Review: $100 Woojer Adds Rumble to Your Shooters
Added: 08.01.2015 10:00 | 3 views | 0 comments
The Woojer isn't the first device to try and bring the rumble and immersion of a video game controller to other parts of your body, but it is the first that doesn't make you look completely ridiculous while using it. Sure, despite its small matchbox-like size, the Woojer isn't going to go unnoticed, but compared to the likes of the KOR-FX gaming vest, or the joys of sticking a few spare Xbox controllers in your pockets to play A surprisingly strong magnetic clip lets you place the Woojer anywhere about your person, although the base of the spine or the middle of the chest is recommended. The sides of the unit house an on/off switch and a slider that lets you select from three levels of rumble, while the bottom houses the input and output jacks and a micro USB port for charging. Battery life is a claimed four hours, which is about what I got out of it during testing. Unfortunately, the Woojer takes around two hours to charge from empty, so you'll want to keep it topped up often if you don't want to run out of juice in the middle of a game. It's Easy To Set Up Then?Because the Woojer relies on cables to work, it's not the most elegant of devices. With the PlayStation 4 you can plug the Woojer into the controller's audio output, and then plug your headphones into the Woojer, running the lot up your shirt in order to strap it to your chest. A similar setup is possible with the Xbox One (if you forked out for Microsoft's 3.5mm adaptor) or any portable audio player, but using it with a speaker system is a far more convoluted affair, particularly as the Woojer only comes with a laughably short audio cable. As it stands, the Woojer is a nice novelty, particularly if you're a big FPS player keen to give those bullets an extra thump. Everyone else is better served by some good ol' fashioned controller rumble and a sweet audio system.
From:
www.gamespot.com
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