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Fling iPad controls "feel like the joysticks on a PSP"

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Engadget's had a crack at those stick-on Fling joysticks for iPad at CES this week, and it sounds as though they actually work.

The site reports that "they feel quite like the joysticks on a PSP, and make gaming on the device seriously more enjoyable".

The controllers comprise of a twisted piece of plastic with capacitive contact points in the center and suction cups to stick it to the screen.

The sticks first came to light on Tuesday. They cost a fairly hilarious $25 each. Get them here.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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