunes have changed since the days of your original purchase, primarily due to your drunken decision to bet the farm on Seth Petruzelli over the weekend. Whatever the case, Nyko’s unsightly Media Hub+ — which adds a trio of USB sockets and a multicard reader to the 40GB PS3 — is finally available, and it’s just $19.99 for those with no shame in adding it to the face of their console. So, who’s tossing a brown grocery bag over their head and picking one of these up?

[Via IGN]

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Seriously, our hands are trembling at the mere thought of having to actually use any of these shameful peripherals. A camera that takes the good with the (mostly) bad? A star-shaped mouse guaranteed to accelerate the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome by 409%? A USB fan that blatantly lies about purifying the hot air coming from that clogged up tower of yours? All present and accounted for, sir, and that’s not even the half of ‘em. We have all ideas you too would want to keep your digits far, far away from any of the disasters linked below, but give the list a look and let us know which one you think is the most pitiful of all.

Read - Mouse pad / USB hub / mic
Read - USB Whack It
Read - Yang Ying Camera
Read - Star Mouse
Read - Key-shaped USB key
Read - Totally original touchscreen MP3 player
Read - USB fan with super-secret germ killing powers

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Filed under: Gaming

We weren’t terribly impressed with Nintendo’s recently unveiled MotionPlus add-on, but we’re even more disappointed by this. Reportedly, scads of third-party developers revealed at E3 that the Big N’s latest Wiimote accessory was just as much a surprise to them as it was to any of us. In other words, Nintendo didn’t bother giving its external devs any advance notice in order to get the ball rolling on compatible titles, or so it seems. Unfortunately, this also means that we probably won’t see any MotionPlus-ready games hitting shelves from anyone not named Nintendo for months to come, but it’s not like Wii Sports Resort can’t hold our attention for a solid year, right?

[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

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Filed under: Ask Engadget, Peripherals

Okay, so we already went way-too-vague on you when asking which mouse ruled them all, but we’re hoping to narrow things up for you gamers out there with this one:

“I spend a fair amount of time on my PC playing a variety of games. First-person shooters, RPGs, a little of everything. I’ve heard lots of people recommend a certain mouse as a great overall device, but I’m looking for one that caters to gamers. Which mousing device on the market today gives gamers an edge and comes with features that we actually care about?”

If you’re reading this now, chances are you’ve managed to log off long enough to help this guy out. Then again, if you’re vying for top spot in those online death-matches, maybe you don’t really want to give away your secret after all. Care to have your question plastered on the site? We’d typically recommend faxing your questions over, but IT just hooked us up with this fancy ask at engadget dawt com email address that you can try instead.

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Filed under: Peripherals

While there are a myriad devices — such as the Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit and Belkin n52te SpeedPad — available to complement your mouse when gaming it up, MousEX extensions look to actually alter the way you handle your critter. The outfit is apparently looking to roll out a number of extensions, but the one currently available (dubbed the Glider; $29.95) enables users to attach their current mouse to a pad along with its programmable keyboard, where he / she can then move the cursor without actually curving their hand around the mouse itself. It also features a whole heap of buttons to store your favorite macros on, and in case it wasn’t apparent, looks to assist the everyday user a bit more than the hardcore gamer. We know things such as this are better explained via imagery, so check out an informative (but slightly mundane) video after the jump.

Continue reading MousEX Glider extends your mouse’s utility

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