Student recovers stolen XBOX360 by using his controller

[kcnychief]

This is rather interesting, although somewhat unrealistic. A student had his dorm room broken into overnight and his XBOX360 was stolen. He used the left behind wireless controller to track it down -

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=13678

 

[Not Bman]

Wow, that is possible....geeez

 

[indyjones]

new controllers are not synced with a console and will sync with the closest one they find........

 

[LordOfLA]

must mean it was the only one in the building then 🙂

 

[Mizzle]

Impressive!

 

[Not Bman]

new controllers are not synced with a console and will sync with the closest one they find........

Yea I know, I just thought it had to be in the same room.

 

[binoyxj]

Good piece of info... 🙂

 

[RonStarusnak]

Yeah, I was wondering if his controller would sync with other xbox's.

 

[indyjones]

Yea I know, I just thought it had to be in the same room.

Mine have got a really long range on them and work anywhere in the house