@H1000 posted:Which can be accomplished with an app and a connected gamepad-style controller.
My gripe about all of the current & past controllers is the ergonomics. In the early 90s while the CAB1 was still on the drawing board who seriously thought of that design? All they had to do is look at how some of the then-current gaming systems evolved from their 70s & 80's predecessors to come up with a better design. Instead, it was the Intellivision from the '70s that won:
But even the old Intellivision controller had buttons on the side that could be used by other fingers.
And again in the early 2000s, they could have easily looked at what Nintendo & Sony both did with their console controllers to build a more ergonomic handheld.
Tactile feedback is nice but if the controller has poor ergonomics, the experince becomes a real downer.
So many, many, many people have been, and continue to be, happy with the Cab 1 and the 1L. It's apparent that you don't share this opinion.
Especially in light of the discontinuances these folks are committed to seeing them (at least the 1L) go on as long as possible.
Is this a good time to be hammering on that original design?
Do you have any specific suggestions for improvements? If so, they probably won't be considered anyway since the end, and not the future, for handhelds seems to be near.
But if you will maybe you can tell us that you have a specific way to make smartphones naturally ergonomic for controlling things that move? There seems to be a need for this.
Mike
