85w ago - Shortly following the XBox 360 news from the XCM Team, they have also announced their new XCM PS3 LED Analog Thumbsticks for PlayStation 3 console owners who wish to modify their controllers for a customized look.

You can check out their official page to see the 49 color combinations currently available to pick from!

To quote: If you're tired of using the convex thumb sticks on the PS3TM controller, you can now replace it with the XCM Concave LED Analog Thumb Sticks.

The XCM LED Analog Thumb Sticks is not only bringing a new joy for gaming but also built-in LED light. You are able to select between colors: Blue, Green, Red, Purple, Lime, Yellow and White (XCM LED Analog Thumb Sticks provides 7 various colors) or turn it off.
　
You can have 2 different colors on 2 sticks (there is a total of 49 color combinations to choose from).

We also give you another pair of LED analog convex thumb sticks as well, so you will have total 2 pieces of Concave and 2 pieces of Convex LED analog thumb sticks. It is a time to start enjoying the new gaming experience.

85w ago - Following up on their previous announcement, today the XCM Team have officially launched version 2 of their XBox 360 Wireless Controller Shells with Autofire.

Some pictures of their XCM Wireless Controller Shells Version 2 and a video are below alongside an Installation Manual for those interested!

To quote from their page: XCM wireless controller shell v2: the new version will come with the Autofire function on both trigger buttons, simply turn on the Autofire you are able to enjoy the rapidfire shooting on all the FPS games.

Install is easy and remember our wireless controller shell also built in the LED lights on the buttons, so you are sure to own a cool and functional gaming tool for the gameplay!

94w ago - Today Dancing Pixel Studios have released a PS3 SixAxis Controller v0.1 application for Android users that allows the SixAxis and DualShock 3 PlayStation 3 controllers to be used as Bluetooth input devices on many mobile phones and tablets alongside a video of it in action below.

Download: PS3 SixAxis & DualShock 3 App ($1.69 via Android Market) / PS3 SixAxis Compatibility Checker / SixAxisPairToolSetup v0.2.3 / FAQ Page

To quote: Up to four controllers are supported at once, and key mappings are completely configurable, as well as the analog sticks, which are currently emulated as digital key presses.

Important - Due to the non-standard protocol that the controllers use to communicate with the host, this application requires root access. Additionally, it is incompatible with most HTC devices and some newer Samsung devices. This is due to the required bluetooth protocol not being implemented on these devices. We are actively...

101w ago - You can now update to multiMAN PS3 Backup Manager version 02.00.05, which includes extended support for the PlayStation 3 BD Remote Controller among the changes detailed below.

multiMAN 2.00.05 Changes:

• Changed: Coverflow mode completely rewritten to use XMMB engine
  
• Changed: Coverflow shows covers in perspective
  
• Changed: Better memory management
  
• Changed: XMMB display mode visualization
  
• Changed: Caching only of Photo, Music and Retro XMMB columns with their actual size (faster boot and exit/restart) (16MB HDD space freed)
  
• Added: Option in XMMB Settings column "XMMB Game Icon Swap" to select mode for covers/icons for Game column
  
• Added: Options in XMMB Settings column "Key Repeat Delay" and "Key Repeat Speed"
  
• Added: Launch .zip ROMs from File Manager (from emulator folders or dev_hdd0 or dev_usb00* ./ROMS/[emulator])
  
• Added: Support for FBA Next emulator (port mods by squarepusher2)
  
• Fixed: PPU crashreport about MultiStream on exit (thanks to an0nymous for the backtrace log)
  
• Fixed: Minor issues when applying themes
  
• Fixed: Minor issues/garbage with boot screen on rare occasions
  
• Removed: Use of virtual memory
  

MP3/Audio related:

• Changed: MP3...

110w ago - Today i3urn has shared news of a DIY PS3 Controller project featuring PlayStation 3 controller automation utilizing a Teensy 2.0++ Macro hexcode.

Download: Teensy PS3 Macro Hexcode

To quote: I have recently been able to use my Teensy 2.0++ as a macro controller for my PS3. I have used it to automatically start a B-Spec race, wait for the race to finish (~9 mins), then press the correct keys to get the race started again. [And repeat].

This project is made possible by Mathieu Laurendeau's source code for his diyps3controller project on google code.

You may download and setup your development environment by following his instructions here.

After getting everything setup you may take a look at my PS3Controller.c file to get a feel for how to send buttons to the PS3. If you would like to learn more about sending different buttons/moving axis take a look in his usb_joystick.c file.

The zip file below will also contain TWO hex files for Teensy 2.0++ other devices will need to compile their own, one will press the X button every 11 seconds (useful in GT5 where you need your...