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Sony has revealed the DualSense Edge, a new customizable controller for the PlayStation 5. In an apparent attempt to play catch-up with the Xbox, the new controller packs new buttons, switches and triggers, as well as more options to remap functions.

Researchers from Columbia University and Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, have come up with an ingenious method of smartphone control. It lets you add dials and switches to a handset, without the need for any connecting wires or Bluetooth pairing.

Helicopters and planes are steered by joystick-like controllers, so why aren’t drones? Fluidity Technologies is working on just such a controller, with the FT Aviator now on Kickstarter.

​Google Experiments is a showcase of the many creative ways the company’s tools and resources can be used. The latest "experiment" to launch is called Voice Experiments, and it offers a variety of fun and strange ways to play with the voice-controlled Google Assistant

No doubt you've needed to control a device while keeping your hands free or while keeping your dirty hands clear of your expensive tech. Where hopelessness and frustration may previously have abounded, a new gesture-control device called the Bixi – now raising funds on Kickstarter – could help.

​​​​DARPA has announced the launch of a new project aimed at revolutionizing the U.S. military's command and control capabilities in space.

Team O6 by Fingertips Lab has created a wearable solution that offers a way to operate devices without the need to look at or reach for screens. The O6 controller is designed to use touch, voice, and gesture input to control apps and listen/respond to messages completely eyes-free.

With the goal of developing a robot able to understand natural language commands, the Cornell University "Tell Me Dave" project is getting robots to learn complex tasks by seeing and doing, thereby continually learning without written software updates.

Florida Keys authorities are turning to unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with infrared cameras in their ongoing battle to control mosquitos.

Scientists are creating a brain-computer interface that will allow users to control devices, without having to continuously concentrate on doing so.

MIT SENSEable City Lab and ARES Lab have just released Flyfire, a cloud of LED-carrying helicopters capable of light displays in three-dimensional space.

Throw away your keyboard – the PEREGRINE USB glove can be customized for over 30 user-programmable actions allowing you to react more quickly in intense gaming situations. Control your game by touching your fingertips with your thumb.