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Full Range of Samsung Galaxy S4 Accessories Unveiled

Andi Sykes — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:45:49 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is more than just the new flagship phone from Sammy, it’s also the first major push by manufacturer to get their mobile phone in to each and every aspect of your daily life.

For this the S4 is going to need some accessories and it appears a full list along with pricing has been uncovered. Among the accessories include mundane things like additional batteries and flip covers, but there are some more interesting accessories such as the $129.99 Body Scale, $99.99 Game Pad and $129.99 S Band for monitoring your heart.

We can’t wait to see how these, and other, accessories will be used by app developers and can already see a whole new genre of fitness app will be on the horizon for S4 users. What do you think of the Galaxy S4, excited or not?

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Galaxy S4 gets its own Bluetooth game controller

Andi Sykes — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:54:35 +0000

Samsung’s Unpacked featured the all new Galaxy S4, plus a bundle full of new accessories for the new phone. One of these special accessories is the Xbox inspired wireless Bluetooth game controller.

Those who were at the launch event describe the S4′s game controller as “hollow’ and “cheap”, not really encouraging comments and it get’s worse. Apparently the wireless add-on won’t be backwards compatible with other Sammy phones, will only work with games bought through Samsung’s app store and won’t support multi-player gaming!

The idea of an official Samsung controller is a good one, but Sammy clearly missed the mark here. Too bad, it doesn’t look half-bad, but looks can obviously be deceiving. There is currently no mention of pricing but if you really must have one it should be available from May onwards.

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MadCatz GameSmart Peripherals to be Shown Off at CES

Andrew Grush — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:10:52 +0000

Accessory maker, MadCatz, is hinting about what it has in store for us when it comes to CES 2013 next week.

The company has begun to tease hard about its GameSmart initiative, which will basically an effort to create a wide range of accessories that will be standardized and work with multiple different devices such as tablets, PCs, game systems and more.

Some of the accessories that will have such technology include keyboards, mice, headsets and controllers. For more details about the new effort, check out the press release.

Mad Catz Announces GameSmart Technology Initiative for Smart Devices

GameSmart Enables Core Game Controller Functionality on Mobile Devices

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT: MCZ) announced today GameSmart, a technology initiative that moves smart devices one step closer to delivering a core gaming experience similar to a gaming console or gaming computer. GameSmart control products will function through the Bluetooth® Smart stack, will be game and hardware independent, and will have a smart device app to provide additional functionality. By utilizing Bluetooth Smart, GameSmart devices will feature simplified setup, longer battery life and universal compatibility. In addition, GameSmart offers game developers and game publishers standardization, ease of implementation and scalability when enabling controller and console-like accessory functionality in mobile games.

“Smart devices have made considerable inroads in delivering all forms of entertainment including games, music, movies, books, and social media. Mobile gaming is a vibrant and exciting space and we don’t see controller-based games replacing touch screen games, we expect them to enhance and enlarge the smart device gaming experience to include the living room experience. There are a number of point-to-point solutions in the market today that provide proof of concept, but the industry needs an agnostic operating system solution to provide standardization, ease of implementation and scalability,” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “With our long history in the gaming industry, Mad Catz has the technical capability, product breadth, global distribution, and developer and publisher relationships that uniquely position our company to make this ambitious initiative a success. We believe the GameSmart initiative fits perfectly with our long-term strategy of designing innovative products for passionate gamers.”

Mad Catz intends to launch a full range of GameSmart products, including game controllers, gaming mice, gaming keyboards, headsets, and other specialty controllers. The GameSmart products will also be app-enabled to provide additional functionality. The first wave of GameSmart products will be announced at CES 2013 and are expected to launch shortly thereafter.

Additional information available at: www.madcatz.com/gamesmart

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