Using a webcam, the Steam Controller can now seek out it's charger by vibrating across the desk

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• manuremy@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Uhhh that’s scary please stay away from me Steam controller (cool too!)

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• IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I drove my steam controller to work today.

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• MrEff@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This reminds me of the guy on sharktank that had an app for iPhone to take panoramic pictures on its own by standing up the phone on its edge and it used the vibrating frequency to move.

  The app was nothing big or special and no one wanted. The programming on how they achieved it was all anyone wanted and they made a shit load of money selling it.

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  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And no-one actually uses it. Well done them, rich without consequences, living the dream.

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• merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  its

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  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    My English Achille’s heel

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    • psycotica0@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m a native English speaker, and still every time I write something I read it back and expand every “it’s” into “it is” or “it has” in my head, just to make sure. And replace every “its” with “his” or “hers”.

      It’s even worse with on screen keyboards, because sometimes even if I typed it right, the autocorrect will “fix it”, so I have to reread.

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• the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  But why? You can just… put it on the charger.

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  • rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Because it’s there.

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  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Why would anyone buy a Roomba when they can just vacuum the floor themselves?

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    • Yttra@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’ve never been sold on the roomba idea, but vacuuming can take some time and physical effort depending on the size of the living/working space.

      Putting a controller on a charging puck should take all of five seconds, to be generous. It even has magnets!

      I feel like the real answer here with the controller is “because we can/because it’s cool”

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    • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I know you think you are making a point but you aren’t roombas do a shit job and you have to vacuum anyway.

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  • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Science isn’t about “why?” it’s about “why not?”

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    • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Why not? because if fucking stupid. It would take you longer to set this bullshit up than it would to just set it on the puck.

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  • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Too much work.

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• WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  What if…I point the webcam…at other stuff?

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  • yyprum@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Then it won’t find the charger :(

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    • WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Oh… Well it’ll keep trying though, right?

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• thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  To continue the listing what we got so far:

  • play music: inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=T0RHXColYXU
  • Wilhelm scream: inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Mc22cAIIP4g
  • remote control: inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=g-8S8zk4dn8
  • (new) vision tracker: www.youtube.com/shorts/hwq-xr2fDBU (sorry couldn’t find it with Invidious)

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  • beyoublahaj@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Fourth link

    • YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwq-xr2fDBU
    • YouTube (embed): www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwq-xr2fDBU
    • Invidous (instance list): redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=hwq-xr2fDBU
    • Invidious (nadeko.net instance): redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=hwq-xr2fDBU

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    • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Nice. For some reason this particular video wasn’t there when I checked it. I update my reply.

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