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Nyko unveiled a pair of game controllers for Android, PlayPad and PlayPad Pro, with the idea to improve the mobile gaming experience. Or, if you connect your smartphone or tablet to a TV, to make for a real console-like look and feel.
Aside from the physical hardware, the company also offers an app called Playground to allow keyboard, mouse and touch event mapping. Your device needs to run Android 3.0 or higher in order to make this work, though Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone/tablet is required for touch mapping.
The PlayPad, available in black and white, is a smaller model, boasting analog sliders, rather than analog sticks (like the PlayPad Pro). It is available for $39.99, and as I’m writing this, we’re not sure how much the better game controller, PlayPad Pro, will cost. Guess you’ll have to check for Nyko’s website to get that info.
Finally, it’s worth adding that Nyko developed the two controllers in partnership with Nvidia, making sure some really cool games from the Tegra Zone can sing along. Cool! 
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
