Chainpus Releases the BGP100 Bluetooth Gamepad

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.chainpus.com/products/gamepad/bgp100.html' target='_blank'>http://www.chainpus.com/products/ga...pad/bgp100.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Chainpus announced that BGP100, a universal Bluetooth GamePad designed for Smartphones, Pocket PC phones (PPC) and PDAs, will be launched in May 01, 2005. By supporting a number of platforms including "Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphones and PPC, Symbian Series 60 and Symbian UIQ, BGP100 caters for a large number of Smartphones and handheld devices on the market. It is a breakthrough amongst other Bluetooth accessories and is currently one of a kind."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050506-ChainpusBTGP.jpg" /><br /><br />The recently-released BGP100 is available in white, black, grey and royal blue, each with a glossy finish. The 145mm x 127.3mm x 30.5mm (145mm x 44mm x 30.5mm when closed) Bluetooth gamepad weighs in at 130.2g and features a foldable design that enables it to be easily stored when not in use. Are any of you game enough (excuse the pun) to purchase this one?

[rmasinag]

I played with the PSP for the first time today (A little too much!) and what can I say... Save money to buy me a brand spankin new PSP! :)

[bitbank]

I'd buy it just to give it a try. Anyone figure out how/where to purchase this thing?

L.B.

[OSUKid7]

Looks promising, but why the strange design? I don't see the point of the right section extending up, where you would have no grip. Glad to finally see a bluetooth gamepad though. :)

[felixdd]

Looks promising, but why the strange design? I don't see the point of the right section extending up, where you would have no grip. Glad to finally see a bluetooth gamepad though. :)

I think the controller "rotates" rather than folds when you deploy it. So to close it, the left side would rotate counter-clockwise, and the right side would rotate clockwise until they meet in the middle.

Design looks promising. I wonder how they are programming it to be compatible with everything. Maybe they're making it control games through a program that runs in the background? If so I have two questions:

1) Would it affect performance too much?
2) Can it control any program possible? I've been waiting for a bluetooth multimedia controller for my Ipaq...something to clip on to my shirt or something. If this works then it shows that such a device is (technologically) possible.

[ghostppc]

I played with the PSP for the first time today (A little too much!) and what can I say... Save money to buy me a brand spankin new PSP! :)

I agree. I'm glad they're at least attempting a universal gamepad. But if only they'd done it before I saw the psp :drool: Still it looks promising for pda gaming.

[whydidnt]

I like the idea, but it doesn't appear to attach to your device. At least I don't see how it does from the limited specs on their site. You'd have to leave your device laying flat on a table, balanced on your lap, or in it's cradle to use this wouldn't you? If that's the case I'm not sure I'm very interested.

I think there must be some sort of software running to make this work with the games since it indicates it's only compatible with three languages at this point in time.

[PDANEWBIE]

Oh man this rocks. Anyone know what profile this uses? I know it says it may or may not work with other devices In specific I am looking for the HP 2215. I would think it must use a fairly common bluetooth profile in order to increase its compatibility with other devices.

I so want to get rid of my hacked Benq sleeve. (Not designed to use with the 2215 so you have to pull apart the plastic and then push out the connector thus making the 2215 lay in there kind of unsecure).

Scarey thought though... that back support portion looks like it may not be very forgiving with PPC's with extended life batteries... Guess I'll just have to find out.

[AzrealJG]

I like the idea, but it doesn't appear to attach to your device. At least I don't see how it does from the limited specs on their site. You'd have to leave your device laying flat on a table, balanced on your lap, or in it's cradle to use this wouldn't you? If that's the case I'm not sure I'm very interested.

I think there must be some sort of software running to make this work with the games since it indicates it's only compatible with three languages at this point in time.

I think the adjustable rubber grips on the inside of each half of the device make it pretty clear that your device goes right in the center, supported by the backplane of the game pad, and held in place by the two halves of the control pad.

[Darius Wey]

I know it says it may or may not work with other devices In specific I am looking for the HP 2215.

It does work with the h2215. It's on their compatibility list.

You'll also be able to configure the controls using their Configuration page. Here's an example.

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050506-ChainpusProfiles.gif

[Darius Wey]

I like the idea, but it doesn't appear to attach to your device. At least I don't see how it does from the limited specs on their site. You'd have to leave your device laying flat on a table, balanced on your lap, or in it's cradle to use this wouldn't you? If that's the case I'm not sure I'm very interested.

It sits in the gamepad and is supported by the adjustable rubber grips. Here's a picture which shows it in action.

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050506-ChainpusDevice.jpg

[beq]

I like the idea, but it doesn't appear to attach to your device. At least I don't see how it does from the limited specs on their site. You'd have to leave your device laying flat on a table, balanced on your lap, or in it's cradle to use this wouldn't you? If that's the case I'm not sure I'm very interested.

It sits in the gamepad and is supported by the adjustable rubber grips. Here's a picture which shows it in action.

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050506-ChainpusDevice.jpg

Heh as mentioned by someone else it looks a bit funny to see one half of the controller sticking up while the other half is sticking down like that. Anyways I hope the grip is secure though, you never know how hard you'd rock the whole setup in the throes of gaming excitement (and the next thing you know your PDA's flying halfway across the room towards the hard floor, yikes) :)

My PDA2k has suffered more than its fair share of being dropped to the concrete sidewalk (it's its own fault for being so slippery though).

[hubtime]

I'd buy it just to give it a try. Anyone figure out how/where to purchase this thing?

L.B.

Yeah....uhhhh..... Anyone have any idea on how to order this thing? Not clear at all from the site.

[yomaster]

So yeah if you guys haven't been paying attention, this is a SMARTPHONE gamepad. It will work with the pocket PC's, but it will not hold them unless your device is less than 60mm wide (which is not even close to the size of any PDA). If you don't believe me, I heard that directly from the manufacturer himself. You can read the thread here:

http://www.pocketgamer.org/showthread.php?s=&amp;threadid=4794&amp;perpage=12&amp;pagenumber=4


price too high and won't even hold a pocketPC that's the bottom line!

~thayne

[Jon Westfall]

So yeah if you guys haven't been paying attention, this is a SMARTPHONE gamepad. It will work with the pocket PC's, but it will not hold them unless your device is less than 60mm wide (which is not even close to the size of any PDA). If you don't believe me, I heard that directly from the manufacturer himself. You can read the thread here:

http://www.pocketgamer.org/showthread.php?s=&amp;threadid=4794&amp;perpage=12&amp;pagenumber=4


price too high and won't even hold a pocketPC that's the bottom line!

~thayne

I don't think its lack of attention we've been paying, I think its lack of sufficient documentation on features, price, and availability!

[yomaster]

I don't think its lack of attention we've been paying, I think its lack of sufficient documentation on features, price, and availability!


it is available for $US100 at www.clickgamer.com. If you want to find the features, check out http://www.chainpus.com/products/gamepad/bgp100.html

It's too small to hold any PocketPC so if you're hoping that it will work, save your money.

~thayne

[stayputnik]

crapola... :evil:

why the hell didn't they make it big enough to hold a pocket pc? wouldn't have been difficult. the axim x50 is apparently 13 mm too wide for it. maybe this thing can be modded to reach further than that... maybe far enough to even hold it in landscape, psp style...

anybody want to take a crack at it?

[atoyot]

There is a review for it here (http://www.reviews.schrags.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=112&amp;Itemid=43)