Good’ol iPad gaming controller aka iCade is one sale right now, selling at $59.99 for a limited time(it usually sells at ($99.99)). So if you have been waiting to get your hands on that one, this is the right time. Grab it from Thinkgeek.
iCade aka the iPad Arcade accessory which was a prank played by Thinkgeek last year made its debut to the real world in the ongoing CES 2011. The company behind the iCade is ionaudio, who is realising the uber cool accessory. iCade will support most of the arcade gaming apps coming from Atari(yup Pacman is there). Do check out the iCade in action below and a official press release from the company behind the gizmo.
Teh Press Release :
ION ANNOUNCES iCADE, ARCADE CABINET FOR iPad
Retro-styled Cabinet Brings the Arcade Experience to the iPad.
Cumberland, R.I. (Jan. 6, 2010) – ION (www.ionaudio.com), a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics and entertainment technology, announces iCADE, an arcade-style game controller designed for iPad. ION will exhibit iCADE at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), booth #12638, in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 6 – 9.
Flashback to the glory days of gaming with iCADE. iCADE puts your iPad into an authentic, mini arcade cabinet complete with full-sized joystick and arcade-style buttons. Impress your friends, family and co-workers with iCADE’s great-looking retro design, and then challenge them for high-scores on the most entertaining iPad accessory imaginable. ION is excited about partnering with ThinkGeek on the execution of their concept for this must-have iPad gaming accessory.
iCADE’s specially designed cradle ensures safe loading and unloading of your iPad, while also providing a solid, secure fit even during the most intense game-play sessions. Furthermore, the cradle offers an ideal screen-viewing angle and quickly allows iCADE’s top-quality arcade controls to interact with your iPad via Bluetooth. Once your iPad is in place, simply launch an iCade compatible App and it’s game on!
ION has partnered with Atari®, the first name in classic arcade games, to bring a huge suite of classic arcade titles including Asteroids® to market with iCade support built right in. Grab hold of iCADE’s full-sized joystick and smash the arcade buttons for commanding control of iPad’s on-screen action. This truly unique arcade cabinet and game-controller for iPad will provide hours of action and nostalgia for years to come. Enter the iCADE and go back to the future
iCADE will sale at a price of $99.99 and will be available from Spring 2011. Do check out thinkgeek official page for more details.
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Thinkgeek has a joke going on, where they seem to be selling iCade , a arcade cabinet for iPad. You can see it in action below :
Keeping the joke apart, this stuff may appeal to some people who into some old fashioned gaming aka Geeks like myself. I wouldn’t mind playing pacman on this 
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