📅 November 1, 2011

iControlpad: Turn Your iPhone Into a Portable Gaming System

Using the iControlPad, you can wirelessly connect with your smartphone and turn it into a handheld game console.

It sure took long enough, but if you own any smartphone not named “Xperia” and want to play games using a real controller, your wish has been granted. The iControlpad is a Bluetooth-based hardware controller that’ll work with your iPhone, Android phone, iPad, PC, Mac, and anything else boasting a Bluetooth chip inside, offering up dual analog nubs, a digital D-pad, six face buttons, and two rear buttons, as well as the ability to masquerade as an iCade cabinet, and a universal holder that lets you strap your phone to the top of the controller without the need for duct tape.

iControlpad is available for $74.99 at ThinkGeek

📅 August 1, 2009

Video Demo Of iJoyPad On An iPhone 3Gs

The iJoyPad has been floating around for a bit now, but we’ve never seen a full demo of the add-on gamepad. Well, it’s back in a video demoing its performance on an iPhone 3GS, using the psx4iphone emulator in full screen glory. The demo shows off Wipeout XL and Ridge Racer performing quite quickly and smoothly, and the iJoyPad itself seems totally functional — and while it’s a tiny bit clunky looking as far as we’re concerned, we’d still like to swipe one for ourselves.

The iJoyPad was an old competitor to the iControlPad. iControlPad won out and we will be hearing more from them soon. But in the meantime I decided to hook up the iJoyPad to my iPhone 3gs and play some psx4iphone. The two games shown are Wipeout XL and Ridge Racer. I apologize for the lack of sound…these iJoyPads makes a loud click noise when buttons are pressed too.

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