iPhone Game Pad

The iPhone has revolutionised mobile gaming with its small form factor and intutitive motion and touch inputs. However there is a massive legacy of games that just don’t translate well to a touch or motion interface.

Enter the gPod, an iPhone case with integrated gaming control pad. Interfacing with the Apple 30 pin connector and providing tactile buttons in the conventional game pad layout, the iPhone Game Pad allows a massive library of arcade and console games to be ported to the iPhone and not lose that old school interface that people who grew up in the 80′s and 90′s enjoyed so much.

A proof of concept working prototype was produced to suit the original iPhone and is shown in the video below. A refined design has been developed to suit the iPhone 3G and 3GS.

If you are interested in assisting with commercialization of this project get in touch with us.

Update 30/07/2010 – The response to the Gpod has been amazing. It has been getting some serious publicity! In just over 4 days this video receieved over 30,000 views on youtube and its still climbing.

We are in talks with several potential commercial partners and are working on an iPhone 3G/s, iPhone 4 and iPod touch versions. Stay tuned.

Engadget – http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/cp-designs-iphone-game-pad-prototype-does-donkey-kong-country-r/

Techblog – http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/cp-design-s-iphone-game-pad-turns-the-handset-into-a-portable-gaming-console

Ubergizmo – http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2010/07/iphone_game_pad.html

Cultofmac – http://www.cultofmac.com/move-over-icontrolpad-the-iphone-game-pad-is-here/52421

Techgeeze – http://www.techgeeze.com/2010/07/iphone-game-pad-video.html

Gadgetvenue – http://www.gadgetvenue.com/iphone-game-pad-prototype-demonstrated-07263335/

TFTS – http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/07/27/cd-designs-iphone-game-pad-hits-prototype-stage-iphone-gamers-will-get-a-chance-to-control-games-with-buttons-on-the-iphone-game-pad/

Obamapacman – http://obamapacman.com/2010/07/gpod-iphone-case-gamepad-prototype-video/

ismashphone – http://www.ismashphone.com/2010/07/cp-designs-iphone-gamepad-needs-to-happen.html

Cyberheather – http://www.cybertheater.com/cp-design-develops-the-iphone-game-pad-for-hand-held-console-gaming/

iphoneforum – http://www.iphone4forum.net/forum/iphone-4-news-7/cp-designs-iphone-gamepad-prototype-gpod-shown-off-1252/