Game On!…The Best Peripherals to Enhance Your iPhone and iPad

The iPhone has the hardware and all the power necessary to compete with the best of portable gaming solutions. Unfortunately, with tiny speakers, no buttons and only semi-precise touch controls, it leaves something to be desired. Invest a few dollars in something other than the latest app, and you can make your iPhone or iPad a gaming, organization and all-around omnipotent powerhouse.

Pogo Stylus, $14.95

Sometimes you need a little more control than what you can get from thumbs that are one sixth the size of your touch screen. Whether you’re sorting through your calendar, scheduling classes for your online degreeor attempting to use the impossibly tiny version of Office, occasionally the need arises to point with a finer tip. Enter left stage: the Pogo Stylus. Unlike some stylus designs, the Pogo stylus has a blunt end to protect your screen from damage.

AirCurve Play, $17

Game developers tend to put a lot of work into the soundtracks of their games. Give them their due by listening to it on the AirCurve Play, a state-of-the-art, light-on-the-budget speaker system. The speakers are portable and run on the prayers of audiophiles instead of batteries. The system is also great for students who have limited room in their backpacks and lots of friends to share their latest music or game finds with.

iCade iPad Arcade Cabinet, $99.99

Every year, the popular geeky commerce site publishes a list of fake products on April Fool’s Day. Some, like Canned Unicorn Meat, are met with outrage by consumers. Others become popular enough that people actually want them to be real. Such was the humble beginnings of the iCade. The iCade ingeniously combines eight buttons and one retro joystick with a retro arcade-style cabinet. Atari partnered with Think Geek to (Read more...)

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