Sony's Break-apart controller patented

Yes, we had rumors about this coming. But here's a confirmation of sorts on what to expect from Sony's controller stables in the near future. The company seems to have been busy patenting its new break-apart controller with motion sensing capabilities.

A member of the gaming community Neogaf has come across diagrams of a potential patent application for one of Sony's future controllers. The one handed controller seems to be equipped with a plethora of "sensors" to determine information. These include an ultrasonic detector (ala the PSEye microphone set up) to gauge relative distances, LEDs to calculate the position of the controller with respect to your body and an accelerometer to determine rotational inertia.

Thats about the technological wizardry these controllers cram in. As for the looks, the responses so far seem to be not very encouraging. With some responses slamming it for looking more like "aboriginal weaponry" than a gaming device, Sony sure need to rethink their design school of thought. This, coming after Sony's "boomerang controller" introduced back in 2005 is criminal! But yes, there are folks who find this cool. Drool on at the pictures (if you can). More images on the NeoGAF website.