"Playtiles looks like something that shouldn't work. A thin piece of plastic with buttons, no electronics inside, sticking to your smartphone screen like a temporary tattoo. Yet this $12 accessory has managed to capture what expensive gaming phones and elaborate clip-on controllers often miss: the pure, uncomplicated joy of pressing actual buttons while playing retro-style games. The device ships with access to a curated library of indie titles that feel lifted straight from the Game Boy Color era."
"The buttons work through capacitive conduction, using your own body's electrical properties to register a press on the screen beneath. It's a completely powerless system, which in a world of constant charging is a breath of fresh air. The entire polycarbonate unit weighs just 0.2 ounces and measures 2.68 by 1.57 inches, making it smaller than a credit card. This isn't trying to compete with a Backbone or Razer Kishi; those are full-fledged peripherals that turn your phone into a console hybrid."
Playtiles is a thin polycarbonate button accessory that adheres to smartphone screens using thousands of micro suction cups and enables tactile control for retro-style indie games. The $12 unit contains no electronics and registers presses through capacitive conduction using the user's body, requiring no charging or firmware. The accessory is wallet-sized at 0.2 ounces and 2.68 by 1.57 inches, designed for simplicity rather than competing with larger clip-on controllers. A QR code on the back launches a browser-based OS to access a curated game library, sidestepping app stores and platform fees.
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