Apparently already heading into production, the iControlPad is still undergoing last minute changes. The group behind the iPhone game controller peripheral announced that the device will use Bluetooth and not an Apple dock connector -- a change that's apparently being done in part due to Apple's recent litigation with Hypermac, and to avoid potential licensing issues. One would assume that this might increase lag and damage the responsiveness but only time will tell. As you might expect from such a small project, that also puts the the team in something of a bind, and they're now looking for help from peopel experienced with using Bluetooth in iOS. Of course, while the device is being pitched as an iPhone peripheral to start, support for other phones is promised like Android phones with Bluetooth.
Read more http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/icontrolpad-to-use-bluetooth-instead-of-dock-connector/
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