Dec 31 60beat GamePad brings Console-like Controls to iOS Devices

The 60beat GamePad is a game controller with a modern layout, fabricated to work with iOS devices via a wired connection to the headphone port. Plugging the accessory into your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch causes the on-screen controls on a supported game to disappear, allowing you to use the GamePad’s familiar dual analog sticks, D-pad, and 10 action buttons for a full-screen gaming experience.

The most interesting feature of the GamePad is that it does not require any kind of batteries instead it pulls power over the headphone jack, making it a lightweight candidate to have on hand for spur-of-the-moment gaming. The device is also incorporated with an audio splitter, so we’re assuming that the controller doesn’t completely block your sound. Only Bugdom 2 and the zombie game Aftermath made it for launch, but 60beat assures more compatible games will be coming by February of 2012. So if you want to experience a real controller the next time when you sit down with your iPad then the fabulous accessory is available just for $49.99. So hands on to the device and enjoy gaming more than ever before.

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