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Beggars can't be choosers though, definately a marked improvement over using you fingers to hap-hazardly control a player whilst simultaneously blocking the screen. Good stuff!]]>Jan 19th 2009 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
WHY DIDN'T APPLE MAKE A CONTROL PAD LIKE THIS?

If I was apple, I'd make a control pad with built in battery life extender and sell it for $50 and easily pull in a profit.


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What about a nice little Final Fantasy Tactics session..!

I dont own both... ]]>Jan 19th 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
1. Use correct grammar and spelling so that people can understand your posts.
2. Do not post "First!"
3. Do not post "but will it play Crysis?" or "but will it blend?"
4. Call out any and all overtly Apple favoritism engaged in by Engadget.
5. If you get a low ranking on a particular article, just walk away. Any attempts to justify your previous posts will automatically and irrevocably end up being voted down.
6. If you know that you are going to get ranked low because what you are saying is contrary to popular opinion, state something like "I feel a low rank coming on" or something of that nature. Not sure why, but it works...or at least, it used to...sorry.
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I thought this Crysis joke had run its course by now.
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...oh noes I am not conforming to the self proclaimed forum gatkeepers rules :-o

[/sarcasm] -_-]]>Jan 19th 2009 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
Believe it or not, I voted you up for that post. Good one. :)
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Overall an interesting product. If I had an iPhone I'd consider buying this thing because it would make things so much easier.]]>Jan 19th 2009 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
iphone has weaker processing power.
iphone run at 433 mhz and shares it with every running program and the OS, PSP has dual 333 mhz processors, 2 166 MHz GPUs and another 166 MHz sound chip

Sorry, anyone telling you iphone has superior hardware is lying to you]]>Jan 19th 2009 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
If he uses Windows, then he clearly knows about gaming.
It is Apple users who wouldnt be able to tell the difference between Zork and Super Breakout.

This contraption does have fail written all over it since it defeats the purpose of carrying an iPhone around (those who have it care more about its looks and compact design than anything else), and secondly, it has no analog control whatsoever and looks terribly awkward/uncomfortable to use.]]>Jan 19th 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/]]>Jan 19th 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
Remember the iControlPad will also be used for quite a lot of emulators (SNES, GBA, GENESIS/SEGACD, TG16, ...) that I have released. Quake with touch controls is nearly impossible to play, so this video shows a drastic improvement.
Plus the API for the controller will be open to all to use and implement in their software.

To answer the question of iPod Touch compatibility...The iControlPad is now compatible with the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch. :)

I can hardly wait to get this product in everyone's hands. Maybe a bit sooner for some lucky Engadget writers. ;)]]>Jan 19th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
@Hamidxa: I think the iphone is sexy, to be sure, but my least favorite part about it is the aesthetics. I would definitely buy this; really I'm just looking for a defacto way to turn my iphone into a DS/Gameboy/SNES/whatever... and thereby reducing things i'd need to carry with me.

PLEASE move along icontrol... I want.]]>Jan 19th 2009 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/Jan 19th 2009 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
BTW, I declare Frogboy, The Moses of Endgadget. Some decry him as self proclaimed, well, I say if people heeded his wise precepts it would class up the joint.

(BTW Frogboy, if you can come up with two more guides, we can fulfill the whole 10 Commandments thang) ; )]]>Jan 19th 2009 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/icontrolpad-gamepad-frags-demons-on-camera/
Oh and for those crying about a joystick...if they made it with a joystick now, then they wouldn't be able to take your money for a second version now would they? ]]>Jan 19th 2009 11:06PM