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iControlpad Gaming Accessory for iPhone and iPod Touch

posted May 23rd, 2008 8:01 PM EST by arn in Accessories, News

iControlPad is working on a hardware accessory that that will give the iPhone and iPod Touch PSP-style buttons for playing games.

Realise the full potential of the iPhone by adding real controls. Your iPhone just slides in and locks in to place via the serial port, there are no modifications needed and you can remove it at any time.

The developers claim that full source code and SDK support will be coming, and is "already supported by some of the biggest iPhone devs". A small photo of an early prototype is shown:


Pricing and availability have not yet been announced. They appear to still be in the prototyping stage and plan on including "Start" and "Select" buttons in the final release.

[via Engadget]

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  • RustyM

    Wow! This is what I've been waiting for! I'll pre-order one of these as soon as I can.

    I was hoping I wouldn't have to jailbreak my iPhone when the 2.0 OS come out, but I doubt an SNES emulator will be cleared for sale on the AppStore.

  • RustyM

    Wow! This is what I've been waiting for! I'll pre-order one of these as soon as I can.

    I was hoping I wouldn't have to jailbreak my iPhone when the 2.0 OS come out, but I doubt an SNES emulator will be cleared for sale on the AppStore.

  • WiseWeasel

    This form factor seems a bit clumsy, taking up a lot of space, and it doesn't seem like it will be all that comfortable to hold. I think the ultimate game input device for the iPhone would be a compact Bluetooth device shaped like a small rounded cone, with an analog stick on the flat end of the cone for the thumb, and two mouse buttons for the index and middle fingers. Then, you can hold the iPhone with one hand (my typical preferred position for extended iPhone use), and use the other to control the game.

  • WiseWeasel

    This form factor seems a bit clumsy, taking up a lot of space, and it doesn't seem like it will be all that comfortable to hold. I think the ultimate game input device for the iPhone would be a compact Bluetooth device shaped like a small rounded cone, with an analog stick on the flat end of the cone for the thumb, and two mouse buttons for the index and middle fingers. Then, you can hold the iPhone with one hand (my typical preferred position for extended iPhone use), and use the other to control the game.

  • http://www.stevenmatarazzo.com Steven

    This is great, I was always hoping Apple would come out with something like this for the iPhone. It's really a smart idea, opening up unlimited possibilities for iPhone gaming. No more touch-screen NES emulation. ;-)

  • http://www.stevenmatarazzo.com Steven

    This is great, I was always hoping Apple would come out with something like this for the iPhone. It's really a smart idea, opening up unlimited possibilities for iPhone gaming. No more touch-screen NES emulation. ;-)

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