ASUS Eee Stick motion controller brings Wii to the Eee

by Nilay Patel posted May 30th 2008 at 4:53AM

ASUS seems to be bringing a lot of new toys out to play at Computex, but we're suddenly most intrigued by the Eee Stick, a pair of motion-sensing game controllers that looks like nothing more than a pair of Wii nunchuks. We're hearing that the left nunchuck can also work as a 3D mouse, but it'll be interesting to see if ASUS plans to actually pitch the $70 set to game developers, or if it's just another gimmicky controller that'll inevitably get dumped for the comforts of WASD. Gameplay video after the break.

[Via Engadget Chinese, thanks Anonymouse]

Filed under: Gaming

Tags: asus, eee, eee pc, eee stick, EeePc, EeeStick, motion control, MotionControl

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do mo kun @ May 30th 2008 5:01AM

WEee

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dos @ May 30th 2008 5:35AM

When Asus rips somebody off Engadget is "intrigued".

When somebody besides Asus dares to make a small laptop Engadget goes into hysterics about how it's a KIRF and an EEE ripoff and how dare they rip off the poor gigantic Taiwanese conglomerate that got it's start copying motherboard designs and using sweatshop labor. Like Asus was the first company to ever make small laptops.

I've always assumed the allegations of Apple bias are ludicrous, but Asus bias? WTF?

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directive0 @ May 30th 2008 10:07AM

The bias you perceive, whether it exists or not, is irrelevant. Everybody who matters knows how to filter out Engadget's ridiculously slanted articles. In short, nobody cares. Go cry somewhere else.

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dos @ May 30th 2008 11:37AM

Thanks for your reply, for the record I wasn't seriously accusing Engadget of bias, but simply bringing to light the weird inconsistencies in their reporting, or as you call it "ridiculously slanted". Please clarify:

1.) Who "matters"? What's this mean?

2.) Why is it seen as a bad thing to call bloggers on their poor performance? They aren't reporting the news out of the goodness of their hearts, it's their _job_. We're the customers and the nice thing about blogs vs. the traditional media is we actually get to voice our opinions right here. Why would I go cry about it somewhere else?

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Wwhat @ May 30th 2008 1:11PM

Hmm, he's right though, if anybody but asus would do such a wii-similar product the article would be much more venomous, and it can't harm to point that out to the author so he can keep his bias (which is his right to have) a bit in check.
It's like saying to a pal that he hits the booze or weed a lot lately or something.

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