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Marware's Game Grip Will Aesthetically Ruin Your iPhone
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 11:00 AM on November 2, 2008
Gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch could be great with the addition of a gamepad handle: the promise of the iControlPad comes to mind. But the iPhone platform doesn't deserve two giant foam handles that do nothing but ruin the sleek lines of the device, providing no buttons, no extra battery life, and no added functionality. Hell, the thing doesn't even look comfortable to hold. It's available for pre-order now and costs a whopping $US50. For foam. [Crunchgear]
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Delta_One
Posted 12:21 PM 2/11/08
i dont think gaming on the iphone or touch is that great so that one should buy something like this.
Delta_One
Mammoth
Posted 12:18 PM 2/11/08
What a load.
Mammoth
MonkeySeeMonkeyDo loves Ross and Brand
Posted 12:45 PM 2/11/08
Well, that sure is fugly.
MonkeySeeMonkeyDo loves Ross and Brand
yogibimbi
Posted 1:10 PM 2/11/08
well, what would you expect from a company, that has 'mar' in the name already? At least it is not as if they were hiding anything. Ware that mars...
That said, I don't actually think it looks half bad. For $5 it might be considerable for some who want the extra feel and touch. But 50 bones? You've got to be shitting me! I mean it's just Halloween, right? Or is Halloween next cousin to 1st of April?
yogibimbi
withanamelikethat
Posted 1:39 PM 2/11/08
with all the games that are in the app store already, it would make sense to have something that adds standards buttons to the iphone/ipod touch for games. Something about using the accelerometer in almost every single game but with a different theme can get old.
withanamelikethat
winmac
Posted 1:33 PM 2/11/08
what!...no remote control?
that's a bunch of BS**t
winmac
ajr
Posted 1:23 PM 2/11/08
I do like the interface for these iphones and Ipod touchs, really cool! But I wouldn't get caught dead gaming on those.
ajr
radeon21
Posted 1:55 PM 2/11/08
@winmac:
BShit?
radeon21
Keighvin
Posted 1:48 PM 2/11/08
Is this company aware of the irony of its name?
Mar: "to impair the appearance of; disfigure."
i.e., the very definition of fugly.
Keighvin
takashimiike yes really
Posted 2:43 PM 2/11/08
@Keighvin: Late April Fools joke?
takashimiike yes really
takashimiike yes really
Posted 2:42 PM 2/11/08
One word: Buttons.
takashimiike yes really
weatherman
Posted 2:37 PM 2/11/08
Screw the gaming accessories, where's the combo screen cover/qwerty keyboard?
weatherman
jkr's bold comment
Posted 2:37 PM 2/11/08
iRipoff
jkr's bold comment
goodywitch
Posted 3:05 PM 2/11/08
iPhoam?
goodywitch
jackfrost132
Posted 5:29 PM 2/11/08
@radeon21: Shit? From a bull's rectum?
jackfrost132
imisplacedmine
Posted 6:33 PM 2/11/08
Turn your iPhone into a boomerang for just $50 !!!
imisplacedmine
Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine
Posted 12:03 AM 3/11/08
Paint it green and you basically have a kid's LeapFrog iPod handler. Though, I would never in a million years hand an iPhone/iPod touch to a small child.
Is that some sort of mock screen shot, or is there an actual game/sim in the app store for that? I'm curious, cuz it doesn't look like X-Plane.
Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine
x23
Posted 11:55 PM 2/11/08
the best thing about it is that it remains perfectly and completely pocketable. very convenient.
x23
terebakashi
Posted 11:54 PM 2/11/08
Giz staff should buy one for Jesus as a Christmas present.
terebakashi
FotoGi
Posted 12:26 AM 3/11/08
wow... well you have to admire the size of the balls on the guy that said yah lets make this thing $50. you can get grips PSPs and DSs for about $10.
am i the only one that thinks it looks like it takes shape of a buttonless dreamcast controller?
FotoGi
juandotcom
Posted 6:19 AM 3/11/08
$50?! i can make my own with the lid from a styrofoam cooler.
juandotcom