Smartphone case with built-in game controller

10th July 2015

Jordan Mulcare

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Peratech has announced that its Quantum Tunnelling Composite pressure-sensitive sensors have been used in the Flitchio smartphone case with built-in game controller. Instead of having control interfaces on the screen that obscure the screen area used for gaming, Flitchio has two shoulder buttons and two ultrathin joysticks on the back surface of the case.

Jon Stark, CEO, Peratech, added: "QTC technology has been used to provide touch sensitivity for mobile phones before but this is the first time that someone has created a QTC-based product that uses the back of a device. SUPENTA did a great job designing a control in which your fingers fall naturally onto the joysticks. It takes only a few moments to become used to using fingers on the back of the case to control the action. It's a totally intuitive device for natural hand-eye coordination and a perfect example of QTC technology enabling user experience innovations."

Flitchio simply snaps onto the phone and links in moments by NFC so that it can be used to play dozens of popular games among other things. The case is initially built for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but SUPENTA intends to make cases for other smartphones in the future. Prices will start from £39 including VAT with availability in early 2016.