Datel launches Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
£15/€15 adaptor offers more play time than the official Microsoft model.
Datel today announced that it will launch a Play & Charge adaptor for the Xbox 360 wireless controller. The device uses a rechargeable NiMH battery pack, which will recharge via an included USB adaptor that plugs directly into the Xbox 360 console.
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The Datel Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit goes on sale this month, priced at £14.99.
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Is it worth all the hype? I recently purchased one of these consoles after so many good reviews and I am yet to be disappointed. They say the simplest things please the simplest of people but the wireless controller is superb! No more tangling or lifting the controller when somebody walks infront of the TV!
