Psyclone TouchCharge for the PS3 tested

by Alan Tsang { Dec 1st 2008 at 10:30AM }

Not liking the clutter of USB cables used to charge your controllers in front of your PS3? Psyclone has a more elegant solution for you -- their TouchCharge kit allows you to charge two DualShock 3/SIXAXIS controllers on a contact-based charge pad via one AC adapter.

Unlike the version Psyclone offers for the Xbox 360 and the Wii, no third-party battery is required as the pad is able to charge the battery inside the official controllers. An added bonus is that at $49.99, the kit will cost $20 less than the 360 version. Gizmodo took the peripheral for a spin and gave it a thumbs-up.

Best Buy has the TouchCharge Kit for sale, but it is currently backordered.

[Via Engadget Simplified Chinese]

Tags: charge, dualshock-3, psyclone, touchcharge

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

iamkid @ Dec 1st 2008 10:42AM

thats pretty cool. but im fine with my cheapo usb cables

True_Darknight @ Dec 1st 2008 10:45AM

It expires today!

True_Darknight @ Dec 1st 2008 10:43AM

ok I got an UK Home beta code. Just checked my email.
you can have it .. all you have to do is email me first!

xavallan@gmail.com

I already got the code from the US!

gooo me!

True_Darknight @ Dec 1st 2008 10:57AM

Aaaaaand its gone.. Have fun John!

The Aggie CEO @ Dec 1st 2008 11:01AM

bah

The Aggie CEO @ Dec 1st 2008 11:05AM

I wonder if charging your controller this way causes any damage to the battery.......

Dartmerc @ Dec 1st 2008 5:37PM

No, as long as the voltage is the same - which assumably it would be - there is no chance of harm.
This is a pretty cool item though, I could keep this on the coffee table beside my chair of choice and charge my controller simply by putting it down between sessions. hmm..

ryan @ Dec 1st 2008 11:07AM

That's pretty damn cool!

Eneref @ Dec 1st 2008 11:36AM

I have the Nyko charging base, which also doesn't use cables (just drop the charger in the slot). It's FAR cheaper. What's the advantage of this one? Anything?

Danny F. @ Dec 1st 2008 12:03PM

Other then being lazy and just setting the controller on the pad is really it. What I wonder is if water hits the pad will I live to see tomorrow?? o_O?

Gaucho @ Dec 1st 2008 11:43AM

I'll stick with the USB cord and spare myself the 3 different types of cancer you get from just being around that thing for prolonged periods of time.

Think Adrian @ Dec 1st 2008 1:21PM

yeah, these pads for recharging aren't tested for radiation and other types of unheallthy interferance. Heck, we still don't know how mobile phones, together with out micro-wave ovens and wireless networks affect our lives.