GameBone Pro's Bluetooth gamepad, battery pack for iPhone/iPod touch

Juniper Foo | Jun 24, 2009

Make no bones about this, the GameBone Pro is a Bluetooth gamepad with battery extender for the iPhone and iPod touch. (Credit: 22moo)

Well, I'll be doggone. External gamepads have gone to the dogs it seems, with the GameBone for the iPhone and iPod touch resembling a nice juicy doggie bone, right down to the color. The good thing here is that it adds real physical buttons (eight-way d-pad with six buttons) to the buttonless iPhone, with a stand bundled to prop up the Apple device in use.

Then again, a bone of contention is that this makes for a whole lot of cumbersome when it comes to portable gaming on the commute. The good news? The folks at Australian-based 22moo have since announced work on a clip-on rotating "I" stand that will allow the GameBone Pro to be attached to the iPhone/iPod touch while in use.

Specs-wise, connection is via Bluetooth or through a 30-pin dock connector cable. There're also built-in speakers, a mic, 3.5 audio headphone jack and rechargeable lithium-ion battery, though we don't know enough if this has an onboard accelerometer to handle such games from the App Store.

This has a September launch date, with pricing interestingly open to suggestions from the floor (US$1, anyone?). Let's hope that by the time this rolls, it won't end up in the doghouse for being too much of a funny (Game)Bone.

Via Gizmodo

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