ATOM comes from the CRKD brand, considered a “premium collectible brand” and widely awarded in other products such as Nitro Deck, NEO S and Nitro Deck+, also collectible controllers. And ATOM is no exception, since in the opening image of this article you can see that it will be available in a wide variety of designs and colors.
A mini Bluetooth controller with maximum performance
ATOM is a small controller, but despite that it has the same features as any PC or console controller, except of course for a few details like the haptic technology of Sony controllers, etc. but otherwise, it’s a classic controller like the others, with its crossbar, its button pad and even its triggers (well, by the way, it only has one trigger per side instead of the usual two, which is normal given its size).
The advantage is that it fits anywhere, even in your pocket, and since it connects via Bluetooth, you will only have to pair it with the device you want to use it on and that’s it, play (this is done by holding down the pairing button for a few seconds and setting the device you want to connect it to in pairing mode). The manufacturer indicates that it is compatible with PCs (as long as it has Bluetooth, of course), Nintendo Switch, Stream Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and even mobile phones, tablets and Smart TVs. They don’t say anything about PlayStation or Xbox, but we understand that it should also work without too many problems.
Its rechargeable battery has a range of about 10 hours and charges via USB-C. Okay, it’s not that a controller of this size is the most comfortable thing in the world, but hey, it allows you to always be ready to play on any device and anywhere, even if it’s just for a little while to have fun. Logically, things like joysticks or the vibration function will be missing, but as we said, it’s above all a controller to pass the time… or simply collect, because its design is quite funny.
CRKD ATOM will be available from the end of this August in a wide variety of colors, including yellow, blue, pink, green, with various combinations and even in two models with a translucent case. As we said, this is a brand of devices designed for the collection, so logically they have many different designs and some of them are quite striking. Its sale price is 24.99 dollars per unit. Maybe a bit expensive, we honestly think that a price of around 10-15 dollars would be much more appropriate for the device in question, but hey, it’s not excessively expensive either.