The key pad of most smart phones employs one of two key-scanning methods: conventional or low-EMI. By describing and comparing these methods, the following discussion illustrates a major benefit of ...

A new wave of magnetic controllers is just now hitting the market, and I never want to go back to using bulky telescopic gamepads.

Nintendo Switch 2 is here, and if you’re a Nintendo fan (and, more importantly, a Switch owner), you probably have a bunch of well-used original Switch controllers. After testing controllers using my ...

Nintendo built on an already outstanding foundation with its follow-up to the original Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.

If you tried syncing an 8BitDo controller to the Nintendo Switch 2 on launch day, you were probably disappointed when the console refused to recognize it. I know I was. But my disappointment didn't ...

The GL and GR buttons on the Switch 2 Pro Controller are fully remappable back buttons used to assign in-game actions for ...

For as long as I can remember, Nintendo's gamepads have been a core part of my life. The NES's original rectangular controller was awfully unergonomic, but I still loved it, and it set me down the ...