Let's try to remember something else about the ps3 controller. It's wireless. Wireless devices need wireless chipsets, antennas (internal in this case), and batteries. Rumble gamepads need motors and counterweights to shift the center of gravity frequently, causing the rumble.

I'm not knocking JacKal's talk about the patent infringement suit from Immersion. However, I doubt that that's the only reason. Sony execs aren't stupid. They know that rumble gamepads are very popular. But between the cost of licensing the rumble "technology" (ooh spin a counterweight really fast) and engineering a new kind of battery that will have the capacity to run it for a minimum of 6 hours, AND fit into a package that's as close to the dual shock as possible, I don't blame them for dropping it.

What I'm expecting is a PS3 dualshock to come out that will be wired, or someone will create a snap-on motor with a battery attched to it that will effectively double the weight on your controller.

To see an example of what I'm talking about, steal your girlfriend's/mother's/roommate's/or use your own vibrator, put in fresh batteries, turn it on, and see how long a pair of C or D cells last. For a more accurate demonstration, you'll have to wait for the ps3 to come out, I would assume. Unless Sony's posted somewhere the output and capacity rating for the battery in the wireless controller.

I just had my phone stolen and had to switch to my backup ... a motorola C343 ... cheapo piece of crap from 3 years ago.

Great! Now I can get screwed by more than one wireless carrier at the same time!

Any idea if we'll be able to use this as a regular bluetooth keyboard for other devices such as pdas? I'm assuming that would be the case, but you never know these days, especially after the whole moto/vzw/v710 affair from last year.

I've been going over the specs of the S50 and a couple of other Sirius Recievers with a friend of mine, and have been tossign around the idea of building a low weight battery that'll at least get a couple of hours. From what I understand, the voltage isn't very high (~5v), although I don't know what the amperage is like. And of course, something like this would obviously void the warranty, but I'm not about to tell them that I was jogging with my sportster.