If you think that playing emulated games on Apple's iPhone is such a pain, then you'd be delighted to learn about this nifty accessory that's currently being whipped up. Check out the iControlPad, a third-party add-on control pad that seamlessly slips onto an iPhone unit.

The iControlPad will be compatible with most third-party gaming emulators out for jailbroken iPhones, such as PlayStation One and Game Boy Advance emulators, and emulators developed by ZodTTD. We're actually immensely glad that someone finally came up with this much needed device, because playing emulated games on an entirely touchscreen device renders the gaming experience a bit too poor.

As for its shell, the planned design for the accessory looks really slick (the image is only a render), and we hope that's going to be the final design. As you can see from the render, the iControlPad doesn't come off as a clumsy-looking appendage. Pretty neat stuff, and we sure do hope that the iControlPad gets released real soon.

If you're interested in checking out the iControlPad's development, you can click on the Via link to access the developer's page.