Carbon fiber 360 controller is fast, furious

This sweet Xbox 360 controller mod comes to us direct from Germany, where a forum reader called MueMue used the shell of an extra wireless controller to shape a sporting new carbon fiber case. He's also replaced the original removable battery pack with two built-in 1100mAh cells to preserve the lines and coloring of his work, and we think it came out looking pretty hot -- we'd definitely take this bad boy over the eh-so-it's-black 360 Elite controller.

[Via Make]

[Dave @ Jun 23rd 2007 10:17PM]

But is the D-Pad still garbage?

[Joe Smith @ Jun 23rd 2007 10:25PM]

But does it blend?

[paul34 @ Jun 23rd 2007 10:34PM]

Yes! that must save like 500 lbs of unsprung weight. Awesome!

[bw @ Jun 24th 2007 4:38PM]

You have no idea what unsprung weight is, unsprung is the weight of the suspension, and everything under it, like wheels and brakes.

[paul34 @ Jun 24th 2007 6:30PM]

O RLY? Good job. I know what I was talking about, but thanks for assuming the opposite ;-)

'Twas a joke. As you can see, a controller is not on any sort of suspension... so it'd be unsprung... :sigh:

[funktion @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:26PM]

one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

[SyKoTiC @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:35PM]

Wonder how much that thing weighs.

[asha @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:35PM]

This is the kind of stuff that the manufacturer should come out with or license other companies to do because it looks cool and people will buy it. Or, even better, why not have the original unit come with controls that look like that? There are people out there that would buy a game console entirely upon how it looks (sad, pathetic people who don't care about game play, multiplayer functionality or game selection).

[Uchiha Sasuke @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:38PM]

You mean people who bought the PS3?

[Ryhan @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:55PM]

The controls are exactly the same; he just changed the faceplate and the batteries... it's fairly easy to create various textures and colors on controllers without even having to remove the faceplate. Of course, then you don't get the luxury of carbon fibers...

I was thinking, if people are so concerned with how a game system looks, maybe apple should get into the game-system business... (with ridiculously amazing mac osx rendering of the apple tv ad at startup, eventually causing the whole thing to overheat and require the wine-cooler heat-sink guy to get his handds on one... :)

[Nomi @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:37PM]

Too much work when he has to change batteries...

[Chris @ Jun 23rd 2007 11:44PM]

The answer is the play and charge kit. The batteries should last for at least a year or so before they have to be changed.. Which will take him like half an hour max.

[Nomi @ Jun 24th 2007 12:17AM]

Yes, but play and charge kit is stupid. Kills the whole point of being wireless...and you cant have long gaming sessions...

[Andrew H. @ Jun 24th 2007 12:02AM]

yeah carbon fibre's good and all...but with speed holes...you can make it look fast AND save time and money.

[Zach @ Jun 24th 2007 2:04AM]

Ned: Whatcha diddely-doin', neighbor?
Homer: Aw, putting speed holes in my car. Makes it go faster.
Ned: Is that so? Well, gee, maybe the old Flanders-mobile could use
some

[ethana2 @ Jun 24th 2007 3:55AM]

I have to admit: I hate the way those things are asymmetrical. Some people say it's more comfortable. I think it's garbage. Kinda like qwerty. (Typed in colemak)

Anyway, I do like the fact that these things can be used as pc peripherals. That's somewhat of a redeeming quality. But then, I don't bother with hardware I don't completely own. It's why I don't have a console, and it's why I don't have a mac.

I still wish for the day I can build a tablet pc from parts...

[hussein E Rawat @ Jun 24th 2007 5:20AM]

I have dreamed of seeing this type of controller for years. Carbon fibre is so damn sweet. a couple of months ago i said how cool it would be to make a controller out of carbon fibre and my dream has come true. One of the main reasons it is quite difficult for the manufacturers to come up with a mass market carbon fibre controllor is that to make on requires may layers of carbon weave to make sure that the carbon fibre itself does not have any weaknesses or else the strength of the product will be weakened. But assuming that the guy has made the controller to be strong enough i cant see why that would be a problem. This is going to look so cool next to my carbon fibre road bike. Only little beef is the battery issue and that what happens when the battery dies?

[Chris @ Jun 24th 2007 4:57PM]

Love the carbon fiber, do ya?

[mark anthony @ Jun 26th 2007 12:35AM]

were can i buy that

[Tito @ Jul 23rd 2007 11:42AM]

All it needs is a huge jet engine tail pipe, 12 ft spoiler, some spinners and maybe some neon lights and TOYO stickers. Would look sweet as hell, but the controls would still be garbage