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iPhone Gaming Control Pads in the Works
Touch Arcade —
The developers at iControlPad have posted some updates to their site since we originally wrote about them back in May.
For those who don’t remember, iControlPad is hoping to deliver an under $30 gaming control pad for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The latest prototype casing is shown here:
They say the color and texture will be glossy and smooth in the final production model.
iControlPad, however, may not be the only product in the works. I’ve also anonymously received an image of what appears to ...
iControlPad iPhone Gamepad Case Prototype; Looks Promising
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... iControlPad is hoping to deliver their final product for under $30. Contrary to the picture above, they say the final product will be glossy and smooth, more resembling the renders below. ...
iControlPad Game Accessory for iPhone has Shoulder Buttons [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... it as future proof as possible. Access to all iPhone ports, buttons and the camera while in the iControlPad. Easy to put the phone in and remove it at any time (only one moving part). Full year guarantee, we will replace any faulty units. We will release software for the iControlPad every few days over the coming 4 weeks. Inc Quake, MAME, Emulators etc. It looks like it can make the iPhone become a retro-game equivalent to the PSP. [iControlPad]
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Control pads for gaming on the iPhone
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Ever since games first started running on the iPhone, the issue of controls has always been at hand (so to speak). While the multi-touch screen allows for some very flexible control schemes, it doesn't provide any tactile feedback, and so more delicate controls like a directional pad or buttons aren't always doable (not to mention take up valuable screen space). Enter the iControlPad, a device that wraps itself around your iPhone and provides some tactile controls to software (we posted about it back in May, but we're closer to seeing an actual release than ever). ...
iControlPad turns your iPod Touch into a serious gaming device
MacUser —
... Enter the iControlPad, a brilliant little gaming device that latches onto your iPod Touch and blesses it with a real life Dpad, ABXY Action Buttons, and even a Start and Select button. It's like turning your iPod into a Game Gear, but without the half hour battery life and annoying little cartridges! ...
New iPhone game pad info revealed (pics, schematics)
MacBytes.com —
The developers at iControlPad have posted some updates to their site since we originally wrote about them back in May. For those who don’t remember, iControlPad is hoping to deliver an under $30 gaming control pad for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The latest prototype casing is shown here: [image] They say the color and texture will be glossy and smooth in the final production model. iControlPad, however, may not be the only product in the works. I’ve also anonymously received an image of what appears to be another gaming pad design that is reportedly scheduled ...
Some Much Needed iControlPad Updates & Prototype Photos
Touch Podium —
... Remember iControlPad: The add-on control pad for the iPhone (and iPod Touch)? We talked about it way back in May.
Well, finally after three months of waiting, another update has made the rounds of the internet. The developers at iControlPad have posted some updates, this time with some hardware photographs of their current prototype.
iControlPad will most likely be selling for $30.00 or less, and will most likely be available by early next year sometime. ...
Beyond the touch screen: iPhone control pads coming soon
iSmashPhone —
... iControlPad has released photos of its prototype, which offers tangible, traditional controls for the iPhone. The finished product is expected to sell for less than $30. ...
Belkin JoyPod iPhone Gaming Controller with App Store Support?
Touch Arcade —
... an article about upcoming iPhone gaming controllers. Specifically, we recapped the iControiPad project, but also published a diagram (see right) of what appeared to be another gaming controller for the iPhone. ...
Belkin JoyPad Game Controller for iPhone?
Cult of Mac —
... This past weekend saw the rumor mill go into overdrive regarding iPhone games controllers. While the chaps at iControlPad valiantly soldier on, ...
Rumor: iPhone gamepad may get Apple's support
Infinite Loop —
... which is actually a nice site is out and in front with a rumor fit for a long weekend: a case-like game controller for the iPhone and iPod touch. Before there is any scoffing, such an add-on is already being developed by iControlPad . However, the JoyPod pictured above is different, different besides looking like a rendering. It's a Spanish-looking rendering. With JoyPod you can squeeze the most out of your iPod or iPhone Touch, because with its revolutionary system of modular housing get to play your titles of the App Store the easiest way. Besides the above ...
iControlPad - Gaming Controller for iPhone
iTech News Net —
Other than Belkin’s JoyPad, here is another gaming controller for the iPhone, the iControlPad. This iPhone game pad has a D-Pad, four buttons, power LED and Start/Select buttons.
This iControlPad is intended to support emulators running on the Jailbroken iPhones. It is still under development.
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Belkin Says No JoyPod in the Works
Touch Arcade —
... Apologies to Belkin for the misinformation. It seems the iControlPad is our best bet for a 3rd party gaming accessory for the iPhone. Without Apple’s involvement, however, it is unlikely we’ll see App Store support. ...
Marware, Orange Gadgets Promise iPhone Gaming Add-ons
Apple Eclectic —
... precious device isn’t going anywhere. Nor is your love life, but that’s neither here nor there.
Both products are available for pre-order right now. The iControlPad will cost $34.99 while the Game Grip is $49.99.
By the way, that distant thumping sound emanating from Cupertino is the sound of Steve Jobs kicking himself for not having thought up a way to ban iPhone accessories.
Marware Game Grip
via Macsimum News
Orange Gadgets’ iControlPad
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iControlPad goes into production
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... I'm not so convinced any more that the iPhone really needs buttons or a d-pad (Rolando makes do with just touchscreen controls, and even a game like Tatomic uses "buttons" well on the touchscreen), but especially for retro gaming, they'll really help. So it's probably good news that the iControlPad, which ...
iControlPad Soon to be Released to the Public!
Planet iPhones —
... recently were told by iControlPad.com that they are finalizing the iControlPad for final production and provided them with a little sneak preview screenshot. ...
iControlPad headed into production!
Top iPhone News —
Just noticed that iControlPad - ‘the iPhone games PSP style’ has already headed into production [Yay!]. As we wrote on May last year, when this device was still in its prototype stage, the developer promised that the final version of the unit will be “much more sleek and fitting”. Seems this new picture already prove it, I guess.
The peripheral enables your iPhone to be in a casing that allows for a PSP like feel. It adds physical buttons to the iPhone for the purpose of playing games. ...
We're Back On "The Case:" Lots Of New Ways To Cover Your New iPhone
iSmashPhone —
... , which is only halfway to being a great idea. The wraparound form factor emulates the gripability of a video-game controller, but doesn't actually, y'know, control anything. Look for an upcoming post on the iControlPad for a better approach; in the meanwhile, Game Grip's price of US$34.95 and up might best be spent elsewhere... ...
iControlPad Will Add "Traditional" Gaming Handset Capabilities
iSmashPhone —
... iControlPad is in the process of wrapping iPhones with a Nintendo-style joystick 'n' button gaming controller. Here's an artist's rendition of the final product: ...
iControl Pad for iPhone may soon see the light of day
Infinite Loop —
[image] For the last nine months, the iControlPad.com project has been working on a gamepad shell for Apple's iPhone to aid in the playing of jailbreak games and console emulators. Now, a partnering developer has released a video of a final stage prototype being used to play Quake . The add-on, which handles I/O and draws power from the device's dock connector, includes what appears to be an eight-direction d-pad A, B, X, Y, select, and start buttons. Despite being almost ready to go, the peripheral currently sports a typical white prototype finish. The iControlPad began its development in May of ...
iControlPad Update, New Demonstration Video
Touch Arcade —
... The folks at iControlPad have posted an update to their development blog indicating that, although it took longer than they had hoped, their gaming control accessory (which ...
iControlPad Plays Quake -- Still Doesn't Play With App Store
iSmashPhone —
... Coupla weeks ago, we told you about iControlPad, which wrapped a Nintendo-style controller around your iPhone -- and that jailbroken apps maker ...
Despite Rumors, a Gaming iPhone Needs More Than New Silicon
Cult of Mac —
... of $20 premium games is actually a signal in the right direction — but some more basic things need to be fixed before we get too concerned about how sophisticated the texture capabilities of its graphics chips are. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be seeing people attempting to bolt a directional pad and action buttons onto existing iPhones. ...
Hey Apple, Pick an iPhone Game Controller
Technologizer —
... GameBone isn’t the only controller concept out there. The iControl Pad, which has a Web site but not a commercially available product, snaps to the iPhone to allow PSP-style controls on either side. ...
mame4iphone v1.0.0 released on Cydia
The Iphone Spot —
... software update on your phone but what’s even better is that it runs smoothly on the iPhone 3G S. I know you guys remember going to the grocery store or a restaurant as a kid that had arcade machines with either metal slug or pac man on it… Those games were one of the first ones you played more than likely as I did and we can now enjoy them on our iPhones. Now I must say the iPhone 3G S has made the iPhone great for emulating game systems and I can’t wait until the iControlPad is released because that will definately make our gaming experiences go much ...
Video of iJoyPad on 3GS surfaces
TouchGen —
... ZodTTD has posted video of one of the many iJoyPad prototypes running on a 3GS. The video shows both Wipeout and Ridgeracer being played through a PSX emulator on a Jailbroken 3GS. The iJoypod was superceeded by the iControlPad, but still shows how the potential of such a device could benefit gamers. Personally, I feel such a device will never be a success. One, the virtual pads in both Terminator Salvation and Resident Evil 4 prove that a touch based control scheme can work successfully… and two, until Apple support the implementation of such a device with the ...
Apple’s new iPod touch web ads almost makes you think the touch is a real game machine
Macenstein —
... , and the ethereal iControlPad ? They all looked great (well, they all appeared to WORK great, that is) but despite over a year of publicity and hype, to date not one has physically shown up here at the lab for testing (note to those developers, please send us one for testing, we’re DYING over here!). [image] Above: …and the GameBone? Quite frankly by now Apple should not only have come out with its own controller, but it should have also have released a set of APIs to let developers incorporate the controls into their games. So far the avalanche of iPhone/iPod touch ...
Nintendo 64 Emulator for iPhone?
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 —
Old-school gamers rejoice: Mario and Link may be on their way to jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches.
ZodTDD, the developer who came up with GpSPhone (a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch), is announcing that he is working on an N64 emulator for ...
Latest iControlPad Accessory Video Shows Major Redesign
Touch Arcade —
We've been following the iControlPad project since it was first revealed in May 2008. A new video has been revealed showing the latest prototype hardware which has been significantly redesigned. Their blog explains:
What we got [in terms of feedback on the original design] was interesting, the design worked but obviously needed to be altered for each type of iPhone and the controls were a bit cramped, plus it was quite large to carry. We were not 100% happy with this. If we are going to do this we want to do it right.
As some of you ...
New iControlpad Video
TouchGen —
... marvelous caught my eye! Remember the iPhone/iPod controller we talk about almost on a weekly basis? Well it’s seems to have received a bulky upgrade. You can check it out inthe video below with some intense Mario Kart action. It’s a shame this will start out only working on jailbroken phones, but perhaps it’s something will go mainstream once it gets out there. How many of you are now thinking of picking this up? One can always dream!
You can get more info at www.icontrolpad.com.
New iControlPad Prototype Controls the iPhone with Dual Analog Nubs [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... a lot sleeker, and placed the controls on the side. But it didn't have those awesome nubs. A test run of those units were shipped to selected people in February, and early feedback, plus a "sleepless night", lead to the updated, bigger look. You'll need to Jailbreak your iPhone, but the iControlPad is supported by some of the biggest iPhone devs (including ZodTTD's PSX and GBA emulators). If you're interested in placing a pre-order, sign up for the newsletter over at: [iControlPad]
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iControlPad Teases Game Control for iPhone
EverythingiCafe —
... iControlPad is one of the groups attempting to make an actual hardware set of controls for the iPhone, in an attempt to make gaming a bit more palatable, rather than relying on touch controls. They’ve released a sneak peak at the new, but currently still in development, controller. The prototype includes internal batteries to extend the phone’s charge. Unfortunately, it’s not for sale yet, and even if it were, it would only work with jailbroken models. Here’s hoping that at some point someone figures out how to get proper, physical controls into ...
iPhone Game Control Pad Redesigned
The iPhone FAQ - Information about the Apple iPhone —
... gain access to countless other titles. Most of these run on emulators that mimic older gaming systems and do not have Apple's approval. iControlpad is offering full source code and SDK support to developers. The device requires no modifications to the iPhone. Simply attach the iPhone using the serial port and iControlpad is ready for gaming. Forget using simulated touch screen controllers that take up half the screen. No word yet on pricing or availability. See the latest updates at iControlpad.com .
