Mar 18 2008Ben Heck's Updated One-Handed Controller
Remember Ben Heck? He's the one responsible for the Portable XBox 360 Elite Laptop and One-Handed Controller. Well now he's developed another one-hander that looks even crazier than the first. You use it by moving the bottom analog stick on your leg. I've been looking for a convenient way to free up a hand while playing video games, and this just might be the ticket. Great job Ben, I applaud your efforts to help bring gaming to those who may otherwise be unable to play. Now make a left-handed version.
Ben Heck refines his one-handed Xbox 360 controller [engadget]
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Reader Comments
1. Fred - March 18, 2008 6:39 PM
This clearly is the suck in success.
2. Boost - March 18, 2008 8:12 PM
A left handed version....
....for masturbating right? Ahh I don't blame you, who here hasn't wanted to rub one out while killing monsters.
3. cheeseycom - March 18, 2008 9:51 PM
This would be perfect for my housemate, he snapped his collar bone recently and is pissed off cuz he can't even play games while he recuperates cuz it hurts too much to use his left arm..
4. laz - March 19, 2008 5:07 AM
dont worry fred, when you lose an arm in that freak tiddly winks accident, we'll remember that you thought this was a crap idea, and rather buy you a radio controlled helicopter to play with.
5. boredom - March 19, 2008 10:26 AM
I'm not gonna say that this looks easy to use or is even practical but this guys good at what e does. I'm damn impressed
6. BlighedArt - March 19, 2008 3:47 PM
It wouldn't be easy to use #5, not at first anyway. After the learning curve a gamer that is recuperating in hospital will be able to really rub it in when they say they pwned someone single handedly.
7. good for the armless - March 19, 2008 4:17 PM
Seriously this would be great for those who have limited usage of an appendage. I'd be pissed if I lost an arm and couldn't play video games
8. icweiner - March 19, 2008 4:52 PM
im impressed it actually looks plausable i think the only trick is the leg part getting it to stay on your leg or whatever you plant it on, for those long time gamers this wouldnt take that long to get use to your body adapts easy to things, look at the various types of controllers starting with the nes brick now we have curve shaped controllers that fit in your hand, i still have friends that hate an xbox controller and swear by a playstation one.
i would love to test one of these out just to see the feel of using one hand besdies your right hand uses more of the dominat buttons then your left.
9. Cyberwulf - March 20, 2008 12:14 AM
BAH. Don't be ridiculous. We all know that left handed people are genetic defects.
10. Brian Steward - June 11, 2008 2:58 AM
I only have the uses of my left Hand and would love to try this control. I've been wait for someone to think about people that don't have the user of both hand and still love gaming