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Apple touts ‘third-party game accessories’ on OS 3.0 page
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
News Category: iPhone Accessories
Without further elaboration, Apple has started to tout the ability of users to connect to as-yet-unreleased new third-party gaming accessories as a feature of the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade on its update page for the iPod touch. Alongside an icon of a Dock Connector, the page states, “[c]onnect fun new game accessories via the iPod touch 30-pin connector and Bluetooth.” Apple has previously both announced and demonstrated support for third-party accessories connecting via both methods, but has not divulged an input standard for gaming or keyboard accessories. Though companies could conceivably release joypads and keyboards without a standard in place, even including Guitar Hero- or Rock Band-style alternate input devices, the absence of such a standard could lead to numerous incompatible accessories that will only work with specific, limited applications.
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1
when is the update coming out?
Posted by chase on June 17, 2009 at 8:35 AM (PDT)
2
Release time is 10am Cupertino Time….
Posted by Bob Levens in UK on June 17, 2009 at 9:22 AM (PDT)