<s>
The	O
iControlPad	B-Device
is	O
a	O
wireless	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
standalone	O
gamepad	B-Device
or	O
attached	O
to	O
appropriately	O
sized	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
using	O
a	O
clamp	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
add	O
traditional	O
physical	O
gaming	O
controls	O
to	O
devices	O
which	O
otherwise	O
rely	O
on	O
inputs	O
such	O
as	O
touchscreens	B-Device
and	O
accelerometers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iControlPad	B-Device
's	O
input	O
controls	O
include	O
an	O
eight-directional	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
dual	O
analog	B-Device
nubs	I-Device
,	O
six	O
digital	O
face	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
digital	O
trigger	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
gamepad	B-Device
's	O
reverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
are	O
detachable	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
different	O
attachment	O
types	O
:	O
rubber	O
grips	O
,	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
controller	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
wireless	O
gamepad	B-Device
;	O
or	O
plastic	O
clamps	O
,	O
for	O
connecting	O
with	O
a	O
suitable	O
handheld	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
or	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mini	O
USB	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
internal	O
1500mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
update	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
and	O
charge	O
attached	O
devices	O
using	O
a	O
USB	O
On-The-Go	O
connection	O
and	O
an	O
appropriate	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iControlPad	B-Device
,	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
device	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
a	O
HID	B-General_Concept
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
and	O
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
allowing	O
compatibility	O
with	O
equipment	O
which	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
only	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
's	O
modes	O
mimics	O
the	O
protocol	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
iCade	B-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
facilitating	O
compatibility	O
between	O
apps	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
iCade	B-Application
and	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
's	O
ability	O
to	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
keyboardby	O
mapping	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
buttons	O
to	O
standard	O
keyboard	B-Device
keysit	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
running	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
gamepads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
natively	O
supports	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
apps	O
can	O
be	O
developed	O
with	O
iControlPad	B-Device
compatibility	O
using	O
either	O
its	O
own	O
protocol	O
or	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iCade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
emulators	O
across	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
began	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
testing	O
using	O
a	O
hacked	O
SNES	B-Application
gamepad	B-Device
to	O
connect	O
to	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
over	O
the	O
dock	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
serial	O
connection	O
was	O
working	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
iControlPad	B-Device
was	O
produced	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
design	O
styled	O
after	O
the	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PSP	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
earliest	O
concept	O
was	O
a	O
one-piece	O
case	O
enveloping	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
face	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
in	O
a	O
landscape	O
orientation	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
iControlPad	B-Device
prototype	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
much	O
larger	O
version	O
moved	O
the	O
controls	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
added	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
nubs	I-Device
and	O
two	O
trigger	O
buttons	O
to	O
the	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
clamps	O
to	O
attach	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
was	O
much	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
version	O
that	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
soon	O
go	O
into	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
secretly	O
added	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
support	O
to	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
compatibility	O
beyond	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
its	O
proprietary	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
team	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connection	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
this	O
version	O
which	O
finally	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
order	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
via	O
iControlPad	B-Device
's	O
iCade	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requires	O
jailbreaking	B-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TitleDeveloperRelease	O
datePlatformNotesGBC.emu	O
Robert	O
Broglia	O
23	O
Apr	O
2011	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
Supported	O
since	O
launch.MD.emu	O
Robert	O
Broglia	O
28	O
Jun	O
2011	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
Supported	O
since	O
launch.NES.emu	O
Robert	O
Broglia	O
09	O
Feb	O
2011	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
Supported	O
since	O
1.3.13.PCE.emu	O
Robert	O
Broglia	O
27	O
Aug	O
2010	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
Supported	O
since	O
1.3.13.Snes9x	O
EX	O
Robert	O
Broglia	O
16	O
Mar	O
2011	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
Supported	O
since	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requires	O
jailbreaking	B-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TitleDeveloperRelease	O
dateNotesCommodore	O
64	O
Manomio	O
05	O
Sep	O
2009	O
Support	O
expected	O
in	O
next	O
update.iAmiga	O
Manomio	O
TBA	O
Support	O
expected	O
at	O
launch.Interstellar	O
Force	O
David	O
Molnar	O
10	O
Mar	O
2011	O
Support	O
expected	O
in	O
next	O
update.No	O
Gravity	O
[	O
realtech	O
VR ]	O
24	O
Mar	O
2011	O
Support	O
now	O
available	O
for	O
iOS/Android	O
and	O
HP	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
via	O
iControlPad	B-Device
's	O
iCade	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Register	O
Hardware	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
patience	O
and	O
geekery	O
"	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
controller	O
working	O
,	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
"	O
almost	O
perfectly	O
solves	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
game	O
control	O
conundrum	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
's	O
reviewer	O
said	O
while	O
playing	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
that	O
"	O
the	O
experience	O
feels	O
great	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
he	O
couldn't ]	O
recommend	O
that	O
the	O
typical	O
gamer	O
run	O
out	O
right	O
now	O
and	O
grab	O
one	O
,	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
limited	O
support	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	O
App	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
iControlPad	B-Device
2	O
,	O
was	O
successfully	O
funded	O
via	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
