There are many solutions for controlling music on a phone with your headphones. Conventional wisdom has long produced in-line remotes, traditionally on the right wire of the headphones, to provide ...

Apple has a new patent application that describes a pop-up home button which can work as an analog joystick. The patent, uncovered by Patently Apple, describes how the button goes from recessed ...

The iPhone’s home button has several different functions. The fingerprint sensor on the home button unlocks your iPhone with Touch ID. Holding down the home button activates Siri. And tapping on the ...

Apple could be looking to change the way we play mobile games, according to a patent recently published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Originally filed in July 2013, the patent describes a ...

Razer has opted to lose the joystick with its new Kitsune arcade controller in favor of buttons. The all-button optical arcade controller is designed to be used with the PlayStation 5 and PC. When ...

It's nearly impossible to convince avid PC gamers that there is any gaming input more accurate and efficient than a good ol' keyboard and mouse. But it seems maybe ...

It could be a godsend for games fans - and make iPhone games even more addictive. A newly unearthed patent application reveals plans for a spring loaded home button that pops up to become a joystick ...

I have started this joystick controller experiment inspired by the need of a simple DIY joystick which could deliver greater flexibility in the possible designs. Hardware component basis is very ...

Sony has obtained a US patent for a special controller with a touchscreen that lets players choose where the buttons should ...

With 18 buttons, 63 profiles and an analogue joystick, the OpenOfficeMouse by WarMouse is set to be the most customisable peripheral ever. And the most insane, by some distance Nick manages CNET's ...