Josh King’s viral slide-out MagSafe gamepad found a home at OhSnap and looks amazing

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When 19-year-old Josh King suggested helium would single-handedly redefine mobile gaming with his 3D-printed gamepad, drawing a nonstop enactment from himself to Steve Jobs, I person to admit I thought it was a spot much!

But it’s nary longer conscionable a 3D-printed controller. OhSnap, the institution down the fantabulous magnetic PopSocket alternatives I showed you successful October, is present officially turning his plan into the coolest looking gamepad attachment I’ve ever seen for a phone:

It’s nary taller oregon wider than an iPhone, truthful it should descent into a pocket. It’s got a MagSafe signifier of magnets to connect it to your magnetic ringing device. You don’t person to region it to usage your telephone similar a phone, due to the fact that the full gamepad retracts underneath, a small similar the slide-out keyboard phones (or PlayStation Phones) of aged — and now, it’s mounted connected a spring-loaded limb that pops retired astatine the propulsion of a fastener and besides somewhat angles your instrumentality towards your face.

The OhSnap Mcon’s hinge successful  action.

The OhSnap Mcon’s hinge successful action.

Video by Josh King / OhSnap

OhSnap adjacent recovered country for a brace of Nintendo Switch-esque analog sticks, with drift-resistant Hall effect sensors, and brace of fold-out grips truthful you tin (theoretically) clasp it much similar a full-size gamepad. The sticks are clickable buttons, and it’s got a afloat acceptable of enarthrosis buttons and triggers arsenic well.

An illustration with the grips unfolded.

An illustration with the grips unfolded.

Image: OhSnap

Two months ago, Retro Game Corps came distant impressed with a prototype, and it seems King has been very engaged since then. As helium explains on YouTube, helium initially tried to commencement his ain institution astir the gamepad, adjacent attracted a fewer investors, manufactured immoderate boards and was moving toward injection molding, earlier helium started moving retired of wealth and reached retired to OhSnap astir a partnership.

It’ll beryllium  disposable  successful  achromatic  and achromatic  astatine  launch, though   King says they’re moving   connected  antithetic  premix  and lucifer  colorful parts truthful  you tin  benignant   it.

Speaking of money, we don’t person immoderate thought however overmuch it’ll cost, peculiarly astatine retail — OhSnap is readying to motorboat a Kickstarter connected January 2nd to rise funds. It’s taking signups present for now.

I should beryllium getting my ain hands connected a prototype adjacent period astatine CES 2025 successful Las Vegas, and I’ll fto you cognize however it feels.

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