Product Description: Finally the award-winning Air Flo technology, which changed the face of console gaming, is available for PC. Like its console counterparts, the Air Flo PC is a perfect blend of comfort, convenience, and precision. The built-in fan produces a steady stream of cool air, evenly distributed through the controller's unique, vented grips and body. The adjustable Air Flo technology keeps your hands cool and dry, so you can play as long as you want with ease.The Air Flo PC comes with a 10 foot USB cable, dual analog control sticks, 8-way POV hat, and 13 responsive action buttons. Try the Air Flo PC and you may never use a conventional game pad again.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Nice control
This is a very nice control, it REALLY cools ur hands and i was surprised on how light it is. It worked for all the games i tried it on. The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is cuz I dunno if it was just mine but it only lasted me 3 months. At first a fan blade broke off somehow i dont even know how that happened, and a week later the whole control just stopped working completely. I got the Logitech Cordless rumblepad 2 now and hasnt given me any problems yet. Read the reviews for the Logitech one.
Rating: - Very Cool Controller
Awesome Controller... cools your hands... pain in the a** to calibrate, Other then that... Sweet
Rating: - Solid and easy to set up however...
No diagonal on the direction pad or the sticks. That's a big problem.
Rating: - Never liked that "fan your hands" idea.
Wireless I guess has some reason to exist, and Turbo was always nice, but I never jumped on the "fan your hands" bandwagon. It just seemed like a dumb idea, gadgetizing the controller way too much. Though I do like the design of this pad. Very nice "cross" d-pad unlike the stock "4 slivers of hard plastic" the standard PS1&2 pads give you. Its got rubber grips, so it probably has more ruggedness than the common flimsy PC gamepad. But if you really want console ruggedness on your PC, just go get an adapter from Lik-Sang and Joy2Key software, then you can use any PS1 or 2 pad you've got lying in your closet as a PC device and you'll have the ability to map it to keyboard and mouse.
Rating: - Pretty good controller
UPDATE (6/26/2008): Just wanted to fill anyone in who may still want to buy this (do such people exist?) that one of my Nyko controllers actually broke. The left analogue stick no longer works correctly and is constantly stuck in "LEFT! LEFT! LEFT!!!" mode, which is unfortunate for all the other directions I'd like to use. All right, that's all for the update.
Unlike all the other reviewers, I'm using this controller with a Mac. None of the packaging or instructions say it supports Macs, but the Nyko website offers a Mac driver that works perfectly well with OS 10.4.3. I mapped the controller to keyboard functions so I get universal support in all my games... and I can even use one of the analog sticks to manipulate my cursor from a distance (great for using it as a remote to watch DVDs on the computer, especially with the long cord). I should note that both the Windows and Mac drivers were updated early in 2005, so some of the older complaints by reviewers here may be solved with a driver update.
The usefullness of the fan is arguable, but I like it because it works and I hate the feel of even the tiniest bit of perspiration. Besides, controllers get passed around and no one's going to wipe them down, despite the inevitable hand sweat. However, the fan on low makes more noise than my Powerbook's fans going full-steam, and it wafts up some plasticky scents from within the controller (not foul, but I'd rather not smell my controller). But I'd deal with the minor faults for sweatless gameplay.
As for use and comfort, the controller is very comfortable in my hands, and I have ridiculously small hands (I've seen 10-year-old boys with hands the same size as or bigger than mine). I can get at all of the controls just fine, though it takes a bit more work to get the analog sticks to respond quickly with short thumbs. For the RPGs, racing games, and occasional 2D fighting game I play, these controllers are great.
The controller feels very sturdy (despite being laden with holes), though some of the buttons on mine are very wobbly (might be due to it being a refurbished controller). Still, it works perfectly fine and I'd recommend it (though not for $25; get a wireless controller if you're going to pay retail).
- Nice control
- Solid and easy to set up however...
- Never liked that "fan your hands" idea.
- Pretty good controller
