Poker Controller ?

has anyone ordered/tried the Poker controller? just wondering if its as easy as they say and if its worth the investment.
YouTube- The Wireless Poker Controller

You can do this on your own by connecting a PS3 or XBOX 360 controller to your computer and then using TableNinja(www.tableninja.com) on pokerstars or FullTilt. It's not as intense as this obviously, but if you really need a controller for playing poker, then you could do that.

I don't think it would benefit players who play 8+ tables at once. The table switcher wouldn't be effective because it would take too much time switching from table table for every decision.

I recommend a laptop and a good wireless mouse.

I recommend a Quad-core desktop with dual 42 inch monitors

JEP712 said:

I don't think it would benefit players who play 8+ tables at once. The table switcher wouldn't be effective because it would take too much time switching from table table for every decision.

I recommend a laptop and a good wireless mouse.

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My buddy has this poker controller he let me try it and I didn't like it. Couldn't wait to just use my trusty old labtop and wireless mouse as you say.

and wireless keypad if playing MTTs & SNG's (where your bet amounts are more difficult to enter than ring games via hotkeys).

lol you could just as easily hit the wrong button on the controller as misclick. If you need a video game controller for poker...take up world of warcraft or something.

Meh, I can't function without my numerical keypad so I wouldn't bother.

i honestly dont think u need a controller for poker .

dont think i would like it 2 be onest plus i havent reli made 2 many missclicks when i do its not bothered me that much so no need 2 go all hi tech lol stick 2 me laptop thankyou hehe

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I have all wiless so it really would help me but I would like to invent a voice activates ear piece and microphone and some software so I don't have to be in view of my screen. I was thinking it would tell you your cards and position and allow you to del it amount of bet or fold.

What's wrong with a mouse? I see no benefit in a controller.

In the future the mouse will become redundant as touch screen becomes widespread (see Apple's ipad). A controller seems like a gimmick and is not the future of online poker, in my opinion.

DietDave said:

In the future the mouse will become redundant as touch screen becomes widespread (see Apple's iPad).

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I don't see that happening any time soon. Unless you get a free cleaning lady with your purchase or something. And a replacement for a broken screen for the same price as a regular TFT of similar size. (Good luck with that.)

A controller seems like a gimmick

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As does an "iPad." But consumers are idiots. Congratulations to Apple for being the kings of exploiting this fact. I wonder when we'll see the iCoffeemug for $49.99...

get one of these instead

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/logitech-g13-2.jpg

when u get the voice activated controler invented let me know i want one

It'd be good if you just focus on one table but other then that.. a wireless mouse ain't that hard LOl

DietDave said:

What's wrong with a mouse? I see no benefit in a controller.

In the future the mouse will become redundant as touch screen becomes widespread (see Apple's iPad). A controller seems like a gimmick and is not the future of online poker, in my opinion.

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Not to change the subject, but... The iPad is a joke and is going to fail miserably. Apple is making this thing out to be groundbreaking technology, but it isn't in any way...

Touchscreens/Tablets have been around for years, but they haven't been a huge success because they don't serve the proper purpose for everyday use. They are mainly just used in hospitals and the military uses some as well.

Also, Apple is making it a completely closed OS. Meaning that they need to approve of ANY software that you run on it. So you can't just go to www.anysite.com and download a program that you might think would be cool, unless Apple said it was ok. This is forcing people to go through Apple for absolutely everything. It's one thing to do this with a cell phone, but for a whole computer??? Come on. I think it's funny that all of your Apple fanboys will go on and on about how Microsoft was a monopoly, but the evidence for their own beloved being even worse is right in front of their faces.

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Sintubai said:

really not know this poker controller .. I'm curious to know it! Nor do I think will be the future of online poker, but I found this one interesting fireworks![/SIZE=3]

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Yeah I don't think it is the future either I just want it for convenience for me where I don't have to be in front of my monitor to play.

Poker Orifice said:

and wireless keypad if playing MTTs & SNG's (where your bet amounts are more difficult to enter than ring games via hotkeys).

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This.



When my desktop was arranged differently, with my keyboard in a pull-out drawer and mouse on top of the desk, it was a pain moving between mouse and kb to enter bet amounts. I bought the above Logitech wireless numpad for about $18 on eBay, and left it on the desktop next to the mouse. HUGE improvement. These days my kb is on top next to the mouse, so I just use the regular kb keypad and save the wireless numpad for playing on the laptop.

If you want to take it even further and really customize it into a "poker controller" you could use AHK or other software to map the /*-+() keys to specific poker actions. Plus there are three additional custom buttons along the top that the included Logitech driver will let you map to other keys/actions.

If you play on a laptop, or with your mouse and kb widely separated like mine was, the separate numpad should be all you need. Plus it works as a numpad for other applications, so it's a lot more practical than such a dedicated poker controller.

Hey has anybody tried the remote control?

Has anybody tried the remote control? Poker Remote Control website has like 6 or 7 different models. Which one is good? Anybody know?

I can lose money with my keyboard and mouse without this...

can you even type when you are using the controller?

That looks really cool! I may have to think about ordering one. Do you know how much they cost?

Not worth it for something you really can't use for much else. I recommend the Logitech DiNovo Mini for people who would like to play poker from their couches. This is what I have for when I just want to sit and relax and hook my HDMI to my 50" flat screen and play from the comfy couch. Biggest difference here is that I can actually use it for something other than poker, like when I want to use my computer as a media center, or just browse the web from my couch.

Here's the pic: