With the SSAH series ALPS ELECTRIC EUORPE GmbH offers a family of extremely low-profile slide switches. These surface-mountable components are remarkable for their high reliability, a travel length of ...

The iconic slide-in "click" of the Switch Joy-Cons may be replaced with a magnetic attachment mechanism in the Switch 2, according to a report from Spanish-language gaming news site Vandal.

So how does it work? One half of the switch is a track is printed with indents for both reed switches and 6 x 3 mm disc magnets. The other is a small shuttle that itself has spaces for two of the ...