Attached Game Controller News Today

Yesterday Patently Apple posted an IP report titled "Apple invents a variety of future Game Controllers to be magnetically attached to an iDevice & include smart foldable carrying cases." The timing of the patent is interesting, as new analytical report from Counterpoint shows that handheld gaming device sales are once again on the rise.

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a variety of game controller accessories that could be magnetically attached to an iPhone or iPad and include a foldable carrying case as presented in our cover graphic. Apples invention provides accessories that can improve one or more functionalities of an electronic device, can...