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joystick
A pointing device used to move an object on screen in any direction. It employs a vertical rod mounted on a base with one or two buttons. Joysticks are used extensively in video games and in...
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Definition: joystick
A pointing device used to move an object on screen in any direction. It employs a vertical rod mounted on a base with one or two buttons. Joysticks are used extensively in video games and in some CAD systems. They are also just one element in more elaborate game controllers (see video game controller). The term comes from the main control stick in a small airplane.
A Joystick
Joysticks are used to play video games, and similar devices are used in some CAD systems and other electronic control systems.
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CES: Game-on! The iPad goes retro with a joystick
With all of the gaming happening on iPads these days, it's no wonder that two companies have announced joysticks for the beloved tablet.
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A different 'spin' on flying cars
A company in Australia is developing a flight technology that allows for compact Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) using a type of fan system to move air that is commonly found in central...
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Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600
Check out the joystick ports, circuitry, and other parts that made the venerable game console tick.The Atari 2600 in all its cracked-open glory. I never owned one of these consoles--I was an...
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Haptics for stroke victims
What is most interesting in all this is how the technology getting results is fairly simple and replicable. Many haptics applications have come to nothing due to their complexity. A joystick...
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Game turns moviegoers into human joysticks
MSNBC.com is getting film audiences involved in a new interactive video game, NewsBreaker Live, that plays before movies start.Photos: Playing theater games
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Microsoft settles Immersion joystick suit
The company will pay $26 million to settle a patent-infringement suit and acquire rights to use Immersion’s "haptic" technology in devices such as joysticks.
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Galleo unveils Linux-based mobile multimedia communicator
Galleo Inc. announces a Linux-based device that incorporates a PDA, Web appliance, and cellular phone.
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New headheld joystick a killer
We've seen some pretty interesting controllers lately from Microsoft and others, but when we heard about Union Realities' UR Gear, we were left shaking our heads. Not because we thought...
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The hunt for the Golden Joystick
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