Fling iPad Game Controller

Wow. I've been seriously lagging.  In the half month since I last posted many things in the iOS world have changed:

• Verizon iPhone 4 preorders launched last Thursday and at least one guy received his Verizon iPhone.
• The first iPad-only newspaper, The Daily, launched last Wednesday.  I'll review it in an upcoming post.
• Love is in the air as iOS 4.3 is rumored to be released on February 14th.  That will most likely include the subscription model for The Daily and other publications, improved support for AirPlay and bug fixes.

But what really pushed me to write this post is a piece of hardware for the iPad that won Best of Show at MacWorld 2011 - the Fling Game Controller (pictured, above).

It's simple.  It is a little piece of plastic that suction cups to your iPad that gives you an analog joystick.  Although I haven't had many problems with touchscreen joysticks, I wonder if this would make some of the first-person shooter games on the iPad a little easier to play.

You can buy one for $19.95 or two for $29.95.  I decided to order a pair.  It comes in three colors:  Ice, Ninja and Ultraviolet.  But, as of this writing, the website says Ice won't be available until Feb. 23.  Fine.  I got the Ninja. Because I am a ninja.  I added $5 for first-class mail shipping.

I'll post a review of it after I get it and I am able to play a bunch of games with it.  It's amazing how many games on my iPad will support the Fling.  Fling has put together a list of compatible iPad games and users can add games to the list.

Here's a video of how the Fling works: