The Nintendo Switch is the first product from a major game console maker to feature a tablet that works with a set of detachable controllers. But it’s a design some smaller companies have tried before. Now one of those companies is suing Nintendo, saying that the Switch console design infringes on an existing patent. Gamevice […]
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Wikipad unveils Gamevice gaming controller for iPad mini
Wikipad sells an Android tablet that slides into a dock to become a portable gaming machine with physical buttons. But the company’s branching out into iPad accessories. The Gamevice is a controller that you can attach to an iPad mini to give it analog sticks, buttons, and a D-Pad. Wikipad plans to launch the Gamevice in […]
Wikipad’s Android gaming tablet price drops to $199
The Wikipad is a 7 inch Android tablet designed for gaming. You can slide it into a handgrip case with game controller buttons on either side. When the company first unveiled the tablet the plan was to sell it for $499. By the time it actually launched in mid-2013, it was priced at $249. And […]
Wikipad introduces Gamevice detachable controllers for tablets
Apparently not content to just sell a 7 inch Android tablet with detachable game controllers, the folks at WikiPad have decided to branch out and offer a gaming accessory for use with almost a wide range of small tablets The Wikipad Gamevice is a detachable gamepad that turns ordinary touchscreen tablets into gaming devices… or […]
Bigben GameTab-One is a gaming tablet with a removable game controller
French company Bigben is taking a page out of the Wikipad playbook and launching a new Android tablet designed for gaming. It features a detachable game controller that gives you D-pads and other buttons for controlling games on the tablet without tapping on the screen and covering up the action with your fingers. It’s called […]
Wikipad’s $249 Android gaming tablet coming June 11th
Wikipad has announced that its 7 inch Android gaming tablet will launch in the US and UK on June 11th. It’ll be available globally later this summer. The Wikipad 7 features a 7 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, and 16GB of storage. But what really makes the tablet […]
Wikipad’s $249 gaming tablet hits the FCC
The Wikipad 7 is an Android tablet with a 7 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display and an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. What makes it special (and sets it apart from similar tablets like the Google Nexus 7 and Hisense Sero 7 Pro) is that the Wikipad is aimed at gaming. It comes with […]
Wikipad $249 Android gaming tablet enters production
Wikipad plans to start selling a $249 Android tablet designed for gaming this spring. And unlike the $499 model the company never delivered last year, it looks like the new 7 inch gaming tablet should be ready to go soon. The first unit rolled off the production line today. The new Wikipad 7 sports an […]
WikiPad is back with a 7 inch, $249 gaming tablet: Smaller and cheaper than before
The Wikipad is an Android tablet built for gaming — and it has the detachable game controller grips to prove it. Last year the company promised to sell a 10 inch gaming tablet for $499.. and then ran into a series of problems delivering on that promise. Now Wikipad is back at it, and this […]
Wikipad gaming tablet delayed… for refinement
The Wikipad gaming tablet was supposed to launch today, but the company behind the $499 Android tablet with a physical game controller has postponed the launch indefinitely. In a statement to The Verge, the company says the delay is to make a “refinement” to ensure that the first customers are satisfied with their tablets. The […]