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Ion iCade turns your iPad into a tabletop arcade
Funny story: Last April 1, gadget outlet ThinkGeek pranked customers with the iCade, a tabletop arcade cabinet for iPads. Cut to CES 2011, and suddenly the iCade is a real product, with Ion Audio handling the manufacturing and Atari supplying a large roster of classic arcade games.
The retro-styled cabinet plays host to "your otherwise useless iPad" (ThinkGeek's words), holding it upright while you blast Asteroids, maneuver Ms. Pac-Man, stop space invaders, and so on.
There's no dock connection, however--the iCade relies on Bluetooth, meaning it should work with any game that supports Bluetooth input.
Thankfully, … Read more
