K7a

This just came out a week ago, and I happened upon it while googling for bluetooth info. Chainpus is making a bluetooth game controller with 4 regular buttons, an L and R, and a start button, and it's compatible with the x30 and x50. Woohoo!

Click here to check it out

I couldn't find any information on where to buy it, but this looks like a great add on for any game. Snes especially.

BBQ

X5 is not on the "will work" list, but it doesn't rule it out.

Starfox...

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gerbila

Finally. Quick google search turned up this page with a pic of it attached to a devices:

http://www.telecom.globalsources.com...0000061976.htm

No pricing info though.

Smirnov

It better be around $30 or I'm not buying.

edit: There's an L and R button too.. will this be compatible with games that use regular buttons?

awdark

o wow neat. I wonder about compatabilty, price, functionality, and where its offered....

"Its built-in clip measures 48 to 60mm." thats not fun... the screen of the x50v is 60mm wide....

Judging by the instruction manual which has a screenshot of something like 0x24 0x25 it should support hardware buttons.

xx1995m3xX

i will get this after i hear sum reviews and figure out that it works with the x50v...

lvgdgts

'bout time. I look forward to getting some real details about this. I don't know if I could buy something made be a company called "Chainpus", though.

Crayon

I'm guessing it's about $50.

DrSiN

This is actually the same thing Freedom Input is releasing. I suspect they are rebranding the Chainpus much like BenQ did with their gamepad. Claire at Freedom just notified me they are ready and I'm placing my order. $42.75 is the price it's costing me, but I don't know if it's the final price.

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pr0cs

Originally Posted by DrSiN

This is actually the same thing Freedom Input is releasing. I suspect they are rebranding the Chainpus much like BenQ did with their gamepad. Claire at Freedom just notified me they are ready and I'm placing my order. $42.75 is the price it's costing me, but I don't know if it's the final price.

Does Freedom Input have an actual page for the product you're buying?

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DrSiN

I don't think they have a page up yet.

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segadc

Well X5 users should email them and tell them to support X5.

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segadc

Double post

pr0cs

Originally Posted by DrSiN

I don't think they have a page up yet.

How did you know they were selling an off brand of the bluetooth controller?

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kungfuafrican

It looks awesome. Just something doesn't seem right. I know it lists the axim in the compatibility chart, but looking at the dimensions for the clip size as well as the the overall dimensions of the gamepad itself, it doesn't sound like a full-size pocket pc will fit between the two wings. In the user manual where it outlines placing the pocket pc into the gamepad, the photo appears to show some kind of smartphone, and not a pocket pc. Am I mistaken? Maybe the compatibility list only refers to bluetooth compatibility? Hopefully I'm wrong, cause otherwise this is the peripheral a lot of people, including me, have been waiting for. I'll probably buy one anyway, even if it doesn't fit.