I’ve been playing some gyroscope based racing games on my phone and thought it would be cool to have a physical steering wheel to hold.
Since I already have a magsafe ring stuck to the back of my OnePlus Open I designed it to use magnets.
Functionally it makes the games way easier to play since you can really precisely tilt the phone. You can even steer one-handed pretty easily too
The magnets I used are a little weak so I’ll be replacing that with another stronger magnet ring I have
Designed in fusion 360, printed in pla+ on K1max
Magsafe is the marketing term for a specific layout and design of magnets for a specific purpose that is crucial to the function of the cool AF thing OP made, which you didn’t bother mentioning at all…
It sticks to his phone via a 3rd party magsafe adapter, presumably like the one I have on my phone to mount a popsocket and shit
Tupper
Ziplock bag
Google it
We are surrounded by marketing lingo, the thing is if someone says magsafe to me I’ll know exactly what they are talking about, but if they just say “it’s held with magnets”, or “it’s held with a ring of magnets” it will take a bit more explanation of how the magnets are oriented, and more words to describe than just saying magsafe. You and I we don’t like apple, but who cares if magsafe becomes a linguistic term for “ring of magnets that holds and charges a smart phone around the battery”.
What games are you playing ?
So far RealRacing 3 & Riptide 2
open to suggestions!! It’s best with games that are gyro-only controlled.
I bet those ball-maze gryo puzzles would be great with the wheel as a grip
