A modern paddle controller

[Flare]

Have any of you guys tried out something called the Powermate? It's like a big volume knob that you can have in your desk to control various functions.

Some people say that this can be used as if it was a paddle controller; to play games like Kaboom, Kick, Arkanoid or others.

I hope any of you have tried it and could tell us if it's good enough. I might be interested in one of them.

[patman]

Hmmm... you mean this thing?

http://www.griffintechnology.com/images/products/prod_powermate_b.jpg

here's the manual:

Powermate (http://griffinserver.com/downloads/pdf/manuals/PowerMate_Manual.pdf)

It looks like it sends a series of keystrokes to Windows as it's input so it may not be as satisfactory as a spinner as something that was mouse-based.