I’ve always felt that the big hold-up to quality gaming on the iPhone was going to be the lack of buttons. You simply need that kind of control for a lot of games. Enter the iControlPad.

This thing looks cool. It attaches to the dock connector on the bottom of the phone, then cradles it in place. The unit is still in the prototype phase, but is apparently progressing well. When the new iPhone launches next month, presumably with downloadable content from SDK developers, this could become a big seller.