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A GPIO add-on with a case instead of the original exposed circuit board is cool, but the focus on gaming seems really bizarre to me. If I want to play games I c
by kej 3y ago
A GPIO add-on with a case instead of the original exposed circuit board is cool, but the focus on gaming seems really bizarre to me. If I want to play games I could get a color handheld for a fraction of the price that will run a much larger variety of games.
- JKCalhoun 3y agoYeah, my first thought was that they're trolling.
- redundantly 3y agoThey're catering to their market. The flipper zero already has games on it. This is taking it a step further. Additionally I'm sure people will discover loads of use cases for this add-on that has nothing to do with gaming.
- bassrattle 3y agoYeah, wondering about drone control
- crooked-v 3y agoYou'll have a hard time doing anything with a drone with only a single stick to the work with. Edit: I guess you could use the D-pad and the gyroscope for two sets of axes, but that feels dangerously prone to accidents at best.
- Atotalnoob 3y agoThe game aspect helps try to get around rules against import. “See! It’s just a game console”
- brianglick 3y agoIt’s their inverse Nintendo R.O.B.
- diggan 3y agoContrary to what their marketing says, I don't think this is really meant to be for gaming. It's a cool use case, and useful escape-goat, but for the functionality it packs, using it just for gaming would be a waste, especially considering the flipper's intended audience. Instead, I'd see it as extended platform attached to your flipper, presumably access to much wider software ecosystem (basically anything that can run on a raspberry), new sensors and new connectivity options, all in the name of extending the original functionality. For example, with the new module you can use it as a cheap oscilloscope on-the-go, as mentioned in the blog post. Not sure when I've ever needed that, but I'm sure it's useful to someone. The Flipper Zero is essentially a swiss-knife of portable penetration testing, I'm sure the new connectivity options adds some more features to that concept.