Mad Catz creates a crazy $300 gaming controller!

<img alt="l6" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" height="330" src="http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/l6-590x330.jpg" width="590" /><br /> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #464542; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> Is your game controller for amateurs? Probably, but the Mad Catz LYNX 9 is definitely not. This super-premium wireless Bluetooth controller was just announced at CES and you can pre-order it ahead of the March release for $300. Admittedly it looks like a cool controller and will work for both PC and Android, <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">but $300</em>?</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #464542; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> The LYNX 9 is the transformer of game controllers. It consists of separate left and right “wings” that can be attached in a number of different configurations. The grips can be adjusted to better fit your hands, and there’s a standard phone holder that lets you attach an Android device. If you want to play on a tablet, no problem. Take the two halves of the controller apart and attach them to the sides of the tablet with the included mounting system.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #464542; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> <a href="http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LYNX.jpg" style="color: #fb2e39; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><img alt="LYNX" class="alignnone wp-image-1613003 size-medium" height="330" src="http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LYNX-590x330.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="590" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #464542; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> A special performance tuning app for Android lets you make tweaks to the behavior of the buttons and analog sticks. It even supports individual presets for different games. A built-in mic will work for voice chat in select games or for general voice interaction with Android. Input is also available in the form of a Blackberry-style keyboard attachment. The controller comes with all these bits and pieces, and its battery can run for as much as 30 hours.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #464542; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> This is clearly not a controller for casual gamers–it may not even be for serious gamers. This is for someone who needs a ton of features in a wireless controller. Most people will be content with a controller that doesn’t separate into multiple modules for easy attachment to a tablet, but for everyone else, there’s the LYNX 9.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #464542; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px 20px 20px 0px; word-spacing: 2px;"> Mad Catz will offer it in black, white, and red. <a href="http://store.madcatz.com/Mad-Catz-L-Y-N-X-9-Mobile-Controller-for-Android-Smartphones-Tablets-PC.html" style="color: #fb2e39; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you do want to pre-order</a>, you won’t be charged until the controller ships. Plenty of time to change your mind, then. Credits :Geek.com</div>

Mad Catz creates a crazy $300 gaming controller!

Is your game controller for amateurs? Probably, but the Mad Catz LYNX 9 is definitely not. This super-premium wireless Bluetooth controll...

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