Speed-based joystick ­operation replaces the previous rpm-based system. The joystick input translates to ­actual speed over ground, and if the boat encounters a force such as a headwind or tailwind, ...

“A contactless joystick input method […] can drastically increase the lifetime of your controller and is far less prone to drift,” iFixit data analyst Austin Blakely wrote in a wiki entry.

Like many people, they started out with a keyboard and mouse and eventually moved on to a joystick. While a HOTAS (hands on throttle-and-stick — e.g. a yoke controller with inputs right there on ...

However, he quickly discovered that approach had challenges of its own – specifically when it came to the joystick. The Apple II joystick used a somewhat odd analog potentiometer design – the ...