Product 3 LLC, the company behind the original iControlPad, has successfully funded a successor: folks, meet the iControlPad 2. While there isn’t much to its name, the sequel boasts a handy QWERTY keypad along with an optional swivel-mount that you can attach to any smartphone. It works over either microUSB or Bluetooth, and true to its open-source roots, is said to support the Ouya, the Raspberry Pi and pretty much any other device you can throw at it. What’s more, it can be programmed to control almost any app via its support for touchscreen mapping. There’s still room for additional backers, so you could try to get a raw version for $69 or a boxed edition for $75 if you manage to pre-order in time. Let’s just hope the sequel doesn’t experience the same delays as its older sibling, especially given the $150,000-plus the company earned in its Kickstarter campaign.
[Thanks, Craig]
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iControlPad 2 gets funded, adds QWERTY keypad and smartphone mount originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
If you enjoyed using the iControlPad for your iPhone but wish there were more features to it, you’re in luck as its manufacturer, Product 3 LLC, has launched a new Kickstarter project where they will be working on the iControlPad’s successor, the iControlPad 2. It will include a 5 row keyboard, dual analog controls, and best of all it will be compatible not just with iOS devices, but with a variety of other operating systems as well, such as Android, PC, Mac, Linux and etc. It’s even open source which means that if you wanted to use the iControlPad 2 to control a robot, you will be able to hack it and reprogram it to do so! However for the less technical savvy, if you just wanted a gaming controller for your mobile device, it should get the job done just fine. Either way if you’d like to see the iControlPad 2 be made into a reality, head on over to its 